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Romania's Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta (3rd L) attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (2nd R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS)
Chinese Influence in Romania
August 17, 2022
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Rome Alone? Italy’s Mediterranean Defense Strategy
July 26, 2022
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Photo: Romanian special forces aboard a fast launch RHIB on the Black Sea. Credit: NATO via Flickr.
NATO — Back in the Black (Sea)?
June 28, 2022
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Photo: Police keep guard inside the Madrid Fair ahead of NATO Summit, in Madrid, Spain, June 27, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Yves Herman
Madrid Muddle
June 27, 2022
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Photo: SNMG2 and SNMCMG2 sailing in the Black Sea as part of NATO routine presence. Credit: NATO photo by French Navy WO Christian Valverde / Released via Flickr.
Russia’s Hunger Blockade
May 23, 2022
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Photo: Pictured Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanual Macron at the signing of the Agreement on the establishment of a strategic partnership for cooperation in defense and security. Credit: kyriakos_ via Instagram.
Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean Partners Go Slow on War
May 11, 2022
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Photo: BLACK SEA (Feb 6, 2018) Romanian minesweeper ROS Lt. Lupu Dinescu conducts minesweeping operations of shore Constanta while taking part of SNMCMG2 Passex with Romanian Navy. SNMCMG2 led by HMS Enterprise is currently sailling in the Black Sea as part of NATO routine presence. SNMCMG2 consists of flagship Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise, Romanian minesweeper ROS Lt. Lupu Dinescu and Turkish minehunter TCG Akcay. Credit: NATO/CPO FRAN C. Valverde
10 Ways to Boost NATO’s Black Sea Defenses
April 5, 2022
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Photo: Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, speaks at OSCE PA meeting. He condemns the Russian aggression against Ukraine and demands the cessation of the attack. Credit: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Twitter
La Activista: Spain Stands Up to Putin’s Russia
March 16, 2022
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Photo: KALININGRAD REGION, RUSSIA – AUGUST 11, 2021: The Minsk large landing ship takes part in an amphibious landing exercise held by naval infantry units of the Russian Baltic and Northern Fleets, at the Khmelyovka training ground; over 70 items of military hardware and more than 500 naval infantry officers are taking part in the drill. Credit: Vitaly Nevar/TASS
Darkness on the Black Sea
February 16, 2022
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