China and Russia have a long and complicated relationship of allies, competitors, rivals and friends. What they have in common is a long-standing relationship with the West which is highly interactive and competitive. The Chinese and Russian civilizations are significantly nationalistic and approach globalization from that standpoint.
Nuclear weapons have returned as a source of influence and power in the international system. As people look at Russia and China, and all of the others they know that the time has come to again do some serious thinking about this subject, no matter how distasteful it is.
In this review of a Russian book on the Russian military, Richard Weitz looks at Russian military reform.
The first RAAF F-35A has arrived at Luke AFB, and opens up the international training side of Luke AFB. Luke AFB is to be the center of excellence for the US and the allies in training to use the F-35A and to shaping integration of the aircraft as well. The…
A total of nine A400Ms have now been delivered and the aircraft is in service with four nations.
The US Department of Defense officially announced the decision to standup up the initial sustainment centers in the Pacific for the F-35.
Kazakhstan is transitioning from a recipient country of nuclear security and nonproliferation assistance to a potential donor state As the national nuclear industry develops, the ability of Kazakhstan to influence global nuclear energy security policies will likely increase.
The Indian Navy is modernizing its air-enabled fleet.
