Russia

The Russian battle-sphere is expanding, but it’s nothing new. Russia has simply recycled a few old tricks from the good old days, and Cold War 2.0 is on the rise.

The Army is developing its weapons, technologies and platforms with a greater emphasis on being ready for great-power, mechanized force-on-force war in order maintain cross-the-board readiness and deter near-peer adversaries from unwanted aggression. While the service aims to be prepared for any conceivable contingency, to include counterinsurgency, counterterrorism and hybrid-type conflicts, the Army has been […]

It’s happened again. Last Friday, a Russian Air Force fighter jet intercepted an American Reconnaissance Plane over the Baltic Sea, in international airspace, and engaged in a dangerous game of high-speed intimidation. The message was clear: get out of here. At one point, the Russian jet did a barrel roll over the American plane at […]

In 1975, the USSR actually fired a cannon from an orbiting space station. Forty years later, we finally got a good look at this gun. A quarter of the century after the end of the Cold War, the only cannon that has actually fired in space finally comes to light. Installed on the Almaz space […]

Russia offered support for China’s opposition to U.S. actions in two of Asia’s biggest security flash points amid mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea. Foreign ministers from China and Russia expressed “grave concern” about the possible U.S. deployment of the Thaad anti-missile system in South Korea to defend against […]

China and Russia will increase military exercises to strengthen security and defense cooperation amid growing tensions in the ­disputed South China Sea. Russian Defense Minister ­Sergey Shoigu unveiled the plan at a meeting with his visiting ­Chinese counterpart Chang ­Wanquan on Wednesday, Tass news agency reported. “We highly appreciate a high level of Russian-Chinese contact […]

Russian reactions to NATO and the growth of the alliance, as well as opposition to Russia’s aggressive tactics, are increasingly blind as the Kremlin lashes out via its international propaganda channels. Russia to boost military force if Sweden allies with NATO – Senator “We are talking not only about some technical measures, we are talking numbers as […]

What are Ukrainians facing in their own backyard? Lots of well-armed Russians. Infographic courtesy of Visuals UA Featured Image: A Russian 220mm TOS-1A Buratino, Thermobaric Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), a “fuel-air” weapons delivery system. This Russian-unique weapon system was allegedly “captured” by Russian-backed Separatist in Ukraine. Although, this MLRS was never part of the Ukrainian arsenal. […]

Imagine American Special Forces soldiers traveling around Baghdad in civilian vehicles, speaking the local language, carrying false passports, and operating under a cover as they case targets and dodge foreign intelligence agents. Today, such a thing is an impossibility, a much sought after capability that Special Forces has been unable to attain in recent years. […]

If Robert Ludlum and Bertolt Brecht ever collaborated on a plotline, they might have come up with something like The Browder Effect, which aired on April 13 on Rossiya-1 as a two-hour documentary and follow-up discussion. In this paranoid rendering, Alexey Navalny, the leader of Russia’s decimated opposition, is an agent of either the CIA or […]

What does it look like when the Russians are conducting counter-terror operations? It’s different, to say the least. The FSB infamous Blyatmobile, not Batmobile is on the scene. In Dagestan, the FSB had received information about the presence of a terrorist in the village of Leninkent Kirovsky district of Makhachkala. Special Forces of the FSB and the […]

The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks about risk reduction (an item on the agenda for the NATO-Russia Council this week) in the context of the recent SU 24 flyby in the Baltic Sea. He also mentions transparency, another topic on the agenda. Also included is He also mentions transparency, another topic on the […]