Tag: NATO

According to U.S. Defense officials, a Russian fighter jet conducted an “unprofessional” intercept of an unarmed U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance plane was flying in international airspace over the increasingly contested Baltic Sea when it was approached at high speeds by a Russian Su-27. The […]

Last November, a strange form began to take shape in skies above Okanogan County, Washington. A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler screaming through the sky above the small community first left two circular contrails before setting out on an elongated shape connecting the two … and just like that, an internet sensation was born. In what […]

Three United States senators, James Lankford, Jeanne Shaheen, and Thom Tillis, have introduced a bill that would halt an future transfers of U.S. produced fighter jets to Turkey. The bill was established because of the concern over Turkey acquiring high end military equipment, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, while continuing to act recklessly as […]

Between foreign military influences, civil war, and the presence of Islamic extremism, Syria has become a quagmire of conflict in recent years. Now, with a litany of domestic and international military assets in play, Syria appears to have become a test bed of sorts for new military technologies — particularly for the Russian military, who […]

The Taliban coordinated two simultaneous attacks on Monday, resulting in the deaths of 14 Afghani troops and police officers. Both attacks occurred across the Badghis province, in the northwestern part of the country near the border of Turkmenistan. The first attack happened in the Ab Kamari District to the west, where nine soldiers were killed. […]

According to Turkish President Erdogan, the United States and its western allies seek to maintain control of the oil fields in northern Syria. Over this past weekend he said, “Those who are planning in Syria are planning on oil, and we will spoil this game. By supporting Syria, and making this country stay on its feet again, […]

Many representatives spoke at the Kiev Security Forum this year where they expressed hopes for Ukraine as a nation and raised awareness for Russian transgressions. Among these speakers was Republic of Lithuania‘s 13th Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who was resolute in explaining that it is a mistake to discriminate between the “opinion of the Russian government” and the “opinion […]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is looking to acquire roughly $400 billion for Syrian restoration efforts from the Russian government. The Syrian president met with a delegation of Russian government officials over the weekend where he expressed that 7 years of war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure.  The “infrastructure recovery” will take the amount specified and […]

The United State’s 22nd Permanent Representative to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has guaranteed Ukraine of the United States support for their induction into NATO. She expressed this confidently during a panel discussion at the eleventh Security Forum, which was set-up by the Open Ukraine Fund. She said, “We want Ukraine to become a NATO member, I can assure you. The […]

On the 12th of April the Hellenic Air Force lost another pilot. Captain Georgios Baltadoros was killed while returning from a 45 minute flight over the Aegean, when his Mirage 2000-5 crashed at sea. For the better part of the flight he was in a dogfight against Turkish aircraft that violated Greek airspace. Captain Baltadoros was […]

Ever since Russia’s military annexation of Crimea in 2014, tensions between Vladimir Putin’s regime and NATO forces on Europe’s eastern flank have been on the rise. While the combined military might of the NATO alliance should be able to route a Russian offensive against Europe, concerns remain even the recently bolstered NATO force couldn’t prevent […]

In his final speech as President Trump’s national security advisor, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster parted ways with the president’s softer approach to Russian diplomacy, setting his sights squarely on the recently re-elected Russian President, Vladimir Putin. For too long, some nations have looked the other way in the face of these threats. Russia brazenly and […]