US Senator McCain wants to arm Vietnam in case of 'crisis' with China
US Senator John McCain on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. (Photo: Jack Board) By Jack Board POSTED: 30 May 2015 13:27 "We'd like to see them have great capability, particularly with weapons that are defensive in nature, that could be used in...
US, South Korea, Japan seek to raise pressure on North's nuclear programme
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) shakes hands with South Korea's foreign minister Yun Byung-Se (R) prior to their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ed Jones/Pool POSTED: 27 May 2015 16:20 The United States...
Russia's Landmark $2Bln Deal With Egypt for MiG Fighter Jets
Russia has agreed to deliver 46 MiG-29 air superiority fighters to Egypt and is soon expected to sign a deal worth approximately $2 billion, what might become the largest order since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia’s business daily Vedomosti reports,...
Is China Eyeing These Advanced French Amphibious Assault Ships?
China could be looking to purchase the two French Mistral ships that were originally built for Russia. In 2014, France determined that it would avert plans to sell two of its Mistral-class amphibious assault ships that were originally bound for sale to...
US Can’t Act Without Russia in Current Geopolitical Reality – German Media
Russia’s decision to revoke the transit authorization for NATO goods to Afghanistan has revealed the fact that the US cannot act without Russia in the current geopolitical reality, DWN reported. Russia’s decision to stop the transit of NATO goods through...
Japan: Putin’s visit to Tokyo may settle Kuril Islands dispute
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Reuters / Kyodo) Tokyo has signaled it would like Vladimir Putin to finally resolve a territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty 70 years after the end of World...
Egypte : deux juges et un procureur tués par balle dans le Sinaï
Deux juges et un procureur égyptiens ont été tués par balle, samedi 16 mai dans le nord du Sinaï, théâtre d’attentats djihadistes visant habituellement les forces de sécurité. Il s’agit de la première attaque prenant pour cible des magistrats dans la...
Russia stops transit of NATO military cargo to Afghanistan
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has revoked a decree that allowed delivery of NATO military equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory. According to the official document, signed by Medvedev and published on Monday, all previous decisions on NATO cargo...
Faut-il autoriser les militaires à adhérer à un parti politique?
Le 18/05/15 Ce n’est que le 17 août 1945 que les militaires ont obtenu le droit de vote. Jusqu’alors, il était considéré qu’ils ne devaient pas prendre parti dans le débat politique. Par la suite, ils ont été autorisés à exercer certaines « fonctions...
ARMEE - Le gouvernement Abe approuve l'extension du rôle militaire du Japon
AFP/Getty Images Le gouvernement de Shinzo Abe a approuvé jeudi la législation nécessaire à l'extension du rôle militaire du Japon, officiellement pacifiste, au moment où les rivalités territoriales attisent les tensions en Asie-Pacifique Le cabinet de...