There’s little question that the Russian military has improved its combat capabilities over the past several years. Alongside thisenhanced military readiness, however, have been measures to classify reporting on military…
In mid-July, President Putin published a long historical article on the Kremlin website, where he spelled out his view toward Russian-Ukrainian relations. As the first excerpt from the official news…
In July 2018, the Russian Ministry of Defense reintroduced the Main Military-Political Directorate (MPD) within the Armed Forces. This organization is charged with organizing political-military instruction, as well as helping…
On 20 July 2021 Russia issued a statement highlighting that external powers are escalating tension in the Black Sea. The statement came shortly after NATO concluded its “Sea Breeze” multinational…
The following is an extract from a larger article in the Russian General Staff monthly publication Voyennaya Mysl. Although theRussian military has developed communications equipment specifically for Arctic military needs,…
Prior to the early 1990s, especially during the Cold War, the Soviet Union was heavily involved in Africa. Then, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, foreign aid and other…
The Russian Ground Forces have made great efforts to modernize communications at all levels. The R-149MA1 command-staff vehicle is the latest communications suite at the battalion level, while the APE-5…
The accompanying excerpted article from the pro-Kremlin daily newspaper Izvestiya, discusses Russian plans to practice closing the Gulf of Finland by way of a combination of naval mines and coastal…
1 July 2021 marked the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Speaking at Tiananmen at an event commemorating the event, CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping outlined the…
China continues to demonstrate a great deal of interest, and presence, in the Arctic. According to the following excerpted articlefrom The Independent Barents Observer, a Norway-based English and Russian-language online…