“We have been spiraling deep down the rabbit hole since the Syrian civil war started in 2011,” a senior bureaucrat working for the security establishment told Al-Monitor. “We tried to mend bridges with Saudi Arabia, hoping to isolate Abu Dhabi — hoping that when the embargo against Qatar ends, we …
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NORAD F-22s intercept Russian fighters, bombers near Alaska
An F-22 Raptor from the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts a Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bomber in international airspace near Alaska on Oct. 19. NORAD said F-22s intercepted two Tu-95s, as well as a pair of Russian fighters, but that they did not enter American or Canadian airspace. (NORAD)
Read More »Exclusive: Indonesia rejected U.S. request to host spy planes – officials
Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there, according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter.
Read More »Turkey approaches point of no return on employing Russian air defense system
Ankara’s decision to test-fire its controversial Russian missiles, overriding US warnings, appears driven by a combination of motives related to its ties with both Washington and Moscow.
Read More »Russia reaps whirlwind with massive Swedish defense spending boost
As “a consequence of Russia’s actions,” Sweden will increase defense spending by 40% over the next four years. An astonishing increase by the standards of a normally welfare-state-minded Scandinavian state, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist says “the largest increase in defense capability in 70 years” is necessary because “an attack on …
Read More »Army counters Chinese influence in Africa with know-how and friendship
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jon Anderson no longer notices the baboon refuge and sheepherders each day en route to train the Djiboutian National Army from the only American base on the African continent, Camp Lemonnier.
Read More »Supporting the Azeri formula in Nagorno-Karabach conflict – opinion
Israel can’t be a neutral observer on the conflict in Nagorno-Karabach between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Israel is a strategic ally of Azerbaijan. This strategic alliance is rooted in history. More than 600,000 Azerbaijanis fought against Nazi Germany in World War II. More than half of them never returned home from …
Read More »Why Israel must stand with Armenia – opinion
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has once again come to violent confrontations between Azeris and Armenians over the hotly contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. The semi-autonomous area has been in dispute since the fall of the Soviet Union, with periods of lasting ceasefire in between, but Turkey’s expansionist and aggressive policies have likely sparked …
Read More »UAE-Israel Business Council invites UAE, Bahrain businessmen to Jerusalem
Israel and the UAE have already signed several commercial deals since mid-August, when they first announced they would establish full relations. Following the Knesset approval of the UAE-Israel accords and the planned arrival of the first official United Arab Emirates delegation in Israel, the UAE-Israel Business Council invited Emiratis and …
Read More »Israel, UAE, US launch joint fund in Jerusalem during first state visit
The US, Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced the establishment of a joint regional development fund based in Jerusalem during the first-ever visit of a government delegation from Abu Dhabi to Israel on Tuesday.Also during the visit, the UAE officially requested to open an embassy in Tel Aviv.
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