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Yearly Archives: 2013
The World is Still Becoming More Peaceful
With the civil war in Syria due to enter its third year and violence breaking out in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, it may be hard to think of the world as a particularly peaceful place at the … Continue reading
Posted in English, Nick Ottens, Security Policy
Tagged Cold War, Egypt, France, NATO, nuclear, Pakistan, United States
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Der Traum ist aus: Der Südsudan steht vor den Trümmern seines innenpolitischen Versagens
If you don’t understand German, then check out “South Sudan’s Dream Is Over—The Nightmare Is Just Beginning ” about the same topic, also written by Peter Dörrie, published on “War is Boring”. Gegen sechs Uhr abends wurden am Sonntag dem … Continue reading
Posted in International, Peter Dörrie, South Sudan
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Große Staaten und der Kampf um kleine Inseln – Teil 1
Von Danny Chahbouni. Danny Chahbouni studiert Geschichte und Politikwissenschaft an der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Der Inselstreit zwischen China und Japan muss für viele Menschen grotesk wirken: Große Staaten streiten sich um kleine, vermeintlich bedeutungslose Inseln im Meer und riskieren dadurch eine … Continue reading
Posted in Danny Chahbouni, History, International, Security Policy
Tagged margaret thatcher, Marine, Souveränität
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Weihnachtspause
Das offiziere.ch-Team meldet sich zur Weihnachtspause ab. Wir ziehen uns auf unsere Yacht in der Karibik, auf unser Winteranwesen in England bzw. in unser Penthouse in Miami zurück. Voraussichtlich lesen wir uns wieder in einer Woche… In der Zwischenzeit ein … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Announcements, Humour
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Stratfor: Russia’s East Asian Pivot
We published a number of articles about the US-American “Pivot to East Asia” and its implications. For example, Patrick Truffer, student of International Relations at the Freie Universität Berlin, explores in his article the relationship of the “Pivot to East … Continue reading
Posted in English, Russia, Security Policy
Tagged china relations, Obama, Putin, Russia, Strategy, stratfor
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Ist Ägyptens Instabilität eine Gefahr für den Suezkanal?
von Niklas Anzinger (English version), Graduate Assistant an der Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in Syracuse. Angriffe auf den Suezkanal, fatal in einer zentralen Passage für den Welthandel zur See, waren bisher nur eine rein theoretische Möglichkeit. Das … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Niklas Anzinger, Sea Powers, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged al-Qaida, Egypt, Sicherheitspolitik
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Iran’s Mass Production of Ghadir Coastal Submarines
By Chris B. Iran’s mass production of the Ghadir class submarine continues to support Iran’s focus on indigenous development of defense equipment as well as bolster Iran’s asymmetric naval strategy. Let’s face it, Iran’s naval vessels are no match for their … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Biggers, English, Intelligence, International, Iran, Proliferation, Sea Powers, Technology
Tagged intelligence, Marine, Navy, north korea, shipbuilding, submarines
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Life for these forgotten Syrian refugees is incredibly bleak
Story and photographs by Thomas Hammond. Thomas Hammond, a photojournalist from Columbia in South Carolina, was this Summer for several weeks in Lebanon, Turkey and in the Syrien boarder region. Officially there are 2,131,493 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, Syria, Thomas Hammond
Tagged al assad, bashar al assad, refugees, Syria, syrian opposition, syrien, Turkey
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Das „Biest“ – Polens Panzer der Zukunft
von Seka Smith Der PL-01 ist ein Designkonzept eines zukünftigen polnischen Unterstützungspanzers des Unternehmens OBRUM aus Gleiwitz- Łabędy, welcher in Kooperation mit BAE Systems geplant und konstruiert wurde. Der Panzer wurde am 2. September 2013 auf der MSPO-Ausstellung in Kielce … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, General Knowledge, Seka Smith, Technology
Tagged CV-90, OBRUM, Panzer, PL-01, Polen
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