NATO Of The South: Chile, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica

Posted by Matt in June 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, 5 Million, Africa Australia, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, Australia And New Zealand, Australian Antarctic Territory, British Commonwealth, Chile, Commonwealth Nations, Continental Shelf, Military Alliances, Military Ties, NATO, NATO Of The South, Nato States, Oceans, One Million, South Africa, South American Countries, South Chile, Square Kilometers, United Nations Commission

The four countries directly north of the Antarctic Ocean are Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and all four are to varying degrees being integrated into Western military alliances; all four have bilateral military ties to the United States and with other NATO states, three directly with NATO itself.
With Britain filing a claim with [...]

Israel’s Next War: Today the Gaza Strip, Tomorrow Lebanon?

Posted by Matt in January 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, War, Advanced Planning, Aerial Attacks, Beirut, Cooperation Agreement, damascus, Escalation, Future War, Gaza Strip, hezbollah, Israeli Invasion, Israeli War, Lebanese Armed Forces, Lebanon, Military Alliances, Military Cooperation, Military Exercise, Planning Stage, Powder Keg, Target, tehran, Tel Aviv, Weaponry, World War Iii, Zro

Crossing Arms III: Israel Simulates a Two-Front War against Lebanon and Syria
This war is already in the advanced planning stage. In November 2008, barely a month before Tel Aviv started its massacre in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military held drills for a two-front war against Lebanon and Syria called Shiluv Zro’ot III (Crossing Arms [...]

A New Cold War?

Posted by Matt in June 18th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, New Cold War, Russia, Albania, April, Bucharest, Bush Administration, Cold War Conflict, Cold-War, Croatia, Equal And Opposite Reaction, Former Soviet Republics, German Opposition, Military Alliances, NATO, Physics, Politics, Russia, Russian Bear, SCO, shanghai, Ukraine

Military alliances are always sold as things that produce security. In practice they tend to do the opposite.
The Cold War may be over, but you would never know it from NATO’s April meeting in Bucharest. The alliance approved membership for Croatia and Albania, and only French and German opposition prevented the Bush administration from adding [...]

World War Two: Summary Outline of Key Events

Posted by Matt in April 6th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in History, War, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler, Atom Bombs, Axis Powers, British Policies, British Prime Minister, Costly War, Destructive War, Dutch War, French Foreign Minister, German Fleet, German Invasion Of Poland, German Policy, Global Conflict, Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Hiroshima Nagasaki, History World, Invasion Of Poland, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Military Alliances, Military Conflict, Military Resources, Munich Agreement, Neville Chamberlain, Outline Of World, Second Sino Japanese War, Second World War, Sino Japanese War, Sphere Of Influence, Summary Outline, War Effort, War Scare, World War 2, World War Two, World War Two Summary, world-war-II

From the invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – here’s a guide to the main events of World War Two.
A Short Outline of World War II
The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.

Below is an extensive outline of events starting shortly before World [...]