Category: Conflict

Source: Defense One By Jed Willard In 2014, United States officials encountered a new form of Kremlin disinformation in Ukraine. As “little green men” streamed into the country’s south, blatant falsehoods over anything from the history of World War II to weapon-system deployments spread across the internet and the airwaves. Propagandists disguised as professors, activists,… Continue reading WHAT EUROPE CAN TEACH AMERICA ABOUT RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION

Source: The National Interest By David T. Pyne This past year, the United States has witnessed a greatly increased threat from North Korea. U.S. intelligence has now confirmed that North Korea not only possesses up to sixty nuclear warheads, but it has developed the miniaturization technology required to mount them atop a number of different… Continue reading AMERICA’S ACHILLES’ HEEL: AN EMP ATTACK

Source: Ekathimerini Turkey and Greece exchanged tense statements on Wednesday concerning their sovereignty over protected ecosystems in the Aegean, following a speech by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday who argued that all Natura 2000 regions in Greece, irrespective of their size or whether they were inhabited, are within Greek and EU borders. Turkey said… Continue reading GREECE, TURKEY LOCK HORNS OVER SOVEREIGNTY IN THE AEGEAN SEA

Source: 38 North New commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is razing the missile test stand at the Iha-ri Driver Training and Test Facility north of the city of Kusong in the wake of Kim Jong Un’s April statement announcing a unilateral suspension of ballistic missile and nuclear tests. The stand is the only… Continue reading NORTH KOREA RAZING KEY MISSILE TEST STAND

Source: Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman A long sought thaw in US-Turkish relations appears within reach following yesterday’s talks in Washington between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Answering reporters’ questions in the Turkish city of Antalya today, an upbeat Cavusoglu elaborated on an agreement reached between the NATO… Continue reading ANKARA HYPES US-TURKEY DEAL ON MANBIJ

Source: Middle East Eye Iran supports a Russian-led effort to impose Syrian government control over the south of Syria, a senior Iranian security official was cited as saying on Saturday, amid reports that Damascus is preparing a major military offensive in the area. Russia said last week that only Syrian army troops should be on… Continue reading IRAN SUPPORTS RUSSIA TO BRING SYRIA UNDER ARMY CONTROL

Source: Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia, one of the countries blockading Qatar, has threatened military action against its Gulf neighbour if it acquires the Russian-made S-400 air defence system, French daily Le Monde reported on Friday. In a letter addressed to President Emmanuel Macron of France, Saudi King Salman expressed his “profound concern” with talks under… Continue reading SAUDI THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST QATAR OVER S-400

Source: Reuters By Andrea Shalal The U.S. military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defense system to Germany to boost European defenses, according to two sources familiar with the issue, a move that experts said could trigger fresh tensions with Moscow. The tentative proposal to send the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense… Continue reading US MILITARY LOOKING AT DEPLOYING THAAD SYSTEM IN GERMANY

Source: Jerusalem Post By Tovah Lazaroff Israel plans to act against Iran anywhere in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman prepared to fly to Moscow for talks about removing the Islamic Republic and its proxy armies from the war-torn country. “We will continue to act against [Tehran’s] intention… Continue reading NETANYAHU: WE WILL HIT IRAN ANYWHERE IN SYRIA

Source: Al Monitor By Metin Gurcan The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are gearing up for a new round of purges, even as they struggle to recover from the initial culling that followed the failed coup of July 2016. Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli announced April 18 that a secret cell of 3,000 officers and noncommissioned officers… Continue reading TURKISH MILITARY PURGES DECIMATE CAREER OFFICER, PILOT RANKS