(task) Zapad 17: Implications for NATO and the United States | July 11, 9:00-11:00am

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> From: AC Scowcroft Center <ACScowcroft@atlanticcouncil.org>
> Subject: REMINDER: Zapad 17: Implications for NATO and the United States | July 11, 9:00-11:00am
> Date: July 7, 2017 at 8:23:05 AM EDT
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Reply-To: ACScowcroft@atlanticcouncil.org
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> <http://go.atlanticcouncil.org/e/219312/for-nato-and-the-united-states/sgbj/85322915>
> <http://go.atlanticcouncil.org/e/219312/ACScowcroft/sgbl/85322915> <http://go.atlanticcouncil.org/e/219312/for-nato-and-the-united-states/sgbj/85322915>
> Please join the Atlantic Council for a public discussion on “Zapad 17: Implications for NATO and the United States” on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Atlantic Council’s headquarters.
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> The summer of 2017 is seeing a nearly unprecedented level of military activity in Northern Europe. In response to Russia’s continued assertiveness NATO has stepped up its exercises in the Baltic Sea region, including with the bolstered maritime exercise BALTOPS and the recently completed Saber Strike in the Baltic States and Poland. Russia is expected to launch its own major exercise, Zapad 17, in mid-September that will test the readiness and capabilities of Russia’s air, sea, and ground forces in its western military district.
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> Zapad is a recurring exercise which has included forces from both Russia and Belarus, and serves as a high-profile training event close to NATO territory. Previous iterations of Zapad have, among other things, demonstrated the Russian armed forces’ ability to mobilize and rapidly move across strategic distances. Previous Zapad exercises have also included test firings of Iskander missiles, and the simulated use of nuclear weapons against targets in Allied territory.
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> In the lead up to Zapad 17, join us and distinguished security voices for an assessment of the significance of the coming exercise; what it might tell us about Russian strategic thinking, threat perception, and new operational concepts; and implications for regional security and the transatlantic community.
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> The event will feature an exclusive open source evidence presentation by the Council’s Digital Forensics Lab on what to expect from one of the most important Russian exercises of this year.
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> Register now by clicking on the 'RSVP' button above. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion.
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> DETAILS:
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> DATE: Tuesday, July 11, 2017
> TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (registration opens at 8:30 a.m.)
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> Atlantic Council
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> This invitation is transferable and open to the public.
> The event is open to the press and on the record.
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> Featuring:
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> H.E. Kristjan Prikk
> Undersecretary for Defense Policy
> Ministry of Defense of Estonia
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> Maj Gen Finn Kristian Hannestad
> Defense Attaché
> Embassy of Norway
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> Evelyn N. Farkas
> Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia
> US Department of Defense
> Senior Fellow
> Atlantic Council
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> Marko Mihkelson
> Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee
> Parliament of Estonia
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> Caroline Houck
> Atlantic Media Fellow
> Defense One
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> Robert Nurick
> Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security
> Atlantic Council
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> A Special Presentation by:
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> Graham Brookie
> Deputy Director, Digital Forensic Research Lab
> Atlantic Council
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> RSVP now <http://go.atlanticcouncil.org/e/219312/for-nato-and-the-united-states/sgbj/85322915>
> Questions? Contact Lauren Speranza <http://go.atlanticcouncil.org/e/219312/2017-07-07/sgbq/85322915>
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