Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics
The fly-by of the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) in the Baltic Sea by Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers on two separate…
Panel: Putin Surprised By E.U., U.S. Unity on Ukraine Issue
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been surprised by the continuing unity between the European Union and the United States in…
U.S. Navy Ships Will Accompany American Merchant Ships Through Strait of Hormuz to Prevent IRGCN Harassment
Following the Tuesday seizure of the M/V Maersk Tigris, U.S. Navy warships will now accompany American flagged merchant ships through…
Lessons from Sweden’s Sub Hunt
The Swedish navy was pushed into its largest anti-submarine effort since the close of the Cold war last week.…
Swedes Call Off Search For Mystery Submarine
The Swedish Navy has called off a week-long search for a suspected submersible in Swedish territorial waters after an assessment,…
Opinion: A Mistral For Canada
The September decision by France to withhold delivery of two Mistral-class Landing Platforms Helicopter (LPH) building for Russia is an…
Pentagon: Ship Leaves for Italy to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
The U.S. ship that was quickly put into service to neutralize Syrian chemical weapons has departed Rota, Spain to take…
Russia to Standup New Arctic Command
Russia is forming a new Northern Fleet-Unified Strategic Command dedicated to protecting its interests in the Arctic Circle before the…
First Chemical Weapons Leave Syria for Destruction at Sea
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons have been moved out of the war-ravaged country in order to be destroyed,…
Kidnapped Americans in Context: The Shifting Forms of Nigerian Piracy
The kidnapping of two American mariners on Oct. 23 does not signal the rise of a new piracy threat off…