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    Dunford Discusses Near-Peer Competition, Keeping U.S. Military Edge

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    Near-peer competition and the United States retaining its competitive edge were among the issues the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff discussed today in an interview with Washington Post associate editor David Ignatius.

    The interview – broadcast as part of the Post's “Transformers” series – looked at the ways warfare and security are changing.

    Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford addressed the challenges coming from Russia and first off, using the Russian seizure of Ukrainian boats off Crimea as an example. “What took place in the Sea of Azov is consistent with a pattern of behavior that really goes back to Georgia, then Crimea and then Donbass in Ukraine,” he said.

    Russia is stopping short of open conflict, the general said. Instead, he explained, Russian leaders push right to the edge. “What the Russians are really doing is testing the international community's resolve in enforcing the rules that exist,” Dunford said.

    In this case, he said, clear violations of sovereignty and signed agreements have taken place. The international community “has got to respond diplomatically, economically or in the security space,” he added, or Russia “will continue what it's been doing.”

    No Discussion of Military Response

    The chairman stressed there has been no discussion about a…

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