Kyiv Gets the Tanks but Will They Make a Difference?
With Chancellor Olaf Scholtz’s decision to send 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, the US, UK, Poland,…
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US Increasingly In the Cold on Venezuela—Supporting a Government Several Governments Ago
The united opposition political parties in Venezuela, through the unicameral legislature called the National Assembly, decided to end the…
France Commits to 40% Increase in Military Spending, Nuclear Weapon Modernization
French President Emmanuel Macron announced recently his administration would increase France’s national defense spending 40% over the next 6…
Leftover US “Strategic Baggage” in Syria Struck Again By Drone Attacks
Three one-way attack drones targeted the United States’ al-Tanf garrison in southern Syria on Friday morning, injuring two members…
Ukraine War will not End This Year – Nation is Already “De Facto NATO Member” and “Weapons Lab”
In May and December, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger voiced opinions to the media that the war between…
Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase
Citing “the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Kishida government of…
Serbia-Kosovo Standoff Ends as KFOR Takes Down Road Barricades
The barricades on roads in the north of the breakaway province of Kosovo have been removed by a NATO…
Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout
A crisis with the potential consequence of ethnic cleaning is seemingly being welcomed in Eastern Europe by several NATO…
While Ukraine War Continues Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia
After 300 NATO-trained Kosovar military police officers occupied the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica in southern Serbia/Kosovo in early…
$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup
In a 350 to 80 vote, the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a mammoth military…
Ukraine Arms Industry Hints at Cause of Strikes on Airfields Inside Russia—US Denies Any Association
On Monday, two separate bases deep inside Russian territory, the Diaghilev military airfields in the Ryazan region and Engels…
Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
Story at a glance… As winter nears, leaders and lawmakers are beginning to call for negotiations in Ukraine. Other…
More in Congress Want Oversight of Ukraine Aid: Nigeria Says They’re Ending Up with Sahel Terrorists
Earlier in the year, calls to unify the disparate efforts to arm and fund Ukraine led to the Ukraine…
“Publishing is not a crime”: Major Newspapers Sign Letter Telling Biden to End Persecution of Julian Assange
Five major news outlets have signed a letter urging President Biden to end his charging of Wikileaks founder Julian…
Damascus Museum Opens New Exhibition of 35,000 Artifacts Recovered After Decade of War
Around 35,000 stolen Syrian artifacts have been retrieved by the authorities since the beginning of the 11-year war in…
Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up
On Thursday, Kyodo News reported that 30 years to the day of the US closing her largest overseas military…
US Will Never Accept a Nuclear-Armed North Korea, Even if it’s Requisite to Disarmament Talks
The People’s Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) launched 23 ballistic missiles into the sea near the South Korean…
Is it the End of the Road for the US Saudi Relationship?
Following OPEC’s decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, a wave of anti-Saudi sentiment is…
The Skewed Perception of Putin’s Invasion Has Led to Current Disastrous Escalation
Russia has launched a massive rocket attack on critical infrastructure sites across Ukrainian territory, striking nearly every major city…
Declaring the Killing of an Unnamed al-Shabaab Leader, the US Briefly Highlights America’s Forgotten War
Story at a glance… An important leader of al-Shabaab was killed recently. It’s the most recent event of a…