In blow to Ukraine’s reform hopes, top official resigns, citing corruption MOSCOW — In a blow to hopes that Ukraine will be able to overcome a decades-long struggle with corruption and mismanagement, the country’s Western-trained economy minister resigned Wednesday, saying he had been unable to beat back corruption. 19.02.2016
Why Obama’s Army Isn’t Defeating Russia, China, ISIS President Barack Obama once ridiculed a political opponent for suggesting the military should look to its past to determine how it should fight today. 17.02.2016
NATO's Nightmare: Russian Sub Activity Rises to Cold War Levels Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic has climbed back up to Cold War-era levels after a prolonged lull following the collapse of the Soviet Union. 17.02.2016
Colonel Gaddafi warned Tony Blair of Islamist attacks on Europe, phone conversations reveal Transcripts of two telephone conversations between the two leaders which took place on February 25, 2011, are made public. 11.02.2016
Saudi Arabia has a giant mess on its hands The next casualty in Saudi Arabia's oil price war might be its own economy. 08.02.2016
Russian airstrikes are working in Syria — enough to put peace talks in doubt BEIRUT — Russia’s military intervention in Syria is finally generating gains on the ground for Syrian government forces, tilting the battlefield in favor of President Bashar al-Assad to such an extent that the Obama administration’s quest for a negotiated settlement to the war suddenly looks a lot less likely to succeed. 07.02.2016
Saudi Arabia's Secret Holdings of U.S. Debt Are Suddenly a Big Deal - Hiding data is “mind-boggling,” says former Treasury official - Saudi burns through $100 billion of reserves as strains emerge It’s a secret of the vast U. 03.02.2016
Yes, Putin may be starting to win Georgia away from the West. Here’s why that matters. Is Georgia on the verge of a Kremlin-inspired political takeover? No. 03.02.2016
Our spoiled, emasculated, de‑spiritualised societies in the West are in terminal decline In 2015 we witness a rare geopolitcal power shift - and in the face of every kind of new external challenge the leaders of the EU and the USA have never looked weaker or more bemused. 29.01.2016
How Terrorism Came Back to Turkey A suicide bomber identified as an Islamic State (IS) militant killed [ http://www. 22.01.2016
Russia Moves Ahead With Building New Aircraft Carriers After decades of effort to reconstitute its shipbuilding industry following the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia looks set to regain a key ability: Moscow will be able to build aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships domestically as soon as 2019. 22.01.2016
Revealed: Russia's Lethal Su-34 Fullback Goes Global Russia is on the verge of securing its first export order for the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback bomber. 13.01.2016
Saudi Arabia is playing an increasingly destabilising role in the Middle East, German intelligence warns German intelligence has warned that Saudi Arabia is playing an increasingly destabilising role in the Middle East. 11.12.2015
Elements in Turkey Likely Involved in Daesh Oil Smuggling - Ex-Ambassador Former Turkish Ambassador to Iraq and the United Kingdom Unal Cevikov claims that elements within Turkey are likely involved in the illicit oil trade with Daesh, but it is not official Turkish government policy. 09.12.2015
Ukraine Is in Danger of Becoming a Failed State The most effective thing Russian President Vladimir Putin did to destabilize Ukraine was the one thing the West was demanding: He leaned on pro-Russian separatists in the country's east to cease fire. 16.11.2015
Obama fumbles for credibility in Syria as Russia and Iran seize initiative Under withering fire from political opponents, Barack Obama [ http://www. 02.11.2015
Is Russia Outpacing the U.S. Military? Barack Obama, who has spent much of the past two years explaining away the threat posed by Vladimir Putin instead of taking any steps to counter it, said last week that Russia’s military intervention in Syria proved “their strategy did not work [ http://blogs. 23.10.2015
The U.S. Military's 'Top Guns' in the Air Have a Big Weakness In the 25 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pentagon has more or less taken air superiority for granted; but that complacency is coming back to haunt the Department of Defense. 15.10.2015
US Needs Russia as Part of Anti-ISIL Campaign - US Army Europe Commander Russian participation in the campaign against the Islamic State in Syria is essential, Commanding General of the US Army in Europe Ben Hodges told Sputnik. 14.10.2015
