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A flag of the United Nations flies at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on August 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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British soldiers take part in a major drill as part of NATO's "enhanced forward presence" (EFP) deployment in Poland and the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, at the Tapa Estonian army camp near Rakvere on February 5, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Please join Hudson Institute in welcoming Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), a prominent voice in the U.S. House of Representatives on defense policy and transatlantic security issues, as he offers his perspectives on the Ukraine crisis, and, on the eve of the Munich Security Conference, the challenge and importance of a robust, united response to Russian aggression. Congressman Turner, the Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee and a longtime member of the House Armed Services Committee, served as president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2014-2016), and currently chairs the assembly’s Defense and Security Committee.
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