Belarusian law enforcement claims that members of the Russian Wagner PMC are in Belarus to disrupt the upcoming Belarusian presidential elections on 8 August, following an early morning raid on… Continue reading "Belarus Alleges Russian Plot To Disrupt Elections"
Dr. Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defense, has announced details of a plan to reposition 11,900 US troops currently stationed in Germany. During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary… Continue reading "Pentagon Proposes Removing 11,900 Troops From Germany"
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to extend authorization of cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year. The current authorization will expire on 10… Continue reading "Russia and China Veto UN Security Council Resolution Facilitating Humanitarian Aid to Syria"
The Indian Army announced today that 20 soldiers had died as a result of a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night. The… Continue reading "20 Indian Soldiers Killed In Border Clash with Chinese Troops"
In an escalation of tensions North Korea has demolished an empty inter-Korean liaison office in the North Korean border city of Kaesong at 2:49 PM local time today. The demolition… Continue reading "North Korea Blows Up Kaesong Inter-Korean Liaison Office"
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday night to approve an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require the Department of Defense to rename military bases,… Continue reading "Senate Armed Services Committee Approves NDAA Amendment To Rename Military Bases"
With the end of the Cold War one general opinion on NATO’s future was that the organisation had lost its purpose. The only threat to the West had collapsed and… Continue reading "Thinking on NATO’s Political Future"
The United Kingdom’s Commons Select Committee on Defence (‘the Defence Committee’) announced two new inquiries on the 5th March 2020: The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, and Defence… Continue reading "Is Now a Bad Time For Reviewing Defence Policy?"
NATO had planned for March 2020 to be a huge test for the entire of the alliance’s defensive capabilities. The concept of rapid deployment of troops on the Eastern Flank… Continue reading "NATO Scales Back Defender Europe 2020 as Russia Continues Exercises"
On 12th February, the Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense announced that two newly delivered H225M Airbus heavy helicopters suffered from technical issues. A special committee has to be set up in… Continue reading "Kuwait Refuses to Receive Airbus H225M/Caracal"