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Archives for December 2018

Rumors of imminent Russian attacks on Ukraine are usually wrong

2018-12-29 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Rumors that Russia would attack Ukraine during Christmas turned out to be false. That was predictable. If Russia wants to attack Ukraine, they are strong enough to do it whenever they want. They don’t need to check the Western holiday calendar. An escalation in January seems more likely.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s first Karakurt-corvette enters service in the Baltic Fleet

2018-12-19 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Karakurt-class corvette Mytishchi has been commisioned by the Russian Navy and joined the Baltic Fleet. It is the first ship in this new class of smaller Russian warships.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russian speaking U.S. soldiers on exercise in Estonia is brilliant information work

2018-12-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

A television performance by two U.S. soldiers has achieved remarkable strategic effect. In fluent Russian they explain what the American soldiers are doing during an exercise in Estonia. It sends the right message to both the Russian minorities in the Baltic countries and to Russia as a potential enemy.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia, Russia, USA

Sanctions are a tool of reward, not of punishment

2018-12-14 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

It is doubtful that Western sanctions have had any effect on Russia’s behavior but that doesn’t mean that the sanctions don’t work. They will be good bargaining chips some day when things are less emotional.

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

Seems like SPIKE will be Estonia’s new anti-tank missile

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

It looks like Estonia will buy a EuroSpike anti-tank missile system, since no other company has made a bid in the competition. Spike is a well-tested missile with a long range and sophisticated features. This is the second step in the modernization of Estonia’s anti-tank force, which began when they acquired the smaller Javelin missile a few years ago.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia

Estonia buys new 5.56 and 7.62 mm rifles from LMT

2018-12-11 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Estonia has decided to buy American rifles from the Lewis Machine & Tool Company. It is a somewhat unconventional choice. Only New Zealand has purchased LMT rifles at this scale for armed forces before.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia

Unmanned technology will soon be cheap enough for small countries

2018-12-03 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Prices for unmanned technology and artificial intelligence drop quickly, and soon it will be a realistic option for smaller countries. That was the topic of the Finnish Naval Defense Day 2018, which Corporal Frisk covered nicely.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Finland

Two Russian ships also collided when Ukrainian tug was rammed

2018-12-01 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

When a Russian coastguard vessel struck a Ukrainian tug in the Kerch Strait this week, they also hit their own partner. In fact, it looks like he damaged his countryman badly.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, Ukraine

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Book review: Near Abroad — Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus

Gerard Toal has written an insightful book about the geopolitics of the former Soviet Union. Through case studies of South Ossetia and Ukraine, Toal unfolds the complexities of the geopolitical field and exposes prejudices on all sides.

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