Sourced : Proto Thema The Turkish European Affairs Minister, Omer Celik made a statement claiming the island of Agathonisi was Turkish territory in an interview on Turkish television, Wednesday. His statement came as a response to the recent visit during Easter to the island by Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who Mr. Celik attacked personally… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS : AGATHONISI ISLAND IS TURKISH TERRITORY NOT GREEK
Category: Security and Strategy
RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN
Sourced : The Irish Times By Benjamin Weiser and Patrick Kingsley In late February, as the United States and the rest of the world were adjusting to President Donald Trump, and Turkey was focused on a push by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to expand his power, Erdogan agreed to an unusual meeting with some… Continue reading RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN
NATO DEPLOYS 1,100 TROOPS TO POLAND NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER
Sourced : Al Jazeera Poland welcomed last week the first US troops in a multinational force being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia. More than 1,100 soldiers – 900 US troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians – are to be deployed in Orzysz, about 57km south of… Continue reading NATO DEPLOYS 1,100 TROOPS TO POLAND NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER
“WE WILL RETURN” ARGENTINA VOWS TO “NEVER STOP” TRYING TO TAKE BACK THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
Sourced : Proto Thema, Express Recent reports suggest Argentina is looking to make a renewed bid to gain control of the Falkland Islands, as Britain pushes forward with its Brexit plans. Rogelio Frigerio, the Minister of Interior Affairs, said: “We will never cease to claim what belongs to us. Not one single day of our… Continue reading “WE WILL RETURN” ARGENTINA VOWS TO “NEVER STOP” TRYING TO TAKE BACK THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS
Sourced : Atlantic Council By Andrius Sytas, Reuters Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice , limiting NATO’s options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region, Lithuania’s intelligence service said on Monday…. The Lithuanian intelligence service… Continue reading LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS
SPANISH NAVY SHIP ILLEGALLY ENTERS BRITISH TERRITORIAL WATERS IN GIBRALTAR
Sourced : The Independent A Spanish ship has illegally entered Gibraltar’s territorial waters, the government has said. The news comes amid increasing tensions between the UK and Spain over the sovereignty of the British Overseas Territory. Those tensions came to a head over the weekend when the former minister Michael Howard suggested that Theresa May… Continue reading SPANISH NAVY SHIP ILLEGALLY ENTERS BRITISH TERRITORIAL WATERS IN GIBRALTAR
EU NATIONS, ISRAEL EYE LONGEST UNDERSEA GAS PIPELINE
Sourced : France24 Italy, Israel, Greece and Cyprus pledged Monday to move ahead with the world’s longest undersea gas pipeline from the eastern Mediterranean to southern Europe, with support from the European Union. If carried out as planned, the long-discussed $6.2 billion pipeline would take gas from Israel and Cyprus’s recently discovered offshore gas reserves… Continue reading EU NATIONS, ISRAEL EYE LONGEST UNDERSEA GAS PIPELINE
UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
Sourced : Hurriyet By Micha’el Tanchum (Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Center at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey). Combat pilots from United Arab Emirates (UAE) are making history by flying alongside their Israeli counterparts in a joint air force exercise hosted by Greece. While the UAE and Israel have no formal diplomatic ties, the… Continue reading UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
US OFFICIALS CALLS ON KOSOVO TO RETRACT LAW ON CREATING ARMY
Sourced : Yahoo News A senior United States official called on Kosovo leaders Wednesday to retract a draft law on the transformation of its security force into a regular army and to continue consultations on the issue with the country’s ethnic minorities. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Brian Yee urged the government in Pristina… Continue reading US OFFICIALS CALLS ON KOSOVO TO RETRACT LAW ON CREATING ARMY
RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti On Mar. 27, the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) has announced that four Typhoon combat planes, belonging to the 3 (Fighter) Squadron will fly from RAF Coningsby to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in southeast Romania, to support NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission from May to September 2017. During QRA tasks… Continue reading RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION