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    NATO Admiral Discusses Complex Security Environment, Results of Trident Juncture

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    Europeans view Russia as the greatest threat they face, but China has made inroads, and threats from violent extremism and ungoverned spaces in the Middle East and Africa complicate an already complex security environment, the commander of NATO's Allied Force Command Naples said last week.

    Navy Adm. James G. Foggo III, who also serves as commander of Naval Forces and Naval Forces Africa, spoke to reporters traveling with Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan at the Munich Security Conference.

    The annual conference gives military and security leaders from around the world a chance to discuss issues — both on the record and behind the scenes.

    “The security environment today is complex and dynamic,” Foggo said. “As highlighted in the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the United States is in a great competition with Russia and China. Russia is using force to change the internationally recognized borders of sovereign nations and to challenge international laws and norms. Through dialogue and solidarity within the alliance, I am optimistic we can achieve a more stable Euro-Atlantic region.”

    Russian actions in invading Georgia in 2008, illegally annexing Crimea and fomenting war in Eastern are a challenge to the one-time goal of a Europe “free, whole and at peace,” the admiral said. Russia also has increased tensions with the Baltic republics, propped up the…

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