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US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoIn an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday at Africa Lion, a war games exercise in...
How China uses Russia to chew up the UN
The Economist· 6 days agoIN THESE GRIM and violent times, it may seem odd to fret about diplomatic dysfunction in the United Nations Security Council. Its five permanent...
Why Putin’s next target could be the Balkans
Politico· 5 days agoSkirmishes occurred between the two sides at Kosovo’s northern border in September. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner also maintains a presence in the ...
Life on Ukraine’s front line: ‘Worse than hell’ as Russia advances
USA Today· 5 days agoThe artillery fire begins just before dawn. Viktor, the infantryman, ducks his head under a canopy...
Paramilitary: Russian Mercs Multiply
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJuly 25, 2018: In Russia, there is increasing popular opposition to the growing number of mercenary organizations, especially those working directly for the government. Then ...
US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia
Seattle Times· 5 days agoIn an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday at Africa Lion, a war games exercise in...
With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRemoving a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five...
Thousands of Ukrainian prisoners apply to join army in return for parole
Reuters via AOL· 4 days agoIn its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners...
How the Kremlin uses comics to glorify its war in Ukraine
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAnother series of Ukraine war-related comics is centred around the exploits of the Russian Wagner mercenary group and its late founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin ...
Assassination nation: Russia has Zelensky in its crosshairs
The Hill· 5 days agoLast week, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, told the state-run TASS...