White House slams Russia over veto on Syria chemical weapons probe

The White House admonished Russia on Wednesday after it vetoed a United Nations plan to continue an ongoing investigation that recently found Syria killed dozens of people with chemical weapons and implored the international body to renew the probe. Russia cast a veto at the United Nations Security Council eight days ago, preventing the renewal […]

Iceland’s Elections: Russia, NATO, and Arctic Resources

Iceland—In yet another European election Icelanders flocked to the polls to decide their nation’s future. Could the result spell trouble for NATO and U.S. interests in the Arctic? First some background. In the Second World War, the Allies had a strategically vital base in the small island nation. The Allied supply convoys from North America […]

Watch: Russia’s ‘Flanker’ acrobat, the Su-30SM, in action

Although Russia has yet to field a proper fifth generation fighter, it has gone to great lengths to upgrade its existing aerial platforms in a way that, they believe, will keep them from falling behind nations like the United States and China, who currently boast the most technologically advanced fighters on the planet.  One of […]

Russian chopper that went down Thursday found by drone on the Arctic sea bed

According to Norwegian rescue officials, a Russian military helicopter that disappeared with eight people on board has been found on the seabed near the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard. In an official statement, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for northern Norway said that the missing Mi-8 helicopter went down Thursday near Svalbard settlement of Barentsburg.  Currently, […]

Massive ball of light appears in the sky above Siberia during Russian ICBM test

On Thursday night, a massive ball of light illuminated the sky above the town of Salekhard, in Russian Siberia.  Selekhard, which lies above the arctic circle, is no stranger to glowing lights in the night sky above them, and many residents had even settled in for a pleasant evening of watching the Northern Lights when […]

Ukraine Conflict Report: Dzerzhynske, an in-depth look at the front line

 Ukraine Conflict: Dzerzhynske (Donetsk Oblast) Background:  The War in Donbass is an armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, protests by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine–together commonly known as the “Donbass,” in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, which followed the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, were part […]

FBI’s undercover informant to testify regarding Russian nuclear scheme within the US

An undercover informant, who was under contract with Tenex, has been giving information to the FBI for around eight years now.  His efforts largely helped indict Vadim Mikerin’s illegal activities involving bribery and money laundering, and exposed the illicit dealings of Russia’s state-owned nuclear enterprise, Rosatom, within U.S. borders. This comes as controversy surrounds the […]

Syrian rebels say Iran won the war for Assad

Commanders in the Free Syrian Army (FSA), part of the opposition forces which have fought for years against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, claimed that without Iranian intervention they would have won the war. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Fateh Hassoun and Bashar al-Zoubi both cited the strong rebel gains being made […]

Novaya Gazeta, citing attacks on journalists, to arm its newsroom staff

The editor of Russia’s most prominent opposition newspaper says he intends to arm his staff with guns that fire rubber bullets in light of recent attacks on journalists. Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov discussed his plans on October 26, two days after Tatyana Felgenhauer, a program host at Russia’s only independent news radio station, Ekho […]

Watch: US Army live fire drills in Germany approximates modern warfare in Europe

Over the past 16 years, the average American concept of war has shifted to include vast, desert expanses and tan camouflage uniforms, and although a significant terrorist threat remains, the fight against our nation’s enemies has grown to encompass nearly every environment found on the planet.  As the recent tragic ambush of American soldiers in […]