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Feb- 2018 -8 FebruaryCommentary
US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: It’s the Baltic states, stupid!
What the nuclear posture review fails to grasp is that when combined with a strong conventional presence, US reliance on strategic escalation strengthens deterrence, while the deployment of low-yield SLCMs weakens it
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8 FebruaryBusiness
Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”
Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM fighters to be delivered in 2018
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8 FebruaryMiddle East
Coalition and SDF thwart Syrian ‘pro-regime’ forces attack in Deir Ezzor
US-led Coalition forces and partnered Syrian Democratic Forces fended off what appears to be a coordinated attack on the SDF near the deconfliction line east of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, the Coalition said
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7 FebruarySpace
Russia plans to launch second Blagovest military satellite in April
The launch of the second of four Russian Blagovest military satellites is planned for April after it was delayed in December, the satellite's developer said
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3 FebruaryMiddle East
Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria
Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.
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Jan- 2018 -27 JanuaryMiddle East
UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress
The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week
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25 JanuaryBusiness
Qatar in talks to purchase S-400 missile defense system from Russia
Negotiations for Qatar to purchase an S-400 missile defense system from Russia are in advanced stages, Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah said
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23 JanuaryMiddle East
After Efrin, Turkey will target all of northern Syria, envoy says
Turkey's Operation Olive Branch could bring about a war that will engulf all of Syria, Democratic Federation of Northern Syria representative Sinam Mohamed said
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22 JanuaryMiddle East
Russia invites Syrian Kurds to Sochi peace congress
Russia has invited Kurds to take part in an upcoming Syrian peace congress in Sochi despite a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria
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22 JanuaryMiddle East
Turkey and Russia are in agreement on Efrin operation – Erdogan
Russia is in agreement with Turkey over the operation in Syria's Efrin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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