The following is the Jan. 6, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
Tag Archives: Russia
Mattis Puts Russia On Top of His Threat List, Defends NATO
Retired Gen. James Mattis testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 12, 2015. CSPAN Image
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis placed Russia as the top threat facing the United States – especially with its attempts to break up NATO – during his confirmation hearing to become the Pentagon’s top civilian official. Read More
DNI Clapper Blames Russia for Hacking, Pushing Fake News During U.S. Presidential Campaign
Defense Intelligence Agency Director James Clapper in 2014.
The Director of National Intelligence said his confidence is even stronger now than it was in October when he and the Secretary of Homeland Security said the highest levels of the Russian government was behind the hacking, fake news and propaganda intrusions in the presidential campaign. Read More
Russia Wants to Sell Arms to the Philippines, Hold Joint Naval Drills
Udaloy-class anti-submarine warfare destroyer Admiral Tributs arrives in Manilla. Philippine Navy Photo
As the U.S. relationship with the Philippines has come under rhetorical assault from President Rodrigo Duterte, Moscow has moved closer to Manila offering to sell arms and to start a bilateral military exercise program. Read More
Video: Eisenhower Strike Group Returns
The following is a Dec. 30, 2016 video of the return of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Read More
Top Stories 2016: International Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2016. Read More
Eisenhower CSG Home After Deployment That Included Russian, Iranian Harassment
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 23, 2016. US Navy photo.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group returned home today from a dramatic seven-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East. Read More
Top Stories 2016: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2016. Read More
Old Treaties Called Into Question as Arctic Competition Increases
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN-757) during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. US Navy Photo
The rapidly changing Arctic region will open opportunities for everything from expanded fisheries to shorter trade routes and possible militarization, and the consensus from a panel of speakers is that these upcoming changes will require new international maritime agreements that may make obsolete existing maritime pacts. Read More
Analysis: Killing of Russian Ambassador Will Ratchet Up Black Sea Tensions
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov
Monday’s assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara by 22 year-old Turkish policeman Mevlut Altintas adds a new dimension of political stress to the greater Black Sea region as the siege of Aleppo moves toward a painful end. Read More
