Russia spreading fake news, counterfeit documents, and other disinformation in Sweden: report
An expert at Sweden’s most respected foreign policy institute have accused Russia of using underhand methods, including fake news, counterfeit documents, and other disinformation, to influence Swedish decision-making. The report by Martin Kragh, a Russia expert at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, is the first empirical study detailing Russia’s use of ‘active measures’ in […]
War Could Have Broken Out 66 Times In Last 18 Months: Russia Vs Nato Forces
Russia and NATO have been told they must agree to new rules on their military exercises to avoid triggering a war after 66 recorded ‘close encounters’ since March last year. Relations between Russia and the West relations have been in the deep freeze after the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in March last year. Since […]
South Africa Attacks US, Defends China And Russia
The ANC’s shift to the East is gaining traction. The Russia nuclear deal has cemented that partnership while the Chinese link is ever-growing. Mandarin will soon be an option in schools, while cheap steel imports are working against local industry. At what cost are these relationships developed? The latest concern comes from the South Africa […]
Germany to end its contribution to NATO’s Patriot missile deployment in Turkey
Germany will end its contribution to NATO’s Patriot anti-missile systems in southern Turkey by the beginning of 2016, the Federal Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. “The decision was taken after the present assessments made by the NATO in June 2015, which concluded that the threat against Turkish territories by Syrian ballistic missiles is very […]
Turkey Starts Working With ISIS Terrorist Group: USA Outraged
US President Barack Obama with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the NATO Summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, on September 5. An American military source told Fox News that US military leaders were “outraged” when Turkey began launching airstrikes against the Kurdish PKK in northern Iraq just hours after striking a […]
Nations across the globe will soon be engulfed by a ‘third world war’ sparked by terrorists
A senior Iranian official on Wednesday warned of an impending “third world war” that will be sparked by terrorists, according to regional reports. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Iran’s powerful Expediency Council, warned in comments that the “outbreak of World War III” is coming in the near future, according to a report by Iran’s […]
US to Deploy Heavy Weapons in Eastern Europe Amid Tensions With Russia
The US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington says, in the midst of the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine. “We will temporarily stage one armoured brigade combat team’s vehicles and associated equipment in countries in […]
Vladimir Putin Nuclear Move ‘Dangerous’ – Nato
Nato has condemned Russia’s move to strengthen its nuclear arsenal, saying it amounted to “nuclear sabre-rattling” and was “unjustified” and “dangerous”. President Vladimir Putin said Russia would put more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into service this year. It is part of a wide-reaching programme to modernise the country’s military. The move comes after […]
Obama Gives Non-Nato Ally Status to Tunisia
The US has designated Tunisia a major non-NATO ally, promising enhanced military cooperation. Tunisia, the starting point for the Arab Spring, faces growing security threats – especially from a destabilized Libya. President Barack Obama on Tuesday said Washington intended to confer the special status to Tunisia because of the country’s efforts at a transformation to […]
NATO and Djibouti consolidate their cooperation
NATO and the Republic of Djibouti have enhanced their cooperation, by concluding on 22 April 2015 an agreement to establish a NATO liaison office in Djibouti in support of the Alliance’s counter piracy operation, Ocean Shield, in the Gulf of Aden. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Ambassador Francesca Tardioli, and the Republic of […]
