2017-11-01 By Richard Weitz President Vladimir Putin made one of his most anti-American presentations at the Valdai Conference in Sochi since his February 2007 speech to the Munich Security Conference. His comments suggest the prospects for future Russian-U.S. arms control are bleak due to fundamental differences between Moscow and Washington.…
2017-11-01 By Kenneth Maxwell The declaration of an independent Catalan Republic by the president of the Catalan parliament, Carles Puigdemont, on Friday 27 October, was immediately followed by the imposition of direct rule by Madrid. The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, following the vote in the Spanish Senate to invoke…
2017-11-06 by Murielle Delaporte The Niger Ambush puts the fight against Islamic terrorists into perspective. During an ambush, in early October in Niger, American and Nigerian soldiers encountered terrorist fighters who caused the deaths of nine of the counter-terrorist forces. It is also a reminder that fighting global terrorism requires…
2017-11-07 Second Line of Defense has underscored the importance of the evolving challenges as well as strategic responses of the Nordics to those challenges. Apparently, Secretary Mattis agrees. Yesterday, he visited Finland and highlighted their contribution to democracy and to the defense of the region. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis applauded…
2017-11-10 (Updated with Comments on Arrival Ceremony) According to a story on the Ministry of Defence Norwegian website published on November 10, 2017, the comments by the Prime Minister were highlighted regarding the arrival of the F-35 in Norway. The F-35 remains crucial to the continued modernization of our Armed…
11/7/2017: HMAS Warramunga departed her home port of Fleet Base East on the 08 October 2017 to commence the ship’s deployment on Operation MANITOU. Warramunga is supporting international efforts to promote maritime security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East region (MER). [maxgallery id="102202"] The ship is operating as part…
2017-10-31 The F-22s have somehow gone from being “Cold War relics” to cutting edge multi-mission deterrent capabilities. From the beginning, the F-22 held the promise it has clearly demonstrated now globally, from Syria to the Pacific, namely being able to operate in a redefinition of what an air dominance fighter is…
2017-10-29 Norway, like Denmark and the UK, is looking forward to the coming and integrative impact of the F-35 on its national and regional defense capabilities. As Major General Tonje Skinnarland. the Norwegian Chief of Staff, put it in an interview earlier this year: “It is not just about adding…
