Military & Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be forced to direct its armed forces at any countries which might threaten it, potentially adding to tensions with Western powers over its military ambitions. Tension has flared with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, in which pro-Russian separatist forces have seized …

In the interest of global peace, the United States must mend relations with China, or else suffer the consequences of World War III. At least, that’s what billionaire investor George Soros says.  “Both the US and China have a vital interest in reaching an understanding because the alternative is …

Russia will likely retaliate against the Pentagon’s planned deployment of its F-22 Raptor fighters in Europe, according to Vladimir Batyuk, from the Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The US’ possible deployment of its F-22 Raptor fighters in Europe will inevitably provoke confrontation between Russia …

The rupture between Russia and the West stemming from the 2014 crisis over Ukraine has wide-ranging geopolitical implications. Russia has reverted to its traditional position as a Eurasian power sitting between the East and the West, and it is tilting toward China in the face of political and …

At the 2015 International Paris Air Show that is to kick off Monday at the Le Bourget airport, Russia will focus mainly on negotiations with European companies, Russia’s state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.  PARIS (Sputnik) — The 51st Paris Air Show will take place on June 15-21 and is expected …

The Pentagon and US intelligence community are weighing what is referred to as an “Al-Sisi Option” for Libya, as the June 17 deadline for a United Nations-brokered cease-fire and unity government deal nears, with no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough.  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, headed …

There are legitimate reasons to compare the ongoing military insurrection in Libya against the Islamist-dominated government in Tripoli and the Al Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood militias dominating the eastern half of the country to the June-July 2013 events in Egypt, which ousted the Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi.  Libyan …

Even though peace talks are slated to begin on June 14 in Geneva, Switzerland between the major parties involved in the current phase of the conflict over the control of Yemen the fighting rages on inside this underdeveloped Middle Eastern state. Prior to the announcement of the U.N.-sponsored …

Russia finalized the project of a new Combat Railway Missile Complex (BZhRK) that will multiply its nuclear potential and counter the US Conventional Prompt Global Strike, RG.ru reported. The two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States of America, chose different structures for their nuclear arsenals. Washington gave preference …