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ASD for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Delivers Virtual Remarks

  • Defense.gov
  • May 17, 2023 | 6:17

Mara Karlin, assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities delivers virtual remarks for the 7th Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum, May 18-19 held in Bucharest, Romania. The event endeavors to explore the geostrategic situation in the Black Sea and Balkans region with tailored discussions surround transatlantic cooperation and challenges posed by the war in Ukraine.