The breaking apart of NATO continues at full speed. Erdogan’s invasion of Syrian Kurdistan otherwise known as Rojava in northern Syria has been met with the full force of the American trained SDF. Although the Turkish Armed Forces (TOF)…
Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan are right that, as of now, they are the victors in Syria. But let us not empower them by believing them invincible. Is the war in Syria won? The images broadcast this week from Sochi,…
US President-elect Donald Trump won’t even take office for another month, but he has already killed the status quo. During the election, Trump trounced the untouchable consensus on NATO’s post-Cold War purpose. Questioning the purpose of an alliance formed…
Rebel fighters in the Lugnask and Donetsk regions have continued their Russian backed offense against Kiev backed military positions in an attempt to push back the NATO backed government out of culturally heavy Russian regions. Updates in the Ukrainian/Russian…
If people thought the tension that has been growing between NATO and Russia would begin to fizzle once Donald Trump won the election think again. In a move that threatens to destablize Eastern Europe, Russia’s President Putin has moved S-400…
As tensions continue to rise between Russia and the West, Great Britain is moving 800 troops and tanks to the Russian border with Estonia. Although the numbers seem small, they are in fact the largest NATO deployment since the…
Israel is celebrating its opening of a permanent mission to NATO. The role was n question until Turley and Israel patched their differences up and renewed diplomatic ties. “Israel attributes great importance to its relations with NATO. The…
As Brexit seems increasingly likely, mainland Europe has become unhinged. Britain was always seen as a responsible partner in an endeavor that appeared more like a college philosophy class than a productive geopolitical entity. With Britain leaving and the…
Now that the Putin backed United Russia party secured a clear majority in the Russian Duma, Putin can begin to tackle the challenges growing on Russia’s western front mainly the Ukraine. The EU backed government in Kiev has been…
If it is possible to believe Erdogan, his foray into Syria was for the purpose of driving ISIS from Jarablus, the only piece of land the Syrian Kurds did not control. Erdogan’s forces were of such mass that Turkey was…