About 40 Turkish NATO soldiers request asylum in Germany

About 40 Turkish NATO soldiers request asylum in Germany

Forty Turkish soldiers stationed in various NATO positions in Germany have asked for asylum. The Turkish side is urging Germany to not accept those requests. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  About 40 mostly high-ranking Turkish soldiers who worked at NATO facilities in Germany but were suspended after the failed coup in Turkey in July have requested asylum in […]

Is Ukraine a glimpse into the future of Europe?

Is Ukraine a glimpse into the future of Europe?

Ukraine’s civil war, their effort toward energy independence from Russia and a desire for a nationalist state might be a glimpse into the  European future. Ukraine is a wreck, and there’s no easy solution, or any at all, in sight. In Syria, there are options to act as band-aids. But, in Ukraine, we see opposing […]

State-owned Russian tank maker publishes propaganda for preschoolers

State-owned Russian tank maker publishes propaganda for preschoolers

One of Russia’s largest state-owned weapons producers is set to release a children’s book aimed at preschoolers about a little tank that learns about the “adventures” of Russian weapon systems in “foreign lands.” The book, entitled, “Adventures of the Little Tank,” follows a toy that was accidentally left in a museum full of Russian weapon […]

UNDERBELLY: A short story from Modern War institute at West Point

UNDERBELLY: A short story from Modern War institute at West Point

This short fictional story explores what would happen in the event of a war between Russia and Europe with the United States having reduced their commitment to NATO. -Vasilis Chronopoulos.  The major general had forged his 31-year career in the British Army by sheer will, be it through SAS selection, stultifying desk jobs, Iraq, Afghanistan, a PhD in […]

In Lithuania, learning how to block tanks with trees is back in fashion

In Lithuania, learning how to block tanks with trees is back in fashion

With a tactic in use since Roman times, the abatis, US and Canadian engineers try to stop tanks in Lithuania. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  Russia has lots of tanks. Lithuania has lots of trees. It’s not complicated. That’s why Canadian and American troops in Lithuania recently trained to block roads with downed trees — a useful tactic in the […]

Trump’s attitudes toward the EU and NATO could lead to ‘unprecedented changes in US foreign policy’

Trump’s attitudes toward the EU and NATO could lead to ‘unprecedented changes in US foreign policy’

If President-elect Donald Trump’s recent statements on the European Union and the NATO are any indication, his administration could bring unprecedented changes to longstanding alliances between Western countries. In an interview published Sunday with the Times of London and Bild newspapers, Trump questioned the value of the NATO alliance when he was asked whether he […]

Trump reaffirms NATO’s concerns, suggests lifting sanctions on Russia

Trump reaffirms NATO’s concerns, suggests lifting sanctions on Russia

President-elect Donald Trump granted a joint interview to the Times of London and Bild, a German publication, over the weekend, in which he laid out portions of his foreign policy strategy. Among the issues addressed were the sanctions placed on Russia as a result of its military annexation of Crimea, and how the incoming president views […]

Lithuania fears a Russian invasion. Now, it wants to build a border fence.

Lithuania fears a Russian invasion. Now, it wants to build a border fence.

After the Soviet Union sacrificed millions of lives to help defeat Nazi Germany, it received a token of gratitude from its allies: a chunk of territory surrounding the Prussian city of Konigsberg on the Baltic Sea. Now called Kaliningrad, the isolated and highly militarized Russian enclave of nearly 1 million people is provoking renewed fears […]

Amid Trump’s NATO blasts, U.S. Marines’ Norway mission goes on

Amid Trump’s NATO blasts, U.S. Marines’ Norway mission goes on

Nearly 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday with a clear assignment from the outgoing Obama administration: Train with allies and help reinforce the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s northernmost border with Russia. But the latest comments from President-elect Donald Trump—who referred to NATO as “obsolete” in a newspaper interview—have left the U.S. military in […]

Hundreds of Marines landing in Norway officially has nothing to do with Russia… unofficially has everything to do with Russia

Hundreds of Marines landing in Norway officially has nothing to do with Russia… unofficially has everything to do with Russia

For the first time since World War II, three hundred U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday.  Although these troops arrived just days after more than 3500 American service personnel landed in Poland in support of NATO Operation Atlantic Resolve (bolstering European defenses against a potential Russian attack) both American and Norwegian officials dismissed suggestions […]

Russian active measures target Sweden

Russian active measures target Sweden

Golden showers, hookers, and Trump are the latest talk of the day, and no, it isn’t a 4chan prank, but an intelligence report from a former MI6 intelligence officer-turned private intelligence contractor. Now, we must make an important distinction that, just because the report was compiled by a former intelligence officer, this does not make any […]