Pressing Europeans on Defence: A US Power Play

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Publication Date 12/03/2015
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American UN ambassador Samantha Power was in Europe in March 2015, adding her voice to the US chorus urging Europeans to spend more on defence. But in an interesting speech in Brussels on 9 March 2015, she pointed to another way in which Europeans can earn merit in the eyes of Washington – do more in support of UN peacekeeping operations.

Source Link http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_pressing_europeans_on_defence_a_us_power_play311335
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ESO: Background information: The Wales Pledge Revisited: A Preliminary Analysis of 2015 Budget Decisions in NATO Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-wales-pledge-revisited-a-preliminary-analysis-of-2015-budget-decisions-in-nato-member-states/
EDA: Defence data http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-defence-data/
The Telegraph, 10.03.15: Samantha Power: defence cuts are ‘deeply concerning’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11460676/Samantha-Power-defence-cuts-are-deeply-concerning.html

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