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Russia Building New Military Infrastructure for Massive Troop Deployments Along NATO’s Northern Flank in Arctic

The Arctic is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most strategically significant regions, with Russia and NATO intensifying military preparations across the High North amid growing concerns over future security threats and geopolitical competition. Recent developments underscore a widening...
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Balloon Threat Evolves: F-22 Raptor Shootdown a Chinese Spy Balloon, NATO Now Grapples With Cigarette-Laden Balloons Over Its Eastern Flank

NATO is grappling with an unusual but increasingly disruptive challenge along its eastern border: balloons filled with helium or hydrogen drifting in from Belarus into the airspace of Lithuania and Poland. At first glance, the objects appear almost farcical—low-tech, slow-moving,...