Pre-planned logistical routes could help stave off a potential Russian attack
How US troops could be sent to front line in European ground war with Russia
In the event of a Russian invasion of Nato, US troops would be shipped to the port of Rotterdam before being transported eastward.
But arrangements are also being made behind the scenes to expand the routes to other ports to ensure the ground line of communications cannot be severed by Moscow’s forces.
Defence Ministers from 14 NATO Allies* and Finland came together in Brussels on Thursday (13 October 2022) to sign a Letter of Intent for the development of a “European Sky Shield Initiative”. Spearheaded by Germany, the initiative aims to create a European air and missile defence system through the common acquisition of air defence equipment and missiles by European nations. This will strengthen NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence.
The existence of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - and its entry into force on 22 January 2021 - rang as an earthquake among states possessing or supporting a nuclear deterrence policy, write Jean-Marie Collin, Susi Snyder, and Tuva Widskjold.
September 2018
By Monica Montgomery
Leaders of the 29 NATO member nations approved changes to the alliance’s policies on nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation during their July 11–12 summit in Brussels.
by Justin Vela, SOFIA, Bulgaria (Aug. 6) -- What if you had a missile system and nowhere to put part of it? That seems to be Washington's dilemma as it shops around for a site for a system meant to protect its forces and allies in Europe and the Mideast f
Mary Einbinder, Dec 2011: "In A Brief History of Neoliberalism, David Harvey, a geographer and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at CUNY, portrays the process of globalization through an economic perspective. Harvey describes the gradual shift throughout the global market towards economic and social policies that progressively gave an increased liberality and centrality to markets, market processes, and to the interests of capital. Harvey sets his analysis in the context of the rise of neoliberalism.
Sardegna tre poligoni militari il terzo, il più esteso, quello sperimentale interforze del Salto di Quirra. Dove, nel sud ovest dell’isola, gli eserciti stranieri e le multinazionali testano armi innovative: quella stessa base nota per l’inchiesta giudiziaria e per il tasso sospetto di morti di tumore e leucemie.
Transcript of Speech by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the 46th Munich Security Conference, February 6, 2010 - "With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Treaty Organization a real opportunity emerged to make the OSCE a full-fledged organization providing equal security for all states of the Euro-Atlantic area. - "Both Kosovo and South Ossetia are manifestations of the systemic weakness of the OSCE [...] I am sure we are able to rise above historical complexes and “look beyond the horizon.” - "there is a problem with the concept of indivisibility of security and that it will have to be tackled so it does not interfere with taking up specific, important tasks for us all, which are more than enough. Having solved the indivisibility of security problem once and for all in full measure, we can focus on a positive agenda and pressing matters based on coinciding interests and will create a solid foundation for joint action by the US, EU and Russia in international affairs. I would like to note the importance of precisely such a trilateral interaction. - "We are particularly interested in a commitment to ensure freedom of movement in the OSCE space. - "Will the pan-European space be a truly, in legal terms, single space? Or will it be divided into “spheres of influence”
"Nykyinen EU edustaa sellaista yksioikoista kosmopolitanismia, joka uskoo omien tämänhetkisten arvojensa olevan universaaleja ja oikeuttavan oman valtansa yli muiden. Vaikka tämä valta perustuu enemmän taloudelliseen voimaan ja suostutteluun kuin sotilaalliseen voimaan, valtaa se on yhtä kaikki."
The shocking fact at a time of austerity is that EU military expenditure totalled €194 billion in 2010, equivalent to the annual deficits of Greece, Italy and Spain combined. "Despite the clear evidence of the cost of high military spending, military leaders continue to push a distorted and preposterous notion that European Union’s defence cuts threaten the security of Europe’s nations. NATO’s secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen “has used every occasion to cajole alliance members into investing and collaborating more in defense.” "
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) -- At a public seminar in Washington, DC, hosted by CNS on July 17, 2009, German Federal Foreign Office Minister of State, Gernot Erler reviewed Germany's disarmament and nonproliferation policies and
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Reacting to Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier has called for American nuclear weapons to be removed from Germany. His stance is in opposition to Chancellor Merkel, who wants to keep the bombs to sec