Defense Geopolitics News
Defense and geopolitics news on global security issues, defense policy, defense budget news and analysis.
US military personnel punished over Afghan hospital attack
US military personnel involved in a devastating air strike on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan have...
Trump victory a major global risk: EIU
The prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on par with religious militancy destabilizing the...
ISIS lost a fifth of its territory since January 2015: analysts
The Islamic State group has lost 22 percent of the territory it held at the start of 2015, military analysts...
Putin’s Pullout: Behind Russia’s New Syria Surprise
Vladimir Putin surprised his country and the world on March 14 by ordering the start of a partial withdrawal of...
Kerry to visit Moscow as Russian pullout boosts Syria peace hopes
US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Russia next week to discuss the Syria crisis, Washington said, after Moscow...
Putin Orders Syrian Withdrawal, Saying Goals Achieved
In a surprise move, President Vladimir Putin has instructed Russia’s armed forces to start pulling out of Syria. Putin told...
US strike kills at least 150 Shebab fighters in Somalia
An American air strike on a Shebab training camp in Somalia killed more than 150 fighters planning an imminent attack...
China Announces 7.6-Pct Defense Budget Rise, Lowest In Six Years
China on Saturday announced the country's lowest defense budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds...
China raises 2016 defence spending by 7.6 percent
China will raise its defense spending by 7.6 percent this year, a budget report to the country’s Communist-controlled parliament showed...
Special Operators’ Challenges Call for New Priorities, DoD Officials Say
Expanding global conflicts require new priorities for U.S. special operations forces, the principal deputy assistant secretary for special operations and...
© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com