Military and Police Aid
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 06:53
The US continues to provide military support and equipment to Mexico in order to help combat its drug cartels. Unfortunately, all is not what it seems. As Jesse Franzblau reminds us, some of the aid has gone to rights-violating security units and even fallen into the hands of the cartels.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 08:09
The number of UN peacekeepers is at a record high, with nearly 110,000 uniformed deployed "blue helmets" worldwide, most of them in Africa. But the status quo is "untenable."
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 06:38
Troops participating in an 18-nation drill have staged mock exercises, including recapturing an international border and a ship seized by militants.
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 12:26
A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula because he said he feared NATO’s expansion. This week, U.S. tanks were cutting up the Estonian countryside just 65 miles from the Russian border in response to local fears about Russia’s expansionism.
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 12:02
About 600 U.S. and Georgian troops are conducting joint exercises aimed at training the armed forces of the former Soviet republic for participation in the NATO Response Force.
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:22
NATO will keep some troops in Afghanistan even after its current training mission ends around the end of next year, the alliance said on Wednesday, in a signal of support for Afghan security forces struggling to repel a Taliban offensive.
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:19
Russian says the country's land forces will join troops from Belarus, China, India, and Mongolia in a series of joint military training exercises during the second half of this year. The statement said the drills will focus on peacekeeping and antiterrorist activities.
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:14
On April 20, about 300 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, began training the Ukrainian National Guard as part of a six-month exercise called Fearless Guardian. Fearless Guardian reflects an evolution of the U.S. military’s role in Europe as it reverts to a Cold War-era mindset.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:06
Dozens of Polish lawmakers participated in military exercises on Tuesday, a mainly symbolic act as Poles grow nervous about the conflict next door in Ukraine and Russia's involvement in it. The lawmakers, most of whom have never served in the military, practiced shooting weapons at a firing range, throwing fake grenades, crawling across the ground and learning elements of self-defense.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 07:28
U.S. and Georgian forces began two weeks of military exercises in the South Caucasian republic on Monday, a move that is likely to irritate Georgia's former Soviet master Russia.