https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_as_an_emerging_superpower (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_as_an_emerging_superpower)
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing-europe.asp (https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing-europe.asp)
https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2015/also-in-2015/europe-defense-budget-military-soldiers/EN/index.htm (https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2015/also-in-2015/europe-defense-budget-military-soldiers/EN/index.htm)
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-russian-and-nato-forces-in-europe-compare-2017-8?international=true&r=US&IR=T (http://www.businessinsider.com/how-russian-and-nato-forces-in-europe-compare-2017-8?international=true&r=US&IR=T)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-nato-border-forces-map-where-are-they-positioned-a7562391.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-nato-border-forces-map-where-are-they-positioned-a7562391.html)
https://index.heritage.org/military/2017/assessments/operating-environment/europe/ (https://index.heritage.org/military/2017/assessments/operating-environment/europe/)
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2400/RR2402/RAND_RR2402.pdf (https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2400/RR2402/RAND_RR2402.pdf)
http://armedforces.eu/compare/country_USA_vs_Russia (http://armedforces.eu/compare/country_USA_vs_Russia)
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-vs-nato-who-would-win-war-22167/page/0/2 (http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-vs-nato-who-would-win-war-22167/page/0/2)
https://www.eda.europa.eu/webzine/issue11/interview/military-capabilities---europe-still-lacks-strategic-enablers (https://www.eda.europa.eu/webzine/issue11/interview/military-capabilities---europe-still-lacks-strategic-enablers)
https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/how-not-to-do-maps-of-military-strength/ (https://russiamil.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/how-not-to-do-maps-of-military-strength/)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=468734096588584&set=pb.100003559926167.-2207520000.1396283166.&type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=468734096588584&set=pb.100003559926167.-2207520000.1396283166.&type=3&theater)
https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1234588_468734096588584_273347134_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=e43a7bb227bbc716e4e07187bf64498f&oe=5BEBD68E (https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1234588_468734096588584_273347134_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=e43a7bb227bbc716e4e07187bf64498f&oe=5BEBD68E)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-should-relocate-us-military-forces-in-germany-to-poland (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-should-relocate-us-military-forces-in-germany-to-poland)
From the aprox. 65.000 USA soldiers in EU, near 35.000 are in Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments)
and it would be wise to put majority of those forward to Poland and Baltics esp. to protect the Suwalki Gap which was main object of Zapad RF 2017 drill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania%E2%80%93Poland_border (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania%E2%80%93Poland_border)
https://www.reddit.com/r/russiawarinukraine/search?q=suwalki+gap&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all (https://www.reddit.com/r/russiawarinukraine/search?q=suwalki+gap&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all)
Germany too long profited from both USA soldiers and low RF gasprice, and let other EU countries pay the bill.
Also Poland would like to spend up to 2 billion $ for new military USA base in Poland
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-30/why-the-u-s-should-move-its-troops-from-germany-to-poland (https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-30/why-the-u-s-should-move-its-troops-from-germany-to-poland)
https://www.google.nl/search?q=relocation+usa+soldiers+from+germany+to+poland (https://www.google.nl/search?q=relocation+usa+soldiers+from+germany+to+poland)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/07/10/defense-expenditure-of-nato-members-visualized-infographic/#6991217a14cf (https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/07/10/defense-expenditure-of-nato-members-visualized-infographic/#6991217a14cf)
incl. global warmongering not specific NATO area
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the list for today
http://krantvannederland.nl/discuss/list/2018/01072018.html (http://krantvannederland.nl/discuss/list/2018/01072018.html)