Sourced : The National Interest By Vuk Vuksanovic On October 10 2017, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went on a state visit to Serbia. While there, he met with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić, and stated: “Together with Serbia and with the entire Balkans, we want to make steps to resolve all the problems.” Vučić… Continue reading HOW THE BALKANS WERE WON: A TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SUCCESS STORY
SHOULD US MILITARY BE BETTING THE FARM ON STEALTH ?
Sourced : Asia Times By Stephen Bryen It was a really good bet in the 1980s and a pretty good bet in the 1990s, but is stealth the way to go in the 2020s? After all, it has been around for some 40 years and – so far, at least – hasn’t made much of… Continue reading SHOULD US MILITARY BE BETTING THE FARM ON STEALTH ?
MARITIME CYBER SECURITY : NO SUBSTITUTE FOR TESTING
By Chronis Kapalidis Academy Fellow, International Security Department, Chatham House It is not a matter of if you will be attacked, but when. No organization, be those international institutions, government agencies or small businesses can ever be 100 per cent cyberattack proof, as several examples have recently indicated. Therefore preparedness, in the form of testing… Continue reading MARITIME CYBER SECURITY : NO SUBSTITUTE FOR TESTING
RUSSIA TARGETS NATO SOLDIER SMARTPHONES, WESTERN OFFICIALS SAY
Sourced : The Wall Street Journal By Thomas Grove in Tapa, Estonia, Julian E. Barnes in Brussels and Drew Hinshaw in Orzysz, Poland Russia has opened a new battlefront with NATO, according to Western military officials, by exploiting a point of vulnerability for almost all allied soldiers: their personal smartphones. Troops, officers and government officials… Continue reading RUSSIA TARGETS NATO SOLDIER SMARTPHONES, WESTERN OFFICIALS SAY
TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday for an official visit to to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues amid growing tension following the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) referendum to secede from Iraq. According to presidential sources, Erdoğan is scheduled to meet with his Iranian counterpart Hassan… Continue reading TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS
ISRAEL TO CONDUCT JOINT AIR FORCE DRILLS WITH GREECE, CYPRUS AND EGYPT
Sourced : The Times of Israel Greece’s defense minister says plans are being drawn up for joint air force drills with Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and European countries as part of efforts to bolster stability in the eastern Mediterranean. Panos Kammenos’ remarks Sunday came after a military parade in the Cypriot capital to commemorate the 57th… Continue reading ISRAEL TO CONDUCT JOINT AIR FORCE DRILLS WITH GREECE, CYPRUS AND EGYPT
CHINA STAGES FIRST LIVE FIRE DRILLS AT OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI
Sourced : RT Chinese servicemen have held their first military drills at China’s first overseas base in the Horn of Africa in Djibouti. Less than two months after officially inaugurating their first foreign naval military base abroad in Djibouti, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA) held live-fire drills for the first time on Friday, Chinese… Continue reading CHINA STAGES FIRST LIVE FIRE DRILLS AT OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI
ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Sept. 25 Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over its independence referendum. Voting began on Sept. 25 despite strong opposition from Iraq’s central government and neighboring… Continue reading ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM
WHAT ARE TRUMP’S MILITARY OPTIONS IN NORTH KOREA ?
Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review By James Stavridis As the doomsday rhetoric intensifies between two untested and inexperienced leaders in Pyongyang and Washington, the risk of actual combat is rising. At the United Nations, President Donald Trump shocked most of the U.N. General Assembly by threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea to end the “suicide… Continue reading WHAT ARE TRUMP’S MILITARY OPTIONS IN NORTH KOREA ?
S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Russia will start the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey in a “minimum of two years,” Defense Industries Undersecretary İsmail Demir stated on Sept. 25. “We don’t want to give a full timetable as we have made certain negotiations to pull the calendar forward, but we can… Continue reading S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS