Uncategorized

Don’t Buy China’s Hypersonic Head-Fake. Its Spaceplanes Are Racing Ahead (Daniel Shats, Peter W. Singer, Defense One)

After shocked U.S. leaders decried China’s August flight of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried a head fake, issuing a statement that actually referred to...

This New AI Tool Can Help Spot an Imminent Invasion (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Just how many jets, cargo planes, and other military vehicles is Russia deploying to the border of Ukraine? Answering that sort of question is...

How to Avert War in Ukraine (Lyle J. Goldstein, Defense One)

It is now quite conceivable that a major war will take place in Europe. Moreover, it is also possible that this war could spread...

The Kremlin’s Logic of Threats and Strategic Ambiguity (Dumitru Minzarari, The Jamestown Foundation)

The December 7 video-conference between Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia raised many questions, as both sides were...

The Russian Military Buildup Around Ukraine: Bluff Versus Intention (Volodymyr Havrylov, The Jamestown Foundation)

News of an apparent Russian military buildup around Ukraine has been attracting increasingly alarming international headlines since October (see EDM, October 14, December 2). These developments...

The Anniversary That Russia Fails to Internalize (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

The topics of Russia’s plight and future prospects came up again and again last week, in the December 7 video-conversation between Presidents Joseph Biden...

The United States-Malaysia Relationship (US Department of State)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 14-15 where he will meet with Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail...

Commending the European Union’s Sanctions Actions Against Wagner Group and Affiliates (US Department of State)

The United States welcomes the European Union’s actions to sanction the Russia-backed Wagner Group and its associates.  These actions underscore our joint commitment to...

Denmark, Norway join European corvette program (Tom Kington, Defense News)

Denmark and Norway are the latest European countries to sign up to a multinational European plan to build a common corvette. The two nations have...

Latest articles