Which 3 Baltic states became members of NATO in 2004 and have been a target of Russian mischief?
What is Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia
100
Who are the 3 main candidates that are running for re-elections?
What is Ashraf Ghani, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
100
In Russia, the public seems intoxicated by victory in a war that was begun, conducted and won largely through _______.
What is Propaganda
100
What happened with the Sudetenland?
What is Hitler annexed the land in 1938 under the pretext of needing to protect the local German population and during the run-up to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
100
Out of the 6,000 forces committed to the Steadfast Jazz exercise, only ____ were American.
What is 300
200
What is the greatest provocation to Putin?
What is To fail to stand up to him
200
Why is the race for second place, in the April 5th elections, important?
What is 11 candidates are on the ballot, and if none of them get 50% of the vote, then a run-off will have to take place.
200
What does the new Russian propaganda seek to exemplify?
What is Seeks to agitate and mobilize the audience, to stir hatred and fear.
200
Which 3 Baltic states are increasingly exposed to Russian pressure, for historical, geographical and linguistic reasons?
What is Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia
200
NATO needs to live up to its commitment under ________ to reassure members who feel immediately threatened.
What is Article 4
300
How should the West reassert NATO's willingness to defend itself and make it clear that all members of the alliance share its complete protection?
What is Other members sending at least a few missiles and aircraft to the Baltics and making clear that bigger forces will follow if there is any continued aggression from Putin.
300
This election is guaranteed to be _______ __________.
What is Hugely messy
300
How is Putin issuing his propaganda campaign?
What is Individuals are bombarded by images of violence, chaos and fascism in Ukraine, sinister plotting by the West and evidence of Russia's strength and nobility in response.
300
Around a quarter of Estonia's people and ___% of Latvia's are native Russian-speakers.
What is 27
300
What is the challenge that NATO now faces?
What is To get all 28 members to agree on the nature of the threat posed by Russia and to decide how to respond.
400
Why do some people in the West prefer to "wait and see" what happens about the Ukraine situation?
What is They claim that: there is only danger in provoking Putin; he will probably stop while he is ahead; and the West and Russia have other business to be getting on with
400
Which candidate is believed to be "crazy enough" to bring reforms to deal with the country's corruption and other deep-seated problems?
Ashraf Ghani
400
What has happened to Putin's approval ratings?
What is The have increase from 65% to 80% (highest since the Georgian War)
400
What is the main energy source that the Baltic states rely on Russia for?
What is Gas
400
How much is Russia's military budget expected to increase by in 3 years?
What is 40%
500
How might Russia try to destabilize the region?
What is the sabotage of Baltic railways; killing of Russian agent provocateurs; strikes, protests, and anonymous economy-wide cyber-attacks
500
All 3 main candidates have vowed to do swiftly what Mr. Karzai has refused. What am I referring to?
What is Sign a security pact with the U.S. that would enable foreign troops to remain beyond the end of this year
500
Which individual has become one of Putin's key weapons?
What is Dmitry Kiselev-the face of Russian propaganda
500
How many Latvians support Russia's annexation of Crimea?
What is As many as 2/3=75%
500
Why is Russia increasing it's military budget?
What is To be able to make swift, targeted interventions in Russia's "near-abroad" backed up by threat of nuclear escalation