Russia Russia and NATO Both Think Time Is on Their Sidethemoscowtimes.com - Mark Galeotti It would be easy to be alarmed. Right after General Curtis Scaparotti, Supreme Commander Allied Forces Europe, warned that the greatest risk was a …
Julio Ramosadded this to The War Is BoringOpinion US tries again for Turkish missile deal. But Russia’s already wonwashingtonexaminer.com - Erin Dunne On Tuesday, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan tried again to convince Turkey's defense minister not to purchase Russian missiles. On …
Black Sea Russian Black Sea Fleet holds drills parallel to NATO exercisesxinhuanet.com - www.xinhuanet.com MOSCOW, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Black Sea Fleet conducted a series of maneuvers over the past few days, parallel to drills by the North …
Turkey Who is trying to push Turkey toward Russia?dailysabah.com - www.dailysabah.com Turkey's procurement of the S-400 air defense system from Russia is currently dominating Ankara and Washington's agendas. A Republican and a Democrat …
Mario Zocchiadded this to ArcticThe Arctic Norway rearming Arctic to face new security landscapercinet.ca - Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer The army is well underway with establishing a new Cavalry Battalion, Home Guard and a Ranger Company in Norway’s northernmost region bordering …
Iran The Iran Floods and US Sanctions: 10 Million at Risk, But Who Cares?counterpunch.org - Jan Oberg Photograph Source Mehr News Agency – CC BY 4.0You have certainly not heard much about this in the West. And it didn’t get a fraction of the media …
Ankara Ankara putting the squeeze on Skopjeekathimerini.com - info@kathimerini.gr Turkey is reportedly threatening to delay the ratification of North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol if the Balkan country does not extradite 15 …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTurkey As Turkey drifts away from the US, will Russia give it what it wants?al-monitor.com - Semih Idiz Both Turkish and Russian analysts believe Putin has been successful in using President Erdogan to drive a wedge between NATO members.
European Union Trump Should Have Already Left NATOnationalinterest.org IT WOULD seem self-evident that wise leaders should always seek to maintain the maximum degree of flexibility and choice in foreign policy. …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBaltic Sea Russia's Baltic Sea Fleet forces tracking NATO ship group in the Baltictass.com The NATO group consists of the US guided missile destroyer USS Gravely, the Polish frigate ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski, the Turkish frigate Gokova …
Visegrád Group Against Visegrádaei.org - www.aei.org Remember the “Little Entente,” maintained by Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia during the interwar period? The regional alliance was created …
NetflixThe Pentagon has not held a press briefing in over 300 days, a move which will sow mistrust in the local and internationalmediagazer.com - www.mediagazer.com 11:05 AM ET, April 17, 2019 Both Twitter and YouTube struggled again to contain the spread of conspiracy theories and Islamophobic content amid a news …
Fox NewsEuropean Union Polish PM worries over Brexit impact on EU reformFox News - Sam DormanPolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Wednesday that he understood the United States' concerns about alliances like the European Union, and worried that Britain's exit
NATO summit Increased NATO military presence in Estonia may undermine stability, says ambassadortass.com MOSCOW, April 18. /TASS/. The increased US and NATO military presence being imposed on Estonia will not contribute to stability in the region, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlay buttonMilitary Spending Trump Says NATO Nations Aren’t Paying Fair Share of Military Spending. That’s Not True. by Democracy Now! - Listen to musicDemocracy Now! on soundcloud.com
grafhamadded this to DefenceEstonia Russian embassy says deployment of UK's helicopters in Estonia is "another provocation"tass.com LONDON, April 16. /TASS/. Deployment of UK's attack helicopters in Estonia and statements about "deterring Russia" represent another deliberate …
Okara!added this to Defense - Open SourcePoland Poland and U.S. Closing In on Deal to Build ‘Fort Trump,’ Sources SayBloomberg - Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink, Nick Wadhams, Marek Strzelecki Poland is nearing a deal with the U.S. to establish an American military base in the former Communist bloc country, according to people familiar with …
Sinan Topuzadded this to Naval Warfare - All About Navy Business Rules Moonlight artificial intelligence helps to find enemy radarsnaval-technology.com - Berenice Baker Ever since radar proved a game-changer for air defence in World War II, increasingly advanced systems have enabled the accurate detection of enemy …
TIMEDonald Trump DONALD TRUMP By Chris ChristieTIMEEvery modern U.S. President tries to influence the world. President Donald Trump has done this through opposing the NATO countries not paying their fair share, pushing China and our North American neighbors
Fox NewsHungary Hungary’s top diplomat praises Trump on NATO push, contrasts against Obama-era ‘lecturing’Fox News - Adam ShawContinue Reading Below NEW YORK -- Hungary’s top diplomat, in an interview with Fox News, praised President Trump’s push for NATO partners to boost military spending -- and said the administration's treatment
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldOpinion China Is Joining the Rush for Arctic RichesBloomberg - James Stavridis I recently wrote a column on the challenges posed by China both on the South China Sea and globally on the deep seabed. But there is another element …
Euronewsadded this to NewsWhistleblowers Whistleblowers across Europe now have more protection, but Assange divides opinionEuronews - Joao Vitor Da Silva MarquesWhistleblowers across the European Union have won greater protection under a new landmark legislation aimed at encouraging reports of wrongdoing. The new law, approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday,
The Independentadded this to NewsKosovo Kosovo president says EU will 'lose a lot of substance' after Brexit as he eyes membershipindependent.co.uk - Kim Sengupta “For us in Kosovo we would like to see Britain in the European Union. Definitely EU cannot be the same without Britain. We cannot continue to pretend …
Donald Trump Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seemcfr.org - www.cfr.org President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better …
U.S. Marines Reconsidering NATO and U.S. Foreign Policyrealcleardefense.com - Irvin Oliver The North Atlantic Treaty Organization saw its 70th anniversary on April 4th, and may very well be the most successful alliance in history. Despite a …
NPRadded this to PoliticsTurkey U.S.-Turkey Rift Centers On Russian Missile Defense SystemNPR - David WelnaSenior Turkish officials came to Washington to tamp down a growing showdown over their plans to install a Russian missile air defense system. They hope President Trump will waive mandatory sanctions. STEVE
Independent Journal ReviewMilitary Former NATO Commander: Lack of Pentagon Press Briefings Leading to ‘Era of Broken Faith’ in MilitaryIndependent Journal Review - Lizzie Helmer For former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Navy Adm. James Stavridis, the Pentagon’s absence of on-camera press briefings for nearly a year is a …
Business InsiderBerat Albayrak Turkey says Trump took a 'reasonable' stance on buying Russian weapons that could expose the F-35 to MoscowBusiness InsiderISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak held talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday and he said Trump took a "reasonable" stance regarding's planned purchase of a Russian defense
Berat Albayrak Turkey, US economic ties to invigorate historical NATO partnershipdailysabah.com - www.dailysabah.com Turkish and American businesspeople and politicians have agreed that economic and financial ties should serve to restore bilateral ties to help …
mey2980added this to Weapons And WarfareOpinion Turkey’s Latest Incitement Can’t Go UnansweredBloomberg - Editorial Board It’s time for NATO to call Turkey’s bluff. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said once again last week that his controversial plan to purchase a Russian …
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