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Tag: Russia

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
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Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia

August 14, 2020

A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…

Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon
Foreign Policy

Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon

July 22, 2020

MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2020. The advent of COVID-19 and a resulting fall in oil prices has forced the…

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Sec. Call Bounty Story “Uncorroborated”
War

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Sec. Call Bounty Story “Uncorroborated”

July 11, 2020

Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. PICTURED: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left,…

Russia and U.S. Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements
Foreign Policy

Russia and U.S. Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements

July 9, 2020

PICTURED: Fu Cong, Director‐General of the Department of Arms Control of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the People’s Republic…

Trump Attempts to Hold Fast to Troop Withdrawals from the World’s Most Corrupt Nation
War

Trump Attempts to Hold Fast to Troop Withdrawals from the World’s Most Corrupt Nation

July 3, 2020

PICTURED: U.S. Soldiers depart Forward Operating Base Baylough, Afghanistan. Photo credit: U.S. Army. CC 2.0. KABUL, Afghanistan. June 27th,…

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?
Foreign Policy

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?

June 22, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. WASHINGTON. June 18th, 2020. Congressman Eliot…

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
Foreign Policy

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?

June 8, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…

Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty
Foreign Policy

Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty

May 22, 2020

PICTURED: Boeing OC-135B Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft, used by the U.S. for Open Skies Treaty Flights. WASHINGTON, May 21st,…

2020 U.S. Goals for the Middle-East are About Confronting Russia, not Making Peace
Foreign Policy

2020 U.S. Goals for the Middle-East are About Confronting Russia, not Making Peace

January 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, December 30th, 2019. Ending a war, troop withdrawals, de-escalating tensions, none of these were among the goals stated…

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile
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DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile

December 18, 2019July 24, 2023

According to a press release from the Pentagon, the United States has just test-fired a prototype missile from the…

War

Russia And Turkey Negotiate Memorandum To Resolve Conflict In Northern Syria

October 23, 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019. Within the Russian city of Sochi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin have reached an…

War

Foreign Affairs Committee Congressmen Want A Syrian War They Can’t Have

October 16, 2019

Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) have put forward a joint resolution “opposing the decision to end…

Foreign Policy

Arms Race Starter Pistol Goes Off As U.S. Formally Withdraws From 1987 Missile Reduction Treaty

August 4, 2019

PICTURED: The 2K12 “Kub” (Russian: 2К12 “Куб”; English: cube) mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level…

Foreign Policy

House Committee Wants To Finance Europe’s Militaries

June 27, 2019

Washington, June 17th 2019. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs released a statement explaining that Committee Chair Eliot Engel…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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