Latest Articles about Military/Security
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/620-Goble--640x411.jpeg)
Moscow’s Plans for Russian Fleet Unlikely to Be Realized Anytime Soon
The Russian Navy has played second fiddle to the Russian army in Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Indeed, it has suffered embarrassing losses including the Moskva flagship of its Black Sea Fleet and the drone attacks on that fleet’s home base at Sevastopol (see EDM,... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/619-Dam-640x352.png)
Kakhovka Dam Destruction: Russia’s Ecocide and Economic War Against Ukraine (Part One)
On June 6, a humanitarian and ecological disaster was triggered when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Ukraine was destroyed—most likely the work of Russian forces in the area (New Voice of Ukraine, June 6). Ukrainian hydropower operator Ukrhydroenergo reported that, as of June 8,... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/619-Baev-640x395.jpeg)
Russia Stays on the Course of Economic Delusion and Military Attrition
The summer economic forum in St. Petersburg used to be a vanity fair of Russian opulence and corruption. But last week's modest, if not frugal, event was rather an exercise in self-reassurance of sustainable stagnation. The international profile of the event was seriously curtailed, and... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Russia-arms-manufacturing-June-2023-640x384.jpg)
The True State of Russian Arms Manufacturing, June 2023
In recent weeks, Russia’s military leadership has wholly changed its rhetoric regarding domestic arms manufacturing and the country’s military-industrial complex. From the nervous statements and even threats made to the upper management of state-owned companies and production facilities throughout 2022 and during the first months... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/615-Goble--640x394.jpeg)
Occupying More of Ukraine Will Bring More Problems for Russia, Some in Moscow Now Saying
There are many compelling arguments against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. But perhaps the most powerful one for Russians is this: Even if the Kremlin leader should win, as he clearly still hopes to do, Russia would lose. This is because the more... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kurti-Kosovo-2023-640x427.jpg)
Western Appeasement of Serbia Repeats Policy Mistakes Regarding Russia
Tensions in the Balkans are escalating again as Serbian security forces have allegedly kidnapped three Kosovo police officers inside the territory of Kosovo. Prime Minister Albin Kurti called the entry of Serbian forces into Kosovo territory an aggression aimed at destabilization (Koha.net, June 14). The... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/613-mosquito-640x427.webp)
Ukraine Needs to Secure Its Maritime Future: ‘Mosquito Fleet’ Provides a Viable Strategy
The Ukrainian Armed Forces face the difficult task of liberating 80 percent of Ukraine’s coast, now controlled by Russia, including the Azov Sea region and Crimean Peninsula. The country also needs to restore navigation from its Black Sea ports blockaded by Russia as well as... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Russian-conscription-spring-2023-640x427.jpg)
Tricky Recruiting in Russia: 2023 Spring Conscripts and Volunteers
In 2023, regular spring conscription for military service in Russia started on April 1 and will end on July 15. The stated goal for this round of conscription is 147,000 soldiers, higher than the targets of 134,500 soldiers for spring 2022 and 120,000 soldiers for... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ukrainian-counteroffensive-June-2023-640x426.jpg)
The Counteroffensive, the Dam and the Proliferation of ‘Peace Plans’
The protracted deadlock in the trenches of the war in Ukraine is giving way to high-intensity battles, and this escalation instantly generates widespread international resonance, in which expectations of a Ukrainian victory are mixed with concerns about a Russian defeat. Now, the initiative is clearly... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Picture1_PRC-police-640x475.png)
The Long Arm of the Law(less): The PRC’s Overseas Police Stations
Introduction In April, the FBI charged two Chinese-Americans, both U.S. citizens, with conspiring to act as agents of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by establishing an “overseas police station” on behalf of the Fujian Public Security Bureau in New York. The... MORE