HQ Allied Rapid reaction Corps on the Move
Vehicle convoys have been conducted around Latvia and Lithuania to bring the masses of equipment and vehicles to their final destinations for the exercise. The convoy destined for Vilnius, Lithuania’s…
Not with a bang
This article has been doing the rounds over the last few days and in the run up to SDSR 2015 was seen by many as a timely reminder of…
The Magic 2% – A Look at the Budget 2015
I have often warned about fixating on the magic 2% of GDP as a means of measuring defence spending for the simple reason it becomes the objective of defence policy.…
Another NATO Reaction Force
In response to the situation in the Ukraine several news outlets have reported that NATO will establish a new expeditionary reaction force od divisional strength. Comprising approximately 10,000 personnel with…
Typhoon Intercept
Another day, another intercept RAF Typhoons were yesterday (Tuesday 17 June) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. The Typhoon aircraft,…
Third Order Effects from Crimea
This is a very good post from CDR Salamander on the potential third order effects from Crimea Russia has demonstrated, again for those who wish to see, that history belongs…
NATO HQ Costs Rise
In 2011 I posted a quick story about the planned NATO HQ An update http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/construction-of-new-nato-headquarters-in-brussel-overbudget-a-944468.html Post Afghanistan, NATO, like almost anything even vaguely military in nature, is going to be…
Heads Up
As the Charles de Gaulle moved out of Toulon last week and the contributing force list was published by NATO for Operation Unified Protector there is a lot of talk…