Category: Security and Strategy

Source: World Tribune Two U.S. Navy warships transited the Taiwan Strait on Nov. 28, on the eve of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale, accompanied by the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos,… Continue reading US SENDS WARSHIPS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS AHEAD OF XI-TRUMP TALKS AT G20

Source: ABC News By vladimir isachenkov, A senior Russian diplomat warned Monday that the planned U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era arms control pact could critically upset stability in Europe. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe after opting out of the treaty banning their use,… Continue reading RUSSIA WARNS US AGAINST DEPLOYING NEW MISSILES TO EUROPE

Source: Kathimerini Cyprus By Yiannis Kafkaridis Cyprus announced that energy consortium Total-ENI has applied for a licence to explore for natural gas in offshore prospect Block 7 of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone. In a statement the Ministry of Energy said that “within the framework of the application procedures for a Hydrocarbon Research License in Block… Continue reading TOTAL – ENI SHOWS INTEREST FOR BLOCK 7 OF THE CYPRIOT EEZ

Source: Times of Israel Greece, Italy, and Cyprus have reached an agreement with Israel to lay a pipeline connecting the Jewish state’s gas reserves to the three countries, in a major project estimated at costing over $7 billion that will supply gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, as the continent seeks to diversify its… Continue reading ISRAEL, CYPRUS. GREECE AND ITALY AGREE ON $7 BILLION EAST MED GAS PIPELINE TO EUROPE

Source: Ekathimerini By Prof. Angelos Syrigos, Vassilis Nedos With drilling under way in Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone, Kathimerini has seen seven maps outlining Turkey’s claims in the Eastern Mediterranean, revealing its intentions in the region. The maps, which have been cited in recent weeks by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, suggest that any others in… Continue reading TURKISH CLAIMS IN EAST MED UNVEILED IN MAPS

Source: UK Defence Journal By George Allison The signing of the Armed Forces (Gibraltar) Act marks an important milestone for both the UK and Gibraltar, say the British government. The government say that the signing will ensure the relationship between Service Police on The Rock and the Royal Gibraltar Police will ‘go from strength to… Continue reading BRITISH GOVERNMENT REAFFIRM IMPORTANCE OF GIBRALTAR TO UK DEFENCE

Source: POLITICO By Philip Kaleta The defense ministers of 25 EU member countries agreed Monday on a joint EU intelligence school, along with 16 other new projects, as part of their military pact. The new projects, signed off by the defense ministers of all the EU’s member countries except Denmark, Malta and the United Kingdom… Continue reading EU TO LAUNCH JOINT SPY SCHOOL BOOST ELECTRONIC WARFARE SKILLS

Source: Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will start its own exploration operations for natural resources in licensed areas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said on Nov. 18. “We will start activities in the areas licensed by the Turkish Cypriots to Turkish Petroleum, in addition to our continental shelf,”… Continue reading TURKEY TO LAUNCH EXPLORATION FOR NATURAL RESOURCES IN AREAS CLOSE TO CYPRUS

Source: Straits Times By Tatsuya Fukumoto In late October, I spent nine days embedded aboard the Kaga, the largest helicopter carrier-type destroyer of the Maritime Self-Defence Force, as the vessel toured the South China Sea on a long-term training deployment. The South China Sea has been the site of increased maneuvering between China and the… Continue reading CHINESE VESSEL ENCOUNTERED BY JAPANESE DESTROYER DURING A FUELLING DRILL

Source The Drive By Joseph Trevithick The Russian Ministry of Defense has released its first official video showing a pair of Su-57 stealth fighters during their bizarrely short deployment to Syria earlier in 2018. It’s as unclear as ever what the planes actually did in the two days or so that that they were there… Continue reading RUSSIA RELEASES FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO OF SU-57 IN SYRIA