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People in Kashmir have been cut off from the world for four months. Now, the internet shutdown is wiping out their photos, videos, and cherished memories.
WhatsApp Is Kicking Kashmiris Out of Their Accounts
Kashmir has been cut off from the world for four months. Now, the internet shutdown could wipe out people's photos, videos, and cherished memories.
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https://www.cicero.de/karikaturen/nato-familienbild #NATOSummit2019 #SakuraiSeit #Ukraine-Krise 2014 ist #Litauen um Sicherheit besorgt. Deshalb rüstet es seine Streitkräfte kontinuierlich auf. Nach Kauf deutscher Radpanzer einigt man sich mit #USA nun auf Lieferung von 200 #Oshkosh #JLTV 4x4 Geländewagen (#Humvee-Nachfolger).
Furcht vor russischer Aggression: Litauen ordert 200 Militärjeeps aus den USA
Seit der Ukraine-Krise ist Litauen um seine Sicherheit besorgt. Aus diesem Grund rüstet der Ostseestaat seine Streitkräfte kontinuierlich au...
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Tag Archives: Qatar
Qatar Constructs Airbase near Dukhan
Commercial satellite imagery shows the construction of Qatar’s new airbase located east of Dukhan on the peninsula’s western coast (coordinates 25.4723 N 51.0133 E). News reporting from 2018 suggests it will be called Tamim Airbase after Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad … Continue reading
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
Chinese drones and Russian air defense missiles: Why America’s Middle East allies are shopping elsewhere for some of their weapons
by Paul Iddon. The United State’s Middle East allies are increasingly using other sources to either purchase weapons which Washington won’t sell or equipment with comparable capabilities to what Washington has to offer. This ranges from drones, which the U.S. … Continue reading
Unrealistic demands on Qatar reveal the real reasons behind the blockade
by Patrick Truffer (originally published in German). He has been working in the Swiss Army 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 … Continue reading
Unrealistische Forderungen an Katar verraten die wahren Gründe der Blockade
von Patrick Truffer (English version). 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. Unter anderem auf Druck der … Continue reading
The Cost of Cutting off Qatar
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
The Gulf crisis and future of Qatar’s military
by Paul Iddon In any potential war pitting Qatar against the militaries of its Saudi and Emirati neighbours it’s clear Doha would face two adversaries with superior militaries, in terms of both quality and quantity. The tiny resource-rich sheikdom, the … Continue reading
Qatar – in a lunatic neighborhood! (Updated)
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. In the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, the Emirates, and Kuwait rarely … Continue reading
Satellite Imagery Confirms Qatari Isolation
Left: Planet imagery of Qatar’s As Salwa Border Crossing dated 07JUN17 / Right: 05JUN17 As the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the rest of the GCC states unfolds, food, among other commodities, could be in short supply if some agreement … Continue reading
The Islamic World’s Tectonic Plates
by Major Chad M. Pillai. He is a Strategist in the U.S. Army who received his Masters in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has published articles in Infinity Journal, War on … Continue reading
