Tag Archives: Crimea

A long way: Russian military reform – Part 2

Posted on April 15, 2019

by Patrick Truffer (originally published in German). 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 … Continue reading →

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Ein weiter Weg: Die russische Militärreform – Teil 2

Posted on January 30, 2019

von Patrick Truffer (an English version follows later). Er arbeitet seit über 15 Jahren in der Schweizer Armee, verfügt über einen Bachelor in Staatswissenschaften der ETH Zürich und über einen Master in Internationale Beziehungen der Freien Universität Berlin. Dieser Artikel … Continue reading →

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Wagner: A closer look at Russian private security and military enterprise

Posted on January 7, 2019

by Caleb M. Larson. He covers U.S.-American security and foreign policy as well as European defense with a focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. He holds a Bachelor of Art in History from UCLA and a Master of Public Policy … Continue reading →

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Operation Atlantic Resolve: Back to Europe

Posted on March 11, 2017

by Louis Martin-Vézian of CIGeography (Facebook / Twitter). Due to the stable situation in Europe, the new strategic direction of the Obama administration towards the East Asian-Pacific region (Pivot to East Asia) and the increasing austerity measures in the US … Continue reading →

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A Date with Destiny: NATO’s Warsaw Summit

Posted on June 21, 2016

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 →

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Estonia’s security concerns and vulnerabilities

Posted on November 4, 2015

by Patrick Truffer. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs and completes a Master of Arts program in International Relations at the Freie Universität Berlin. Estonian President Toomas … Continue reading →

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Russia Jumped S-300 from Hvardiyske Airbase

Posted on November 3, 2015

Last year after the Crimean parliament declared its independence from Ukraine on 17 March, Russia moved two units of S-300PM (5P85Ts) to the Hvardiyske Air Base. Four days later, satellite imagery from 21 March confirmed the move. [1] Previously, Russia had … Continue reading →

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The Pentagon Is Far From ‘Entrenched’ in Ukraine

Posted on September 21, 2015

by Joseph Trevithick, a freelance journalist and researcher. He is also a regular contributing writer at War is Boring and a Fellow at GlobalSecurity.org. In response to Western criticism of actions in Ukraine, Russia has accused the United States of … Continue reading →

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Russia Is Top US National Security Threat Says General Dunford — That Should Make It the Top Priority for US Diplomacy

Posted on July 31, 2015

This article was published by the foreign policy blog greatcharlie.com which granted us permission to republish it. Check out greatcharlie’s blog for more commentaries and advices for foreign and defense policymakers, political and business leaders as well as policy aficionados … Continue reading →

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A Way Out in Ukraine?

Posted on January 12, 2015

Sören Behnke is a Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Circle based in Berlin and is currently enrolled in the ‘Military Studies’ M.A. at the University of Potsdam. As Winter is settling in across eastern Europe, the war in Ukraine … Continue reading →

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