The newly formed Italian government under Giorgia Meloni has been the subject of concerns, with some fearing the course that the country might take after right-wing parties took power. One… Continue reading "Italy Bolsters Military Support For Ukraine"
Over the past few days, a number of developments closely tied to Iranian supply of drones to Ukraine have come about – often implicating Israel. When Iran began to send… Continue reading "Israel, Ukraine, Iranian Drones, and Various Occurrences"
On October 24 Romanian Minster of Defense Vasile Dincu announced his resignation: “I, Vasile DINCU, member of the Romanian Government, Minister of Defense, ask you [the Prime Minster] to take… Continue reading "Romanian Defense Minister Resigns Following Ukraine Comments"
Last week, Russia intensified its indiscriminate missile attacks against civilian targets in Ukraine. These were justified as retribution for the attack on the Kerch bridge which Russia described as a… Continue reading "Air Defense Is the Next Focus of Military Aid to Ukraine"
On 28 September, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group met in Brussels to discuss the long-term aid being sent to Ukraine. The group includes over 50 members, each committed to supplying… Continue reading "Nations Supplying Ukraine With Military Aid Discuss Standardization"
On 23 September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Ukraine will downgrade diplomatic ties with Iran in response to Iran supplying Russia with drones. More specifically, Ukraine will revoke the… Continue reading "Ukraine Downgrades Ties With Iran In Response To Iran Supplying Drones to Russia"
A senior U.S. Defense Department official has said that the United States is exploring the possibility of supplying Western-made main battle tanks to the Ukrainian military at some point in… Continue reading "U.S. Official: “Tanks Are Absolutely On The Table” For Ukraine"
When looking at Iraq and Afghanistan over the course of at least the last decade, a popular sentiment has long been that the US hadn’t learned anything from Vietnam. When… Continue reading "Editorial: Why is it so Hard to Learn from Wars?"
Volunteer Defense Groups are small groups of Ukrainians local to a town or village who have been organizing to augment the other more regimented security forces. The small groups will… Continue reading "Rifles of Ukraine’s Volunteer Defense Groups"
Norway’s Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, announced on Thursday that the Nordic country had donated 160 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine. The announcement was made on the sidelines of… Continue reading "Norway Announces Donation Of Hellfire Missiles To Ukraine"