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Germany relies on Russia for 20 – 25 percent of its total energy needs, a challenge nevertheless from a security perspective

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What Trump Gets Right—And Wrong—In NATO Bashing

Ariel Cohen

July 2018, Number 006

“President Donald Trump brings tough love to his Europeans allies this week during the bi-annual NATO Summit in Brussels. Though obscured by his harsh delivery, the president's concerns over inadequate NATO defense spending and European dependence on Russian energy are legitimate...”

Excerpt from Forbes, July 12, 2018.

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