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An U.S.-American point of view: Europe must regrow its teeth!
by Lt. Col. Chad M. Pillai. He is is a military strategist who has served in assignments in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Lt. Col. Pillai was assigned to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 2012-2013 where he … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, Chad M. Pillai, English, International, Security Policy
Tagged budget, China, Europe, European Security, European Union, Germany, Hard power, national security, NATO, Russia, Soft power, Strategy, United States, US
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RIMPAC 2018: Who’s In and Who’s Out?
by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, International, Paul Pryce, Sea Powers
Tagged exercise, RIMPAC
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Is the Russian T-90 a better tank for Iraq than the American Abrams?
by Paul Iddon. Iraq has recently began taking delivery of 73 Russian T-90S/SK main battle tanks (MBTs), the most sophisticated tank to enter the Iraqi arsenal since the United States supplied Baghdad with 140 refurbished M1A1M Abrams MBTs (without depleted … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Technology
Tagged Army, Baghdad, iraq, Iraqi Army, main battle tank, military hardware, Russia, United States, US
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Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Future Conflicts
by Patrick Truffer. He has been working in the Swiss Armed Forces for more than 15 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), and a master’s degree in … Continue reading
Syria remains the foremost proving ground for the world’s most powerful armed forces
by Paul Iddon For years now Syria has been the foremost proving ground for major military powers to test their equipment in real combat conditions. The first half of 2018 has proven no exception and in fact demonstrates that this … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, Intelligence, International, Paul Iddon, Security Policy, Syria
Tagged Afrin, F-22, F-35, France, israel, Russia, Syria, T-50, technology, The Middle East, training, Turkey, United States
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In the air, on the ground and sea: Qatar’s arms shopping list is exponentially growing
by Paul Iddon If even a sizable portion of the Emirate of Qatar’s current arms deals come to fruition in the foreseeable future then Doha’s military will become far larger and more powerful in the first half of the 2020s. … Continue reading
Drones are an evolving threat: The ‘poor man’s’ precision guided munition
by Asiri Fernando. He is currently reading for a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Politics, Security and Counter Terrorism Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. He has completed an internship at the Institute of National Security Studies … Continue reading
Posted in Asiri Fernando, Drones, English, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged drones, IEDs, insurgents, iraq, Islamic State, proliferation, Russia, swarm, Syria, technology, terrorism, UAV, Yemen
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The T-14 Armata from a technical point of view
by Captain Stefan Bühler, graduate engineer (University of Applied Sciences), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer at the NBC-KAMIR Competence Center for the Swiss Armed Forces and Commander of Tank Squadron 12/1. This article was originally published on the OG Panzer blog … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, International, Russia, Stefan Bühler, Technology
Tagged armored vehicles, main battle tank, Military, Russia, technology
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UK Naval Support Facility in Bahrain Opens
The opening of a United Kingdom Naval Support Facility (NSF) in Bahrain is the latest in a series of moves that continues to see a stronger UK defence presence with countries in the Gulf. In pursuing a policy of returning … Continue reading