The Russians have concluded a long-negotiated deal with the Chinese for a new pipeline. Putin evidently knows what he wants, and he is prepared to use whatever means he has to promote what he perceives to be Russia's national interests, including the use of Russia's vast energy resources.
Title 38 has become so corrupted that it should be obvious that the only remedy is to start over again.
Putin is acting under the assumption that Ben Franklin was right: the European nations will hang separately. And he really does not fear an American surge of leadership of NATO that would lead to the kind of cohesion to head off piecemeal threats.
Finding a home for the second Mistral ship, other than the Russian port in the Black Sea is a necessity. Ironically, France is only adding to its own threat environment by providing a new amphibious ship to a resurgent Mediterranean power, Russia.
A steadily and fully funded Australian-US partnership in hypersonics is an important priority.
The Russian challenge has put the direct defense of Europe both its territory and its interests back on the agenda. There is a clear need to augment European air and naval power, and to enhance the flexibility of both working together to provide for both a deterrent and influence role…
Camp Lemonnier is an important hub for stationing Special Forces and military aircraft operating in the region.
Saudi Arabia held its biggest ever-military exercise over two weeks this April. The exercise operated over three theaters of operation across the country reportedly involving some 100,000 personnel from its army, navy and air force.
