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Source: CNN By Oren Liebermann, Frederik Pleitgen and Vasco Cotovio, CNN New satellite imagery shared exclusively with CNN shows Russia appearing to upgrade four of its military installations in Kaliningrad, Russia’s strategic outpost on NATO’s doorstep. Kaliningrad — Russian territory that’s sandwiched between Poland and the Baltics but disconnected from the rest of Russia, known… Continue reading NEW SATELLITE IMAGES SUGGEST MILITARY BUILDUP IN KALININGRAD

Source: Ekathimerini Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias submitted his resignation Wednesday, a day after a tense cabinet meeting during which he clashed with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos over the Prespes accord. Sources told Kathimerini that Kotzias was disgruntled over the fact that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to support him against attacks from Kammenos, who… Continue reading GREEK FOREIGN MONISTER NIKOS KOTZIAS RESIGNED

Source: World View STRATFOR By Sinan Ciddi Board of Contributors Upon winning his second term as president in June, and assuming the strong executive powers that had been approved by voters in a 2017 referendum, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cemented what he had long been seeking: the creation of a new political regime, one… Continue reading A GLIMPSE INTO THE NEXT DECADE OF ERDOGAN’S NEW TURKEY

Source: IISS By Douglas Barrie If NATO’s language remains guarded, it is also shifting subtly the Alliance’s collective stance over Washington’s accusation that Moscow is in breach of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia’s alleged development of a weapon that breaks the treaty was on the agenda of NATO defence ministers at their latest… Continue reading NATO PONDERS ALLEGED RUSSIAN INF TREATY VIOLATION

Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has deployed a Type 039A Yuan-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) and a Type 926 submarine support ship to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) earlier this month, sources within Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) told India Today on October 15. The PLAN last dispatched… Continue reading CHINA DEPLOYS DIESEL ELECTRIC SUBMARINE AND RESCUE VESSEL IN INDIAN OCEAN

Source: CNN By Brad Lendon When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense Forces. Presiding over the display involving 4,000 troops, dozens of pieces armor and warplanes, including… Continue reading WHY YOU ARE SEEING MORE OF JAPAN’S MILITARY