Georgia Reportedly Offers To Host Anti-ISIS Training Base
Georgia has offered to host a training base for anti-ISIS Syrian rebels, marking a dramatic new step in Tbilisi's efforts to contribute to American-led military operations in the Middle East. That's...
View ArticleCaspian States Agree To Prevent Outside (Read: U.S.) Military Presence
The presidents of the five countries on the Caspian Sea are meeting in Astrakhan, Russia, on Sunday and will agree to "prevent" the military presence of non-littoral countries on the sea, a Russian...
View ArticleAfter Foreign Navies "Banned" From Caspian, U.S. And Azerbaijan Push Back
The biggest headline to come out of the weekend's Caspian Sea summit in Astrakhan, Russia, was that the five countries along the sea agreed to prevent any outside military presence from the sea. This...
View ArticleRussia Criticizes NATO Facilities In Georgia, Defends NATO Facilities In Russia
The Russian government has criticized a NATO plan to construct military training facilities in Georgia, while coming under fire itself for hosting a NATO facility on Russian soil.When NATO announced...
View ArticleNATO Asking U.S. For More Warships
NATO is looking for more U.S. warships to counter the Russian "threat," the alliance's naval chief has said.In a meeting with Pentagon reporters, Royal Navy Vice Adm. Peter Hudson said that NATO's four...
View ArticleCSTO Chief Accuses U.S. Embassies Of Fomenting Instability In Region
The head of Russia's post-Soviet security bloc said that instability in the region is "in most cases" the result of external manipulations, particularly by the United States. Russian officials also...
View ArticleU.S. Congress Takes On Central Asia Water Conflicts
International tension over water in Central Asia is growing, but the United States can offer only modest help in preventing conflict, a panel of experts has told a Congressional committee.The U.S....
View ArticleU.S., Georgia Intensifying Talks On "Weapons Procurement"
A flurry of high-level military visits between Washington and Tbilisi appears to be setting the stage for wider-scale exports of weaponry from the U.S. to Georgia. Last week, the highest-ranking...
View ArticleU.S. Warns Russia Gaining Military Control In Black Sea
An ongoing Russian military buildup in Crimea could help Moscow to control the entire Black Sea, the top United States military official in Europe has said.General Philip Breedlove, Commander of U.S....
View ArticleOn Visit To Tashkent, State Dept Appears To Take Gentler Approach
Senior United States diplomats have visited Tashkent for their regular consultations with the government of Uzbekistan, and in spite of continuing tension over Afghanistan and human rights, the...
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