Category: Security and Strategy

[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] Source: Defense One By Marcus Weisgerber Within months, DoD will start standing up a new combatant command, a new space-procurement agency, and a new Space Operations Force. The U.S. Defense Department this week will take the first steps to create… Continue reading PENTAGON TO START CREATING SPACE FORCE EVEN BEFORE CONGRESS APPROVES IT

Source: The National Interest By Huaiyin Li The story of China’s rise is well known. Back in 1990, China’s gross domestic product ranked only the eleventh, lagging behind not only the United States, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Canada and Spain, but also two developing countries, Iran and Brazil. After a decade of two-digit growth,… Continue reading HOW CHINA WILL BEBEFIT FROM A TRADE WAR WITH USA

Source: EKathimerini The foreign ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday it would respond in kind to Greece’s expulsion of two Russian diplomats, Interfax news agency reported. Citing a member of the upper house of parliament, Andrei Klimov, RIA news agency said two Greek diplomats would be expelled. Greece will expel two Russian diplomats and ban… Continue reading MOSCOW SAYS WILL RESPOND TO GREECE’S EXPULSION TO RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

Source: Nikkei By Yuji  Kuronuma, Nikkei staff writer Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic strategy has been clear from the outset of his term: deepen ties with the U.S. and Japan while openly showing suspicion of China. The game plan has changed. Military watchers were surprised earlier this month when the Chinese People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading INDIA’S NEW “MODI DOCTRINE” STRADDLES THE US-CHINA DIVIDE

Source: The National Interest By Christian Whiton Before President Donald Trump attempts real diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki on July 16, he’ll first be subjected to another summit. That first summit is a gathering of leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These leaders continually assure the United… Continue reading NATO IS OBSOLETE

Source: Ekathimerini By Vassilis Nedos The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats, and ban the entry into Greece of two more, accusing them of intrusion into domestic affairs and illegal acts against Greece’s national security, Kathimerini has learned. More specifically, Athens is accusing the Russian diplomats of efforts to extract and circulate… Continue reading GREECE DECIDES TO EXPEL RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with NATO leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has been improving its westernmost military facilities. Between March and June, Russia made several improvements to a munitions storage site in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, satellite photos show. An 86-square-mile piece… Continue reading RUSSIA IS BUILDING UP MILITARY SITES ON POLAND’S BORDER

Source: Defense News By: Burak Ege Bekdil Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 9 announced his new Cabinet, appointing the head of the Turkish military as the new defense minister. This is the first time a civilian government in Turkey has picked an active-duty military commander as defense minister. Army Gen. Hulusi Akar will… Continue reading ERDOGAN APOINTS GENERAL AKAR AS TURKEY’S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER

Source: Naval Today The US Navy has sent two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through the Taiwan Strait in what is the first such move since July 2017. The passage of USS Mustin and USS Benfold was first reported by Taiwanese media and later confirmed by the Taiwan defense ministry and US Navy officials. The Chinese foreign… Continue reading US NAVY SENDS TWO DESTROYERS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS

Source: Reuters By Nobuhiro Kubo Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in the strategic maritime region with annual tours, two Japanese officials said. “This is part Japan’s efforts to promote a free and open… Continue reading JAPANESE HELICOPTER CARRIER TO TOUR SOUTH CHINA SEA, INDIAN OCEAN FOR TWO MONTHS