Felea Cristian Comisia Europeană a adoptat, în 8 octombrie 2023, Pachetul de extindere pentru anul 2023, în care recomanda Consiliului European demararea negocierilor de aderare cu Republica Moldova și Ucraina. Consiliul European a decis să deschidă negocierile de aderare cu Ucraina și Moldova în … [Read more...]
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Why a Warrant Requirement for 702 Searches Will Do More Harm Than Good
Glenn S. Gerstell Editor’s Note: Portions of this article appeared in a paper prepared by the author for The Federalist Society. Only two months remain before the most important operational statute in the national security area expires. Yet Congress struggles to agree on the terms of any … [Read more...]
Cosmin Gabriel Pacuraru Tendințele industriei energetice în noua realitate geopolitică
Cosmin Gabriel Pacuraru Schimbarea[i] în geopolitica energiei este o necesitate după atacul Federației Ruse asupra Ucrainei din februarie 2022. Exporturile energetice rusești se transformau în banii care alimentau mașina de război rusească, astfel încât grupul țărilor democratice au impus … [Read more...]
Is the Middle East Heading for War?
Ghaffar Hussain Since mid-October 2023, Iran-backed militias have attacked US military bases in the Middle East on over 165 occasions. The deadliest attack so far took place in late-Jan of this year at a military base in the Jordanian desert close to the Syrian border. This was a drone strike … [Read more...]
Venezuela Amassing Troops On Guyana Border, Expanding Military Bases, Satellite Images Show
SAMYARUP CHOWDHURY The latest developments were seen in the satellite images shared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. Back in December 2023, President Maduro pledged that Venezuela would not take military action against Guyana. The leaders of Venezuela … [Read more...]
Why the War in Ukraine Will Not End This Year
Marek Kohv, Head of Security and Resilience Programme at the ICDS The West must make serious efforts to change the course of the war in Ukraine, Marek Kohv of think tank the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS) writes. Government orders for the defense industry … [Read more...]
US, Japan Accelerate War Drills to Deter China
Christy Lee The U.S. and Japan wrapped up a joint command post exercise late this week that analysts said was aimed at improving the coordination of their capabilities in dealing with threats from China. The Keen Edge 24 computer simulation exercise was intended "to practice responses in the … [Read more...]
Iran Update, February 9, 2024
Johanna Moore, Kathryn Tyson, Amin Soltani, Kitaneh Fitzpatrick, Talia Tayoun, and Brian Carter The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that … [Read more...]
WAVE OF TERROR China makes chilling Microwave Cannon ‘that can down SATELLITES’ with waves 68,000x stronger than Earth’s magnetic field
Tom Malley The cooling properties of the Stirling engines will boost the strength of the powerful microwave weapon, with tests showing it consumes just one-fifth of the energy of other systems. China has made similar models in the past but none that omit this kind of power - and certainly none … [Read more...]
Ukraine’s Ammunition Hunger Becomes a Famine
Nico Lange The lack of artillery and air defense ammunition is having a serious effect on the frontlines, with Russian forces now slowly advancing. The situation on Ukraine’s eastern front is now very serious. In Avdiivka, it is becoming more critical by the day. After the failure of the … [Read more...]