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Washington’s Energetic Generals and the Emphasis on Preparation for Nuclear War The Pentagon’s energetic generals are beating their war drums and the President has as yet done nothing to rein them in, Brian Cloughley writes. Some senior generals and admirals in and around Washington have been very busy recently, and their activities, while aggressive, have not been associated with directing current combat operations. Rather, they have been directed at attempting to influence the Administrat...

If the Biden administration wants a treaty to prevent Israel from acting against Iran, Israel likely will resist.

In 2018, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford described how the changing character of war and strategic landscape have “accelerated the speed and complexity of war” and contributed to a collapsed decision space. This is troubling for a navy in great power competition with potential adversaries who have increasingly capable long-range antiship missiles. This extended range and lethality, combined with the vulnerability of networks and ubiquitous use of communi...

The USS Donald Cook is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. It has been operating in the Black Sea since January 23 this year, alongside fellow Navy ships the Laramie and USS Porter. Kyle Raines, a commander for Sixth Fleet, claims the Donald Cook attempted to make contact with the jet twice, but did not receive a response. He told Newsweek: “The unnecessary proximity of the Russian Su-24s actions were inconsistent with good airmanship and international norms and standards. The jet involved in t...

U.S. Navy Rebukes Russia Jets Unnecessary Low Pass Over Warship Newsweek 2/2/2021 David Brennan © JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images/Getty A photo taken on August 7, 2019, shows the U.S. Navy USS Donald Cook class guided missile destroyer during an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet has condemned the actions of a Russian jet that flew low over an American warship operating in the Black Sea on Sunday, describing the pilots actions as "unnecessary" and "...

Russian Bomber Low-Passes U.S. Destroyer in Black Sea Feb. 1, 2021 Russias Sukhoi Su-24 frontline bomber. Alexander Mishin / Wikicommons A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 frontline bomber has conducted a low pass over the United States Navy’s guided-missile destroyer in the Black Sea, the U.S. Sixth Fleet reported Monday.  The USS Donald Cook has been stationed in neutral waters “to ensure security and stability in the region” as ...

Iran is blaming the US for increasing tension in the Middle East. The Pentagon has shifted combat command responsibility for operations involving Israel from the US European Command (EUCOM) to the US Central Command (CENTCOM). This step has led...

Russia Stages Black Sea Warship Drills Amid U.S. Destroyer Presence Jan. 29, 2021 The Admiral Makarov performed exercises “under combat training plans” after three U.S. vessels entered the Black Sea waters. Sergei Malgavko / TASS A Russian warship has sailed out of its home berth in the Black Sea to confront a U.S. destroyer navigating the area, the Russian Navy announced Friday. The Admiral Makarov performed air defense an...

Russian military officials said they were tracking the U.S. moves. “U.S. ships sail into the Black Sea periodically,” reads a story on Russia’s state-run TASS news agency. “The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly noted that presence of ships in the Black Sea that belong to states outside of the region does not boost stability there.” On Friday morning, the Russian military said it had launched its own series of naval exercises in the Black Sea, destroying mock air targets and prac...

Whit Stillmans "Barcelona" is a reminder that there is a broad strata of American society that goes all but ignored by the movies. His subjects are smart, intense but somewhat naive white-collar workers, young men in their 20s and early 30s, who wear suits and ties to work and are very serious about themselves and still try, self-consciously, to talk in a way that might sound impressive at an undergraduate management seminar. Stillman brings great wit and wicked humor to his subjects, but he do...