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Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Bombarding the Kerch Bridge - It's all about logistics . . . Russian Logistics

Russia asserts the smoke is part of their defense of the Kerch Bridge. That it needs defending points to Ukrainian successes Ukraine keeps ...

Monday, May 02, 2022

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Reports, 16 March to 27 April 2022

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Monday, March 07, 2022

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 2 February to 2 March 2022

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Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Future Wars - Complexity and the Price of Complacency

I tweeted yesterday about a interview by Kevin D. Wlliamson at National Review Dispatches from the Future Front. The interview is well wort...

Monday, April 19, 2021

BBC Report on Russia's Direction

Saturday, October 06, 2018

On Midrats 7 October 2018 - Episode 457: Russia's Red Banner Year, with Dr. Dmirty Gorenburg

Because its name has been in the news a lot lately, we once again take a look at the Russian state as it currently exists. With that in mind...

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Fun with Russia: Ukraine Proposal - Danube River Exclusion of Russian Shipping Due to "Terrorism Threat"

Reported as Ukraine Threatens to Block Russian Shipping on the Danube Yury Lavrenyuk, Ukraine’s deputy infrastructure minister, announce...

Friday, May 19, 2017

On Midrats 21 May 2017 - Episode 385: Springtime for Russia?

Please join us at 5pm EDT on 21 May 2017 for Midrats Episode 385: Springtime for Russia? : To say that the profile of Russia since the A...

Thursday, March 30, 2017

What's Faster than "Hypersonic?"

Scary headline: Russia creates 'unstoppable' hypersonic Zircon missile with Navy destroying 4,600mph speed but the remainder of the...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Oil Prices - A Russian Vulnerability?

Recent days have seen the reports of new discoveries of oil and gas, including off-shore UK : Explorer Hurricane Energy has declared the “...

Saturday, July 16, 2016

On Midrats 17 July 2016 Episode 341: Russia in 2016 with Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg

Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 17 July 2016 for Midrats Episode 341 "Russia in 2016 with Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg From the sacking of...

Thursday, June 23, 2016

CNAS2016: ISIS Study Group - Presentation and Discussion

A truly excellent discussion of fighting ISIS from the Center for a New Anerican Security 2016 conference

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Hear the rattle, fear the bite

I always thought rattlesnakes were a North American thing, but perhaps an analogy can be drawn to the Swedish situation vis-a-vis Russ...

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Back to the Falklands, Continental Shelf Edition

BBC News headline Falkland Islands fears new ruling expanding Argentina's sea control : The government of the Falkland Islands says ...

Friday, January 29, 2016

Expensive Lessons in Governing Captured in NYTimes "More Is Needed to Beat ISIS, Pentagon Officials Concludes"

First, you have to read this Joshua Foust's Staff: The Forgotten Metric of Presidential Success (hat tip to Brett Friedman): Obama ...

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Turkey v. Russia: Turks Defend Their Airspace

Reuters report "Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation" . Hurryiet report: Turkish...

Monday, September 21, 2015

Blowing the Middle East Scenario

Small Wars Journal has it in a headline: Obama Claims His Critics Forced Him to Make a Mess of Syria , quoting Jennifer Rubin at the WaPo ...

Friday, August 14, 2015

On Midrats 16 August 2015- Episode 293: Russia and the Nuclear Shadow: 2015’s Revivals with Tom Nichols

Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 16 August 2015 for Midrats Episode 293: Russia and the Nuclear Shadow: 2015’s Revivals with Tom Nichols : ...

Thursday, July 09, 2015

Russia - #1 with a bullet

I seem to remember certain people yukking it up back in the last presidential election because of this: Well, the prospective Chairman o...

Monday, July 06, 2015

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: Greek Edition

TANSTAAFL strikes Greece. As Prime Minister Thatcher once said: . . . Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They...

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Mark Tempest: The main focus of this blog is maritime security. Other matters may appear. I am a retired attorney and a retired Navy Reserve Captain (Surface Warfare). Opinions expressed herein are my own. Sometimes I have the experience to back them up. Your opinions may vary. Don't panic. Feel free to disagree, that's what free speech is all about. Nothing contained herein should be confused as me giving legal advice to anyone. If you are confused, welcome to the club. All mistakes herein are my fault. I have sufficient academic credentials to be dangerous to myself and to others.Comment moderation is at my discretion, so your comments may never appear. You can start your own blog for free and comment there all you want. I enjoy a healthy debate, but not arguing with trolls. If you can't comment without using intemperate language, go someplace else., Under the header: A MH-60S Sea Hawk, of HSC-6 conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Meyer)

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