More than 50 NATO ships escorted the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Syria and back during its mission to end the Syrian conflict. Russian military commentator Viktor Baranets says this was by no means “an easy walk” for them. He says NATO was conducting a “serious military mission” while “escorting” the Admiral Kuznetsov.
Submitted by George Friedman via MauldinEconomics.com,
Donald Trump deeply upset the Europeans when he raised the possibility that NATO is obsolete and that the European Union is failing.
But this isn’t the first time these issues have been discussed. I wrote about it last year, and the conversation has only continued.
What Trump has done is simply bring into the open the question of Europe’s relationship with the US.
The missions and motives of NATO and the EU
Submitted by Wayne Madsen via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
In the wake of President Trump's comments that NATO is "obsolete", and European 'leaders' renewed calls for a European army, Angela Merkel has been forced to deny Germany is interested in acquiring nuclear weapons amid calls for it to lead a European "nuclear superpower."
Submitted by Martin Armstrong via ArmstrongEconomics.com,