Section: Coalition For Defense (The Netherlands)
The Trumputin trap
“A grand bargain in Europe between the US and Russia could be a terrible mistake.” Published on: politico.eu By PAUL TAYLOR 1/19/17, 5:31 AM CET Updated 1/20/17, 9:35 PM CET Donald Trump is an avowed admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sees himself as a brilliant dealmaker. As he settles in following his inauguration, the newly...
Putin’s Real Long Game
published By MOLLY K. MCKEW on www.politico.com January 01, 2017 “The world order we know is already over, and Russia is moving fast to grab the advantage. Can Trump figure out the new war in time to win it?” little over a year ago, on a pleasant late fall evening, I was sitting on my front porch with a friend best described as a Ukrainian...
I was a victim of a Russian smear campaign. I understand the power of fake news.
published By Anne Applebaum Columnist on washingtonpost.com On December 20th 2016 We were told in June that the Democratic National Committee had been hacked by Russians. We were told in October that material subsequently passed on to WikiLeaks came from the same source. Numerous articles were written about these leaks and about Donald...
Trump, Brexit and the Rise of Europe’s Far-Right Stoke Fear in Brussels
published `By Jeff Stein form newsweek.com On December 3th 2016 “The ascendance of authoritarian and racist parties in Europe are a visceral threat to those whose families survived the pogroms of the past.” Freedom Party of Austria: The country’s far-right party explained When I first met Katrine Steinfeld over dinner in Brussels a few...
Why Vladimir Putin Hates Us
published by: John R. Schindler on observer.com On: November 22th 2016. “Western inability to grasp what motivates our enemies is nothing new” He’s done it again. The honey badger in the Kremlin just moved more advanced missiles into position on Russia’s most westerly fringe to own the Baltic Sea. This week Moscow admitted it has...
The Decline of the West, and How to Stop It
Published by: nytimes.com By JAVIER SOLANA and STROBE TALBOTT OCT. 19, 2016. WASHINGTON — For most of the last 70 years, the United States, Canada and much of Europe have constituted a vast zone of peace, prosperity and democracy. The trans-Atlantic community has grown to over 900 million inhabitants of more than 30 countries. It has set an...
Treat Russia Like the International Poison It Is
Published by: Bloomberg.com & Written bij: Eli Lake On: Thursday, October 11th 2016. Photographer: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images Russia’s ambassador to Washington is disappointed. Despite great potential for cooperation, Sergei Kislyak told an audience Tuesday at Johns Hopkins University that the two countries are locked in...
Russia deploys Bastion-P coastal defense missile system near border with the Baltics
published by: defence-blog.com. On: Friday, 12 August 2016 The new Bastion-P mobile coastal defense missile systems were spotted during transport near the borders with the Baltic countries in northern Europe, that reported on ‘vk.com/milinfolive page.’ The missile systems were spotted on the road to St. Petersburg in Novgorod region. The...
Think the U.S. and Europe Have a Lock on the 21st-Century Defense Market? Think Again.
gepubliceerd door: August Cole Op: zondag, 18 september 2016. “Why nations like Israel, South Korea, Brazil, Russia and China are catching up—and could have a chilling effect on American alliances and defense partnerships globally”. There is a paradigm shift underway in the international defense marketplace, and it’s led by nations evolving...
Russia moving its army and navy towards the frontiers of the Baltic States and Ukraine
published by: lsm.lv. On: Friday, 12 August 2016. Photo: AP, Sergei Grits Armed forces across Russia’s entire western military district – which borders the Baltic states – have gone onto a state of high alert, Latvia’s Defense Ministry reported Friday. “For several days in the western military district large-scale Russian military...
