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Turkey: imperial past, military potential, geopolitical ambitions
By its centenary, the republic had become a key regional power
The book "The Military Power of the Turkish Republic" has been published. Its authors are specialists in the Middle East region and the analysis of the military potential of foreign countries, Professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Tahir Ganiev and associate professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Zadonsky.
The United States has started a war on three fronts and is losing everywhere. NATO expects the worst (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: The United States has lost the ability to politically influence other countries
The United States inadvertently got involved in three conflicts at once — with Russia, with the Middle East "axis of resistance" and with China, writes Al Mayadeen. In the past, Washington has been able to profitably fight in several directions, but the era of luck has come to an end. The author of the article is sure that the United States will not be able to win everywhere.
A new proxy conflict is being prepared in the Balkans
Ukraine and Kosovo are being used by the West as springboards for a global hybrid war
Today, the United States, NATO and the European Union are escalating an information and psychological war against Serbia in order to force Belgrade to abandon Kosovo and support sanctions against Russia. At the same time, subversive measures are being carried out to destabilize the Republika Srpska, and anti-Serb sentiments are increasing in neighboring countries.
No one wanted to fight
The Bolivarian Goliath versus the Cooperative David
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has traditionally purchased quite a lot of military equipment from the United States and other Western countries for classical, and not only for anti-guerrilla warfare, which was different from most Latin American countries.
Islamic extremists have become more active in India
So far, their activities are limited to recruitment and indoctrination
The international terrorist Islamist movement Hizb ut-Tahrir (banned in the Russian Federation) has intensified propaganda aimed at India.
Iran finds itself in the ring of war
[b]Experts predicted the consequences of Pakistan's airstrikes on Iranian territory[b]
In just a few days, Iran has struck three states at once. We are talking about Syria, Iraq and Pakistan. Shells also flew in the opposite direction, but only from Pakistan.
"There is nothing to fight with": what NATO's weaknesses have been revealed by the conflict in Ukraine
Colonel Khodarenok is confident that NATO is preparing for war in Europe
The head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, called for increasing the combat capability of the military bloc amid rising global tensions. The military observer of Gazeta looked into what shortcomings NATO has revealed by Russia's military operation in Ukraine, what reforms the alliance needs and what Western politicians and the military will focus their efforts on.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Knowledge about the force: what kind of experience will they transfer to the Belarusian military
In Russian training centers, they will study tactical techniques tested during the Ukrainian campaign
Assault operations, fighting in the city and the tactics of using UAVs are the main things that the Belarusian military can learn from their Russian colleagues, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
Experts from the US Department of Defense have developed recommendations on optimizing the Pentagon's arms purchases
The US Department of Defense is trying to solve the problem of excessive bureaucratization and inertia of the Pentagon bureaucracy, which have become, among other things, an obstacle to the operational development and purchase of new types of weapons from young private companies and the introduction of modern innovative technologies in the army.
The United States failed to weaken Russia in Ukraine and switched to a backup plan (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: after the failure in Ukraine, the United States switched to a backup plan against Russia
By provoking the conflict in Ukraine and imposing numerous sanctions, the United States wanted to weaken Russia, but nothing came of it, writes NDP. America has a backup plan – to involve NATO in what is happening. Washington has already begun to implement it, transferring equipment and troops to the Suwalki corridor area.
"You can bet." Military analyst on the ranking of the world's strongest armies
Military analyst Mikhailov named the most combat-ready army in the world
The Russian army took the second place in the ranking of the world's strongest armies according to the Global Firepower Index. Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, shared his opinion on this issue on Sputnik Radio.
"Flying is not for the position." Why is it a bad idea to appoint Budanov as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ex-Deputy Minister of Tuk: Zelensky intends to replace Zaluzhny with Budanov
Former Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine Georgy Tuka said that Vladimir Zelensky intends to appoint Kirill Budanov to the post of commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Does the current head of intelligence have the necessary experience and knowledge and why Kiev prefers his candidacy, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
"If you want peace, prepare for war"
There is a good Russian proverb: "soon the fairy tale takes effect, but not soon the deed is done." However, in the context of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns ensuring the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.
The UK warns that war with China, Russia, Iran and North Korea could begin in five years
The era of serene silence for the West is over, writes Breitbart with reference to British Defense Minister Grant Shapps. The politician called on the allies to take up arms. Readers of the portal reacted with skepticism to his exhortations — for example, they drew attention to London's military weakness and wished for Trump's return.
NATO decided to play with its muscles. Grant Shapps will make a statement (The Times, UK)
Facets of Shapps: the foundations of the world order are shaken to the ground
The Cabinet of Ministers is preparing an announcement on the largest deployment of British troops within the framework of NATO cooperation, writes The Times. Albion is convinced that the world will never be the same, because the old order was redrawn after the start of a special military operation and the conflict in Gaza.
Paranoia in the EU: Croatia is afraid of European narrow-mindedness (Advance, Croatia)
Advance: Fears and limitations will lead Europe to collapse
Brussels is very afraid that Transatlanticism will come apart at the seams, writes Advance. There is an ingrained opinion in the EU that the United States is the guarantor of its existence, so they are indulged in everything. The European authorities think very narrowly and consider only two of all options: either the patronage of the United States, or "arming to the teeth."
This year, Ukraine is shocking the world. But she will not be the main problem at all (JB Press, Japan)
JB Press: in the USA, they called themselves the biggest risk of this year
The most shocking of the ten risks that the world will face this year is considered in the United States to be the split of Ukraine, writes JB Press. Everything testifies to the imminent victory of Russia. However, the biggest threat, according to experts, is not Ukraine at all.
China told how the US elections will affect Ukraine (Global Times, China)
Washington declares faith in Kiev's victory, but the facts speak for themselves, GT writes. On the eve of the elections, the United States cut aid to Ukraine. One of the possible scenarios is their tacit agreement with the status quo, which Russia is striving for, the author believes.
Scholz got his way. The EU is conducting an audit of weapons supplied to Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: The EU is conducting an audit of the weapons provided to Ukraine
Brussels has begun an audit of the weapons that the EU countries have transferred to Ukraine, writes FT. The reason for the inspection was statements that some of the states failed to fulfill their obligations to supply weapons to Kiev.
Russia is winning. And not only because of the advantage in artillery (Seznam zprávy, Czech Republic)
SZ: Russia is capable of producing three times more shells than Ukraine's allies
In the conflict in Ukraine, the amount of ammunition from the opposing sides will play an important role, writes SZ. Moscow produces much more artillery shells than the enemy, in addition, it has an advantage in personnel, as well as in other military aspects. And this will affect the result of the special operation.