by Dave Patterson | Jul 12, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
NATO membership is the number one agenda item for the 2023 annual NATO summit. It was going to be all about welcoming the alliance’s newest partner, Sweden. Though it looked dicey, delegates to the gathering saw the main obstacle to the country’s membership...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 11, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Since the day the Soviet Union no longer existed, December 31, 1991, the question of what to do with Ukraine has been an issue. While other former Soviet Bloc nations declared non-aligned independence, others sought to join alliances. Many feeling the remnants of the...
by Graham J Noble | Feb 19, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Friday, Feb. 24 marks what is generally considered to be the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. That is, of course, if one discounts Vladimir Putin’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and the years-long struggle for control...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 30, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Is it karma, perhaps? Iran has provided deadly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Russia for use in Ukraine and on Jan. 28, small Israeli UAVs began to rain down fire on Iranian targets in the dark of night. One specific military facility was reported hit by what is...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 28, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to visit South Korea during a four-day Indo-Pacific trip from January 29 to February 1, including a stop in Japan. The diplomatic outreach mission follows the participation of the two Pacific nations in the January...