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Lots of ground to cover, and we’ll start with the biggest story, the latest violent blowback for American violence, the little war we waged on a false pretext to satisfy deeper geopolitical motivations. First, we turn to the Los Angeles Times for the...

By EIA Russia is the world’s largest producer of crude oil (including lease condensate) and the second-largest producer of dry natural gas. Russia also produces significant amounts of coal. Russia’s economy is highly dependent on its hydrocarbons, and...

RFS Vladivostok, DCNS concept (click to view full) In August 2009, Russian media reported that their country was planning to take a radical step, and buy a French BPC-210 Mistral class amphibious assault ship (BPC/LHD) by the end of 2009. The outlet...

The Arctic is an unique geographical region, with unique security challenges. Photo by PJ Hansen, via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 The Arctic model and the role of NATO The Arctic has always been a place apart. It is unique for its climate and geography:...

With Arctic sea ice thinning and shrinking rapidly in recent years, the U.S. military and scientific agencies are scrambling to cope with the looming prospect of a seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean. At a meeting in Washington last week, top U.S. Arctic...