Mattis takes on Russia, China and American complacency: ‘We have no preordained right to victory on the battlefield’

Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke at the Reagan National Defense Forum over the weekend, taking the opportunity to discuss critical elements of the U.S. national security strategy, dispel misconceptions about the nation’s defense apparatus, and notably, take a few shots at Russian president Vladimir Putin and even China. When asked directly about Russia’s recent aggression […]

Watch Russian KA-52 helicopter fire rockets at unsuspecting crowd during last year’s Zapad drills

According to Russian media outlets, two or three people were wounded when a KA-52 helicopter, participating in last year’s massive Russian War Games “Zapad ‘17,” accidentally fired on a crowd of spectators that had been invited to witness the training cycle. The Russian military, however, contested these reports as “purposeful provocation or someone’s personal stupidity,” […]

Germany joins France in calling for a European army after Trump’s trip to Paris

Tensions have been unusually high between NATO allies over the past week, despite coming together in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the conclusion of World War I. President Trump, who has been playing defense domestically over not attending a wreath laying ceremony for American soldiers that died during the first World War, found […]

Russian veterans groups accuse Moscow of war crimes over their use of mercenaries

Earlier this year, a contingent of U.S. Special Operations troops working alongside Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria were engaged in a four-hour long firefight against a Syrian government-backed force of some 500 troops. Among those pro-Assad troops, it was reported at the time, were a number of Russian civilians — widely recognized among those […]

Did you hear? Another Civil War is about to break out after the midterms

Moscow, Russia — The Russian misinformation machine has reached new levels of operation. According to the mainstream Russian media, another American Civil War is about to break out. “The next presidential election could lead to a definitive split in American society and a new civil war,” stated RIA Novosti, a state-owned news agency, which also owns […]

The Pic of the Day: Putin meets with Trump’s National Security Advisor in Moscow

National Security Advisor John Bolton met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, October 22nd. Below is a transcript of their conversation, as relayed by the Kremlin: President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Bolton, colleagues, We are pleased to see you in Moscow. At the beginning of our conversation I would like to recall our meeting with the President of the United States in Helsinki. In my view, it […]

Meet the Night Wolves, Russia’s paramilitary biker gang

Dolna Krupa, Slovakia — Paramilitary and influence operations can take many forms. They could be a team of Delta Force operators conducting Operational Preparation of the Battlefield (OPB) in an unstable region; they could be a CIA front company creating a pro-U.S. narrative in a far-away country; but they could also be a Russian biker-gang […]

US Cyber Command starts issuing warnings to Russian election meddlers

There’s never been any doubt that cyber warfare is a unique facet of the national defense apparatus that comes with unique challenges and equally specific best practices. However, there’s something to be said for the Naval tradition of firing “a shot across the bow” of your opponent. The phrase usually refers to firing a warning […]