Spy satellite. Russia is preparing to sell Iran a satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera and capable of photographing objects in Israel, according to a Washington Post report. The deal could be completed within months. The Kanopus-V satellite would significantly enhance Iran’s monitoring capabilities across the Middle East. French drawdown. French President Emmanuel Macron announced […]
Point of weakness. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the all-important Visiting Forces Agreement with the U.S. will not be renewed until Washington explains why...
EU sues its strongest member. The European Commission is beginning legal proceedings against Germany after the German Federal Constitutional Court in a May 2020...
Last week, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said the states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were preparing a joint response to Western sanctions. Not...
Background: France is highly influential in its former colonies in West and Central Africa. It regularly participates in defense and security operations in these...
U.S.-Chinese competition. The U.S. Senate is inching closer to finalizing legislation worth at least $200 billion aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness against China. The...
Richard Moore, who heads Britain’s foreign intelligence service, or MI6, was quoted in the Sunday Times as saying that “Russia is an objectively weakening...
Background: The Republic of Moldova, together with Belarus and Ukraine, forms the buffer zone separating Russia and the NATO countries. Moldova’s cultural similarities with...
