By Robbin Laird On July 2, 1776, the signers of the Declaration of Independence finished their work. The document was approved by Congress on July 4, 1776 and hence that became Independence Day for the newly forged United States of America. The two youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence…
By Pierre Tran Paris - France has pulled out of a NATO naval mission in the Mediterranean in protest against a Turkish frigate allegedly switching on targeting radar on a French warship, plunging ties between two members of the military alliance to a new low. “The president of the French…
Murielle Delaporte in a draft chapter in our forthcoming book entitled The Return of Direct Defense to Europe: Meeting the 21st Century Authoritarian Challenge, underscored how the UK and France would continue to work together even in the post-Brexit era. She wrote: Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could be…
On June 19, 2020, the UK Ministry of Defence highlighted the next step in their cooperation with Qatar. The Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron, known as No.12 Squadron, have marked an important milestone as they commenced flying as a Joint Squadron Based at RAF…
In a June 10, 2020 article by Richard Spencer of the London Times, their Middle East Correspondent, highlighted how Iran was building out its way ahead for dealing with the Untied States. Why not build a model of a Nimitz class American carrier for target practice? "Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has…
Flag Day for the Finnish Armed Forces is held on June 4th. Before we got too far away from the 4th, we wanted to highlight the event. Celebrated since 1950, the 4 June is an official flag day of the Finnish Defence Forces. It is the birthday of C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal…
Every year, U.S. European Command Components and historic-lineage military units from the U.S. participate in D-Day commemoration ceremonies in the Normandy region of France. Due to COVID-19, most D-Day 76 events/ceremonies are cancelled this year. While coronavirus has interrupted life around the world to an unprecedented degree, the D-Day tradition…
By Richard Weitz In his first public speech on U.S. arms control policy, the newly appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, Marshall Billingslea, offered more details on the administration’s general approach toward the issue, particularly concerns about “unconstrained” warheads and verification. Billingslea has also been nominated to be the…
