Sourced : The Washington Post By Josh Rogin Before their meeting Thursday, President Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, bragged about their friendship and claimed that U.S.-Turkey relations are at an all time high. Trump may not be aware he might soon have to sanction Erdogan for striking a major arms deal with Vladimir… Continue reading TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY
Category: Security and Strategy
ON EVE OF KURDISH INDEPENDENCE VOTE, A WARNING FROM TURKEY
Sourced : New York Times By David Zucchino Iraq — Kurds seeking independence from Iraq came under intense pressure on Saturday from their powerful neighbor, Turkey, which demanded that Iraqi Kurdistan cancel an independence vote scheduled for Monday. Turkey, the main link to the outside world for the autonomous Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq, threatened… Continue reading ON EVE OF KURDISH INDEPENDENCE VOTE, A WARNING FROM TURKEY
INSIDE PUTIN’S LIBYAN POWER PLAN
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Lincoln Pigman, Kyle Orton Libya, which has been wracked by instability and violence since 2011, is re-emerging as a geopolitical hotspot. With opposing forces fighting for control of the war-torn country — the main two being the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) —… Continue reading INSIDE PUTIN’S LIBYAN POWER PLAN
JAPAN SCRAMBLES TO GROWING INCURSIONS OF CHINA RUSSIA WARPLANES
Sourced : Asia Times By Peter J. Brown Amid talk of Beijing and Moscow playing a role to defuse the confrontation with North Korea, actions by China and Russia’s air forces around Japan would seem to be adding pressure on Tokyo to boost military spending. Russian and Chinese military aircraft are probing Japanese air defenses… Continue reading JAPAN SCRAMBLES TO GROWING INCURSIONS OF CHINA RUSSIA WARPLANES
ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Royal Navy ships off the coast of Gibraltar have reportedly chased off Spanish boats illegally fishing in British waters for the third day in a row.Reports also suggest an alarming attitude in response to these events with a spokesperson saying: “This is nothing unusual, these things happen… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS
THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY
Sourced : Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim Some 30 meters underground in the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv sits the Navy War Room, whence senior officers can see every wave crashing on the nation’s shores and every ship and plane in or over its territorial waters. The Israel Navy is small compared to other… Continue reading THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY
THE ARCTIC COULD BE THE NEXT SOUTH CHINA SEA
Sourced : Defence One By Caroline Houck No one’s creating and arming islands in the Arctic today, but that doesn’t mean territorial disputes couldn’t soon heat up in those waters, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard warned today. “As I look at what is playing out in the Arctic, it looks eerily familiar to… Continue reading THE ARCTIC COULD BE THE NEXT SOUTH CHINA SEA
CHINA OPENS FIRST OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI
Sourced : Al Jazeera China has formally opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti with a flag raising ceremony and military parade. More than 300 people attended Tuesday’s ceremony, including deputy Chinese naval commander Tian Zhong and Djibouti’s defence minister, according to state media. The event was timed to coincide with the celebration of the… Continue reading CHINA OPENS FIRST OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI
U.S SENDS PAIR OF B-1B BOMBERS IN SHOW OF FORCE AFTER SECOND NORTH KOREAN ICBM TEST
Sourced : Stripes and Stars By Aaron Kidd Two Air Force supersonic bombers flew low over the Korean Peninsula Sunday in a show of force after North Korea test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile. The exercise — part of a 10-hour mission with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets — was “in direct response to… Continue reading U.S SENDS PAIR OF B-1B BOMBERS IN SHOW OF FORCE AFTER SECOND NORTH KOREAN ICBM TEST
CONCERNS RAISED OVER U.S MILITARY PRESENCE, NUKES STORED IN TURKEY
Sourced : Stars and Stripes By John Vandiver The U.S. should move its nuclear weapons from Incirlik Air Base and start looking for alternatives to the longtime military hub in Turkey, a country that can no longer be fully relied on, analysts and former military officials said. The U.S. military maintains about 50 nuclear warheads… Continue reading CONCERNS RAISED OVER U.S MILITARY PRESENCE, NUKES STORED IN TURKEY