Berlin (2/3 – 62.50). Lt. Gen. Alfons Mais says the €100 billion committed by the government last year is insufficient. Meanwhile, an association representing soldiers says the Bundeswehr turnaround needs…
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Can Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Consign Their Deadly Border Conflicts To The Past?
On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev aired his frustrations at the slow progress in talks aimed…
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Courage in the Face of Tyranny – Remembering Alexei Navalny
“A concrete kennel, measuring 2.5m x 3m. Most often, it is unbearable due to the cold and dampness. Water collects on the floor, and the window is tiny. The walls…
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Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan
The Soviet Union’s collapse 32 years ago led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. In Tajikistan, that violence slid rapidly into civil war. Reflecting on the Soviet Union’s collapse…
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Terrorists from Tajikistan have become a global menace
One of them was the Islamic State’s Minister of War On January 5, Iran’s Ministry of Information and National Security revealed that one of the two suicide bombers behind the terrorist attack…
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As India & France Arm Armenia, Turkey Slams Military Powers That Are Supporting Yerevan
In a strong rebuttal against the French military and other supporters of Armenia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the plan to arm Armenia as provocative. “What France is doing…
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US, South Korean Leaders Pledge Greater Military Cooperation in War Drive Against China
The United States and South Korea on Monday took steps to deepen military cooperation and further inflame tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Washington is showing that even as it provides…
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Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of Moscow, all through the 70+ years…
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Indonesia’s New Military Commander Faces a Host of Challenges
The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) played a crucial role in the transition by conducting a fit and proper test of President Joko Widodo’s sole nominee for TNI commander, Lieutenant…
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Russian Military Police ‘Abduct’ Russian Deserter in Armenia
Russian troops stationed in Armenia have been accused of impersonating the Armenian military police in order to abduct a Russian citizen who moved to the country to flee the draft.…