Today the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is being officially launched, less than a year after it was first proposed by the Commission. The launch event takes place at the Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint at the Bulgarian external border with Turkey and includes a presentation of the vehicles, equipment and teams of the new… Continue reading THE EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
Category: Security and Strategy
EUROPEAN NAVIES TO TEST AMPHBIOUS CAPABILITIES DURING EMERALD MOVE 2016
Sourced : Naval Today Navy ships and personnel from eight European countries are set to begin the second European amphibious exercise Emerald Move 2016 (ERMO) off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia on Monday, October 3. The ERMO 16 is an undertaking of the European Amphibious Initiative (EAI), an organization which aims to… Continue reading EUROPEAN NAVIES TO TEST AMPHBIOUS CAPABILITIES DURING EMERALD MOVE 2016
RUSSIA STEPS UP TROLLING ATTACKS ON THE WEST, U.S. INTEL REPORT FINDS
Sourced : Yahoo News By : Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent A new U.S. intelligence report says the Russian government is conducting a wide-ranging and “opportunistic” campaign to expand its political influence in Europe by deploying Internet “trolls and other cyber actors” to challenge pro-Western journalists and spread pro-Kremlin messages in social media forums. Yahoo… Continue reading RUSSIA STEPS UP TROLLING ATTACKS ON THE WEST, U.S. INTEL REPORT FINDS
IRAN SAYS IT WARNED WAWAY AN AMERICAN U-2 AIRCRAFT
Sourced : Military Times An Iranian general in charge of the Islamic Republic’s air defense says his forces warned off an American U-2 spy plane trying to fly over his country. Iranian state television broadcast the comments by Gen. Farzad Esmaili on Friday, saying the incident happened “in recent days.” Esmaili said the plane flew… Continue reading IRAN SAYS IT WARNED WAWAY AN AMERICAN U-2 AIRCRAFT
TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept two Russian bombers close to UK airspace. Aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were also launched as a “precautionary measure”. It is understood the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers did not enter UK airspace but flew from Norway and… Continue reading TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
JUNCKER CALLS FOR A EUROPE THAT DEFENDS
Sourced : Atlantic Council By Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission A Europe that protects is a Europe that defends – at home and abroad. We must defend ourselves against terrorism. Since the Madrid bombing of 2004, there have been more than 30 terrorist attacks in Europe – 14 in the last year alone. More than… Continue reading JUNCKER CALLS FOR A EUROPE THAT DEFENDS
THE WAR DOCTRINE ISRAEL DOES NOT TALK ABOUT
Sourced : War on the rocks By : Lt. Col. Ron Tira (res.) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is renowned for its war doctrine: a succession of rapid decisive operations based on surprising combined arms offensives. In the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Israeli tanks broke world records in tempo in terms of miles… Continue reading THE WAR DOCTRINE ISRAEL DOES NOT TALK ABOUT
RUSSIA LIKELY TO REDEPLOY ITS BOMBERS TO IRAN’S HAMADAN AIRBASE
Sourced : Defence World Russia and Iran are currently negotiating to redeploy Russian bombers to the Iran’s Hamadan airbase for resuming their counter terrorism missions in Syria. Russian planes first flew to the Iranian airstrip in August but now both countries are allegedly planning to adjust the base for the possible deployment, the Sputnik News… Continue reading RUSSIA LIKELY TO REDEPLOY ITS BOMBERS TO IRAN’S HAMADAN AIRBASE
POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION
Sourced : The Times By Bruno Waterfield EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told ambassadors yesterday she would table the “road map” to take advantage of “political space” opened by the Brexit vote. Her plans for military structures able “to act autonomously” from NATO have led to fears that the EU is seeking to rival… Continue reading POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION
REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT
Sourced : Real Clear Defense By Eric S. Edelman (Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, as well as former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) The modern Republic of Turkey remains one of the “pivotal” states in the international system. The country’s role as a U.S.… Continue reading REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT