By: Robert Dougherty The Australian Army has celebrated the acquisition of HIMARS systems as an historic achievement with the new ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of kilometres away with guided missiles. The high mobility artillery rocket systems are the first … [Read more...]
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Nord Stream: What Hersh Got Wrong
By Mike Whitney There’s something not-quite-right about Sy Hersh’s report on the destruction of Nord Stream 2. There is a number of inconsistencies in the piece that lead me to believe that Hersh was less interested in presenting ‘the unvarnished truth’ than relaying a version of events that … [Read more...]
CENTRE DE PUTERE ŞI AXE GEOPOLITICE
Motto: „Analfabetismul viitorului nu va fi cel care nu ştie să citească, ci acela care nu ştie să înţeleagă.” Alvin Tofflerdr. ing. Sorin DOBIRCIANU Abstract. The material presented is a reflection of the complex formulas in the subject matter and in the field, rendered in the current global … [Read more...]
LUMEA RĂZBOAIELOR VERSUS RĂZBOIUL LUMILOR?
dr. Vasile SIMILEANU În ultimul deceniu al secolului al XX-lea consideram că, după demantelarea URSS şi relansarea unui mediu de securitate global, la care „noua” Rusie să fie parte, lumea va abandona geopolitica telurocratică şi va adopta geopolitica toposului. Perioada care a urmat până în anul … [Read more...]
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Is This An Act of Terror? No Evidence Sofar
By Peter Koenig According to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “More than 13 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey.” (quoted by Tass, February 7, 2023) “The earthquake has caused colossal damage. It was the biggest-ever calamity not only in our … [Read more...]
Forulmul Securitatii Maritime
MS DAILY BRIEF 16 februarie 202 Cuprins Întâlniri între oficiali ai Pentagonului și reprezentanți militari din țările Golfului consacrate unei alianțe de apărare împotriva Iranului Aviz tancurilor T-14 Armata: Rusia a pierdut în premieră un sistem de ultimă generație Palantin distrus în … [Read more...]
At the Crossroads of Ancient Empires
James Jay Carafano The Dalmatian Coast in Croatia (when the Romans took over the region in 10 AD, they named it after the inhabitants, the Dalmatae) is another tourist destination sadly less desirable because of all the tourists. When the cruise ships dock in Dubrovnik, you literally cannot walk … [Read more...]
India strengthens regional power projection with new carrier capabilities
By: Stephen Kuper While many have claimed the aircraft carrier is dead, many powers seem to have missed the memo recognising the growing importance of fleet-based air power. India is the latest regional power to expand its aircraft carrier capabilities, enhancing their avenues for … [Read more...]
Prediction of a Disenchanted World “Inside the Iron Cage”
By Edward Curtin “No one knows who will live in this [iron] cage in the future….” – Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism I would prefer not to relay the following very strange story given to me by a fellow sociologist, but he had done me a number of favors, and since he … [Read more...]
Seth Frantzman on Drones and the Transformation of Warfare
by Marilyn Stern Seth Frantzman, a Middle East correspondent at the Jerusalem Post, executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA), and author of Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future, spoke to a January … [Read more...]