Battleground Syria: Why US is Not Eager to Free Raqqa With Russia's Help Driving Daesh out of Raqqa has long been viewed as the key step needed to destroy the brutal group and its terror caliphate, yet the US has not been eager to accept Russia's offer to help with the upcoming offensive. 30.05.2016
US Arms Industry Dead: World Bought American Weapons, Stole the Technology The expansion of American arms exports leaves the military-industrial complex at risk of being overtaken by countries who scooped up defense secrets without the cost of research and development. 28.05.2016
Why NATO Should Fear Russia's Mysterious Terminator Fighting Vehicle While the T-14 main battle tank is the most prominent member of the Armata family, the vehicle series incorporates a host of new fighting machines. 26.05.2016
Martin Schulz: Turkey on the way to becoming a ‘one-man state’ No visa liberalization for Turks in Europe until Erdoğan meets all conditions, the European Parliament president insists. 23.05.2016
Japan protests over US military base in Okinawa Japan lodged a diplomatic protest late Thursday with the United States after a US base worker was arrested in relation to the suspicious death of a woman on Okinawa, media reported. 21.05.2016
Russia's Airborne Forces Are Set For A Big Upgrade in Firepower The Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii—or VDV) are set to form six armored companies equipped with newly modified T-72B3M (also known as the T-72B3 biathlon) [ http://nationalinterest. 13.05.2016
Saudi officials were 'supporting' 9/11 hijackers, commission member says First serious public split revealed among commissioners over the release of the secret ‘28 pages’ that detail Saudi ties to 2001 terrorist attacks. 10.05.2016
Why Middle Eastern Leaders Are Talking to Putin, Not Obama Russia’s less dominant militarily but more willing to act, and that has changed the dynamics in the region. 07.05.2016
A Russian orchestra plays Bach and Prokofiev in the ruins of Palmyra The Russian government sent one of the country’s top orchestras to the Syrian desert with a message. 05.05.2016
Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background" for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, March 3, 2016 International relations have entered a very difficult period, and Russia once again finds itself at the crossroads of key trends that determine the vector of future global development. 13.03.2016
Erdogan is on the brink of ultimate power, but Turkey is falling apart Until 2002, when the AKP (Justice and Development Party) came to power, Turkey was doing pretty well in following Kemal Atatürk’s dictum: “peace at home, peace abroad”. 21.02.2016
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
