Russia Demands Washington Explain After Reports Say US Military Hacked into Russian Networks

Russia Demands Washington Explain After Reports Say US Military Hacked into Russian Networks

Russia expects Washington to provide an explanation after a report claimed that Pentagon cyber-offensive specialists have hacked into Russia’s power grids, telecommunications networks, and the Kremlin’s command systems for a possible sabotage. https://img.rt.com/files/2016.11/581dc0ffc46188c00e8b464d.mp4 “If no official reaction from the American administration follows, it would mean state cyberterrorism exists in the US. If the threats of…

Why the U.S.-Built House of Cards in the Middle East Is Falling Apart

Why the U.S.-Built House of Cards in the Middle East Is Falling Apart

While lies are almost uniformly held to be unacceptable in the context of a liberal democracy, this is not entirely the case in foreign policy where realists often value lies for their ability to advance a country’s national interest. The entire literature and practice of military strategy, intelligence and counter-espionage is underwritten by deception and…

Mosul Offensive: End of Islamic State or New Phase in War on Terror?

Mosul Offensive: End of Islamic State or New Phase in War on Terror?

According to the Council on Foreign Relation’s Foreign Policy the Islamic State will survive the Mosul offensive and live on to wage guerrilla war. “If the Islamic State has any hope of surviving the loss of Mosul, its leaders will likely shift to a classic guerrilla campaign that includes ambushes, raids, sabotage, targeted assassinations, and…

US to Send Tanks, Helicopters & 6,000 Troops to Join 1st East Europe Armored Brigade Deployment

US to Send Tanks, Helicopters & 6,000 Troops to Join 1st East Europe Armored Brigade Deployment

The US Army will deploy nearly 6,000 troops, along with tanks, infantry vehicles, heavy howitzers, and combat helicopters to step up its “armored presence” in Eastern Europe, where a massive NATO buildup to counter an “assertive” Russia is underway. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (3rd ABCT) of the Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division will deploy…

When Duterte Met Abe: Is Japan America’s Pit Bull or Lap Dog… …or Dog in the Manger?

When Duterte Met Abe: Is Japan America’s Pit Bull or Lap Dog… …or Dog in the Manger?

The big story in Asia IMO is the smaller powers trying to integrate with the PRC economically while keeping it at arms’ length militarily, but that doesn’t seem to drive the coverage I see. Perhaps as a function of that “salary depends on not understanding” Mark Twain crack, US diplos/generals/journos/wonks seem determined to ignore the…

Wall Street and the Pentagon: Pre-mature Political and Military Ejaculations

Wall Street and the Pentagon: Pre-mature Political and Military Ejaculations

Introduction: Wall Street and the Pentagon greeted the onset of 2016 as a ‘banner year’, a glorious turning point in the quest for malleable regimes willing to sell-off the most lucrative economic resources, to sign off on onerous new debt to Wall Street and to grant use of their strategic military bases to the Pentagon….