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The spiral of dangerous operational incidents between Russia and NATO

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The number of incidents between Russian and NATO warships and aircraft in increasing, and they are becoming more dangerous. That is documented by Ralph Clem and Ray Finch.

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

Inflation is a long-term problem for Russia’s military

2021-12-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Russian Defense Policy blog has an interesting look at the wages for Russian soldiers, and it does not look great. Corrected for inflation, the wages for Russian soldiers have dropped significantly over the last decade. With RF inflation at roughly 8 percent this year, overall prices for essentials paid by Russian servicemen are now […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia

The argument that AUKUS is a weak security deal between Australia and two unreliable allies

2021-12-20 By Anders Puck Nielsen 2 Comments

Sam Roggeveen has a razor sharp critique of the new AUKUS security framework in War on the Rocks. In fact, I have only become more skeptical of AUKUS since it was announced by Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson, and President Joe Biden. I argued at the time that these were the wrong submarines […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Australia, United Kingdom, USA

Russia has a now or never dilemma in Ukraine

2021-12-11 By Anders Puck Nielsen 3 Comments

Russia’s far-reaching demands from NATO and the prospect of a war in Ukraine can seem irrational. But Russia is facing a dilemma that if they do nothing, they are on a trajectory to losing in the long term. So even if Russia isn’t sure what the outcome will be in a war, they may still try it as a tool to stop the process of losing.

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

The five “nots” of AUKUS

2021-12-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Interesting rundown of what AUKUS is and is not by Michael Shoebridge for ICDS Diplomaatia magazine: AUKUS, though, is five ‘Nots’. It is not just a pact about sharing nuclear submarine technology that leads to Australia acquiring and operating eight of these “peak predator” deterrent weapons. It is not a military alliance that contains commitments […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Australia, France, United Kingdom, USA

Royal Navy’s Type 32 Frigate could be a revamped Type 31

2021-11-19 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Some details have emerged about Britains future Type 32 Frigate, which is supposed to be ready in the 2030s.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: United Kingdom

British F-35 crashes in Mediterranean

2021-11-18 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

These planes are really too expensive to lose.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: United Kingdom

Mahan and Corbett agreed on most things

2021-11-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

B. J. Armstrong in a piece for War on the Rocks called The Shared Genius of Mahan and Corbett: Articles in the pages of the leading naval journals include titles like “Going to War with China? Ignore Corbett. Dust Off Mahan!” and “Going to War With China? Dust Off Corbett!” Even here at War on […]

Filed Under: Navy

The Arctic is a floating signifier that makes no sense in security discussions

2021-10-19 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

It is a source of confusion when military leaders and politicians talk about “the Arctic”. Really the Arctic is not a clearly defined military space, and we need more precise language to avoid misunderstandings.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics, Video Tagged With: Arctic

Navies vs. coast guards: What is the difference?

2021-09-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Interview with Ian Bowers about whether coast guards are becoming more militarized, and if the boundaries between navies and coast guards are getting blurred.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: China, USA

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