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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Michael Byers: Sorry, NATO — We’re fresh out of warships

HMCS ProtecteurThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization will be looking for naval forces that could deploy on short notice to the Baltic, Eastern Mediterranean, or even the Western Pacific.

At NATO headquarters in Brussels, military planners must be preparing for a possible confrontation with Russia.

They will also be keeping an eye on China — just in case the world’s newest superpower takes advantage of events in Ukraine, to capture disputed islands in the East or South China Seas.

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