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
An undated photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian Presidential Press and Information Office Photo
A sense of Russian exceptionalism is driving Vladimir Putin’s moves in Eurasia, Ukraine and Syria, a leading Russia scholar said Monday. Read More
Chinese sailors welcome the Russian Navy destroyer Admiral Tributs (564) in Zhanjiang, China on Sept. 12, 2016. Xinhua Photo
The incoming Trump administration needs to go out and reassure publicly and privately our allies that the United States will honor its commitments and do what is necessary to meet new challenges, particularly from Russia and China, three security experts testified Tuesday. Read More
When thinking of America’s military alliances, it’s important to not boil down relationships to security spending but understand value beyond military support, a former chief of naval operations said Monday. Read More
A P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 is parked on the flight line of Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. US Navy Photo
Norway plans to buy five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to help monitor its extensive territorial waters amid a growing Russian submarine presence. Read More
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Gage Skidmore
Shortly after the presidential election, USNI News ran a piece looking forward into a U.S. military under a Trump administration.
The report pieced together statements from Trump that may represent his outline for what he often stated was a need to “rebuild the military.” Briefly summarized, Trump’s plan would result in 50 new ships for the U.S. Navy, a 33-percent growth in the size of the Marine Corps, and 50,000 additional soldiers for the Army. Read More
Kremlin
Russia’s view of foreign policy – a zero sum game with the West — is unlikely to change when the new administration takes office in January, an expert in Kremlin affairs said Thursday. Read More
Michael Hayden speaking at CPAC 2015 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gage Skidmore
The United States should help create an international set of norms for cyber behaviors – to distinguish between accepted behaviors like espionage and non-accepted behaviors like cyber theft and destruction – and then craft laws and policies that allow U.S. cyber warriors to succeed in that domain, a former director of the National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency said today. Read More
Ranking Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)
The ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned the incoming Trump administration to be very mindful of what Russia is doing all across Europe and in Syria when it chooses a nominee to be Secretary of State. Read More
Marines and sailors stand at parade rest while manning the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) on Oct. 14, 2016. US Marine Corps Photo
Moscow is a “formidable” potential adversary while the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as “marginal” in meeting today’s requirements, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation released on Wednesday. Read More
