NATO summit: the media is the message
July 9, 2016: U.S. President Barack Obama’s reassurance measures for Poland and the Baltic states did not live up to the hoopla of an “historic” summit (source: dpa)
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What's inside
- NATO’s decision to reinforce the east overlooks more pressing threats to the south
- The alliance still cannot counter Russian methods of substate warfare
- Eastern commitments may create political problems in the U.S. and Europe
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