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I attended a fascinating event on Friday night in Ankara: the change of command ceremony for the Chief of the Turkish General Staff, the senior military officer in Turkey.
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As we learn time and again, Mother Nature demands our respect. Although the core competency of militaries is not humanitarian work, we are sometimes called upon to help respond to natural disasters, providing life-saving support to affected communities. |
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On August 11, Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan, a special month in the Islamic calendar. They believe that the first verses of the Muslim holy book, the Qu'ran, were revealed during this month, so it is a very significant time of year in the Muslim tradition. |
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Pretty amazing that a Supreme Allied Commander Europe – standing as I do in the footsteps of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, just 65 years after the end of WWII and after 60 years of the founding of the Alliance – would need to write an op-ed with the title "Why NATO Matters to the USA.” |
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