The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, told the Defense Writers Group today. Smith spoke about the challenges from Russia due to that country’s unprovoked war on Ukraine and the upcoming …
Read More »Germany Pledges Anti-Aircraft Systems To Ukraine Amid Criticism It’s Not Doing Enough
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to send Ukraine high-tech anti-aircraft systems as Germany looks to quell criticism from opposition members that it hasn’t provided enough military aid in the fight against Russia’s unprovoked invasion. Speaking to lawmakers in Berlin on June 1, Scholz said the government had approved a …
Read More »Advanced Rocket Launcher System Heads to Ukraine
As part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Along with the HIMARS system, the …
Read More »Russians Now Said To Control Most Of Syevyerodonetsk, As Kyiv Awaits Critical Weapons
Russian forces have taken control of most of the key Donbas city of Syevyerodonetsk amid fierce house-to-house fighting as Kyiv awaits delivery of crucial advanced U.S. and German weaponry that Moscow warned would “pour gas on the fire” in the war in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are holding just 20 …
Read More »Πού θα φτάσει στο Αιγαίο ο Eρντογάν για να πάει στις κάλπες;
Είτε ο τούρκος πρόεδρος κάνει εκλογές στην προγραμματισμένη ημερομηνία, σε έναν χρόνο από σήμερα, είτε τις επισπεύσει, είναι βέβαιο ότι η Ελλάδα θα βρίσκεται σε καθεστώς διαρκούς πίεσης, με ό,τι αυτό συνεπάγεται και για τα εσωτερικά θέματα. Διότι εκλογές έχει να κάνει και η Ελλάδα… Κάθε γεωπολιτική και στρατηγική ανάλυση …
Read More »L’Ukraine, la croque-mitaine de l’Europe?
Une carte blanche de Carl-Alexandre Robyn, entrepreneur, ingénieur-conseil en valorisation de startups L’UE s’affirme (sanctions) et s’infirme (stagflation) en même temps. Malheureusement ce n’est pas un jeu à somme nulle. Lorsque l’UE affirme sa détermination à sanctionner, à livrer des armes, ce n’est pas du courage politique mais plutôt l’impérieuse …
Read More »Conflict In Ukraine: How Long Can The Middle East Walk A Tightrope? – Analysis
For now, Ukraine is the far from my bed show for most Middle Eastern nations. The question is not if but when Ukraine will arrive on their doorstep. Two centrifugal forces threaten to push Middle Eastern nations off the tightrope: an increasingly bifurcated world populated by a multitude of civilisationalist …
Read More »Pro-Israel Media’s Hypocritical Approach To Palestinian Rhetoric – OpEd
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib this month proposed a resolution calling on the US Congress to recognize the Nakba (catastrophe), in which pre-Israeli state Jewish terrorists massacred Palestinian civilians and forced Christians and Muslims to flee their homes. This resolution was the first of its kind to be introduced in Congress, …
Read More »As The World Sanctions Russia, China Takes Note – Analysis
China is watching closely at how countries are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in preparation for the day it might make its own military move on Taiwan. It is not only considering the military response, but also the economic response. Seeing the economic and financial pressure being applied to …
Read More »The Downfall Of The Status Of France And Germany – OpEd
France and Germany have always been the most important countries in Europe, both historically and culturally, as well as in terms of economic weight. This, however, is not set in stone, and in the face of major events, changes may occur. Such a major event is now imminent, and that …
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