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Archives for October 2018

Corruption sends high-ranking naval officer to jail in Russia

2018-10-30 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The leader of the Department of Navigation and Oceanography in the Russian Defense Ministry faces prison after being found guilty of fraud.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

U.S. Navy plans to develop two new classes of submarine

2018-10-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The U.S. Navy plans to develop a new cruise missile submarine and a new attack submarine. It is an expensive solution that comes just days after president Trump’s announcement of defense cuts.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: USA

We need better IR theories to explain Russia

2018-10-20 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Traditional theories about International Relations are simply not good enough to explain what is going on between Russia and the West. Andrej Krickovic delivers the argument in this policy memo for PONARS Eurasia.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: NATO, Russia, USA

Estonia leaves UNIFIL because Finland does

2018-10-12 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Finland has decided to leave the UN Mission in Lebanon, so the integrated Estonian platoon has to leave as well. This raises some interesting questions about benefits and dangers to cooperation among Europe’s armed forces.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia, Finland

Russia is not on the verge of apocalypse

2018-10-10 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The notion that Russia is about to collapse is way too common in Western discourse. Mark Galeotti reacts against this trend in an almost entertainingly scathing review of one such apocalyptic article.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia

Chkalovsk air base in Kaliningrad reopens after expansion

2018-10-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The primary military air base in Kaliningrad has reopened after a major refit and expansion. Now Russia can operate more and larger aircraft from Chkalovsk.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia’s new Karakurt-class corvette is an aggressive little warship

2018-10-03 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Karakurt-Class

Russia’s new Karakurt-class corvette is a potent warship for littoral warfare. It has many improvements over the Buyan-M class and is still equipped with nuclear capable Kalibr missiles.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

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