Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 July 2020

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Maybe the approaching hurricane will supplant the excited COVID-19 reporting for a couple of days.  That would be a welcome respite.  Every news report begins with “spikes,” “hot-spots” and concerns that some are not doing all they … Read More

NATO: Russia has significantly increased number of frigates and submarines in Black Sea

posted in: News, Russia

Russia has lately significantly increased the number of its frigates and newest submarines in the Black Sea. Commodore Jeanette Morang, Commander Surface Forces NATO made this statement on the air of Ukrainian DOM TV channel. According to her, the Black … Read More

Europe security and defence: the way forward

posted in: European Union, News

Rising international tensions and conflicts at the doorstep of Europe urge us to take our collective security into our own hands. Lately, four major Member States advocated making security and defence a top priority for the Union. I fully agree: … Read More

Trump directs Pentagon to pull 9,500 US troops from Germany by September

President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in Europe and reflects growing tensions between Washington and Berlin over military spending and other security issues, U.S. government officials … Read More

NATO Looks to Counter Russia’s Growing Nuclear Capabilities

posted in: News, Russia

NATO Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a June 17, 2020, press briefing in Brussels, Belgium. NATO photo. NATO defense ministers on June 17 agreed on three measures aimed at countering Russia’s “extensive and growing arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles” during … Read More

Germany’s Maas urges India, China to ‘deescalate’ border tensions

posted in: Far East, News

In a wide-ranging interview with DW, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urged India and China to “deescalate” their deadly border spat. He also said NATO would endure despite Trump’s plan to trim US troop numbers in Germany. German Foreign Minister Heiko … Read More

Europe has relied on Turkey to stem another migration crisis. That plan backfired.

This is the story behind the clashes at the Greek border. Migrants wait to board a ferry in the port of Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on March 20. (Vangelis Papantonis/AP) In the midst of Europe’s coronavirus problem, a new border … Read More

Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after a joint news conference followed six-hour talks in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2020. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool) In this photo … Read More

A disaster in Syria as Russia and Turkey clash

posted in: Middle East, News

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Syrian internally displaced persons in a camp north of Syria’s Idlib … Read More

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