2016-11-24 By Richard Weitz During the election campaign, some of Donald Trump’s advisers criticized the Obama administration and its predecessors for adopting policies that alienated Russia and helped drive Moscow toward Beijing, to China’s benefit. They indicated that one reason they wanted to reconcile with Russia was to break this…
2016-11-23 By Danny Lam The South China Sea “Sea Grab” is no less an egregious violation of international law than a “Land Grab” by Russia in the Ukraine. Both cases are virtually identical in that a treaty defined international boundary or limitation was violated. Though in the SCS case, it…
2016-11-20 A new Special Report highlights perspectives from the operators at RAF Lossiemouth. The Royal Air Force is in transition as the Tornado is retired, the Typhoon is modernized and the P-8 and F-35 are introduced. Infrastructure of key bases is being modernized as well. This transition as seen by officers…
2016-11-18 By Murielle Delaporte The fact that crisis serve as a catalyst for needed and awaited reforms is a well-known proposition. The triple effect of an increasing threat environment, of Brexit and now of what is widely perceived in Europe as the unpredictability of a new Trump Administration is having…
2016-11-16 According to a story published October 26, 2016 by the UK Ministry of Defence, the UK is stepping up its support for allies in Europe in the face of a more assertive Russia. The Defence Secretary said that the UK will commit RAF Typhoon aircraft to the NATO Southern Air…
2016-11-16 By Danny Lam S-Canada relations are one of the world’s strongest, most extensive and enduring partnerships between two major nations in the world. This historically close relationship is based on shared values, temperament, ideals, and outlook developed over two centuries of peace after the War of 1812, After that war,…
2016-11-09 With the election of President Trump, a key question is how he will pursue national security and how he will shape American defense capabilities in the period ahead. He has clearly indicated that he does not want to send the US military on ill defined operations with questionable strategic purpose; he…
2016-11-07 By Richard Weitz At this writing, a Russian naval battle group is assembling in the East Mediterranean off Syria’s coast. It includes Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, which is now making its first combat mission following years of repair and modernization. The small carrier carries four Su-33…
