Thursday, June 28, 2012

Asian NATO?

2021 Can Biden create an Asian NATO [QUAD] against CHINA? - VisPol > .
24-7-29 How USA Benefits From Overseas Territories - Versed > . skip > .
24-1-9 Ċold Ŵar 2: NATO-like alliance vs Xina in the Indo-Pacific? | DW > .
23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .
23-12-2 RNDF 2023: Deepening Defense Cooperation through AUKUS > .
23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .
23-10-23 Xina's Threats Pushing Philippines Closer to US - WSJ > .
23-10-9 Taiwan's new Hai Kun submarine is thorn in Xina's side - Forces > .
23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .
23-9-21 A Xinese blockade against Taiwan 'won't work' | Tim Cross > .
23-9-20 ASEAN-member troops 1st joint "non-combat" military drills - DW > .
23-9-18 South Korean Factory Churning Out Armaments for NATO | WSJ > .
23-9-14 Hx Japan vs Xina: Why Xina and Japan are headed to war - BuBa > .
23-8-23 China vs Japan: Japan Preparing for War with Xina - BuBa > .
23-8-19 US-Japan-Korea - Biden, Kishida, Yoon 23-8-18 Camp David - Update > .
23-8-1 Australian Security: X-T conflict could erupt ‘on accident’ | Treverton > .
23-7-29 Why the US Military isn't Out of Ammo - T&P > .
23-7-29 Ream, Hambantota, Tonga Naval Bases; Australia - Focus > .
23-7-28 PLAN's Indo-Pacific Bases - Ream, Djibouti, Hambantota, Tonga - Focus > .
23-7-23 South Korean Defence Strategy - Mass, Firepower, Industry - Perun > .
23-7-15 Porcupine: Taiwan’s Strategic Approach to Survival [vs X] - Warographics > .
23-6-11 US expanding presence in the Philippines = 9 bases - Binkov > .
23-6-2 AUKUS: Australia Preparing for War - T&P > .
23-5-12 PLAN posturing: weakness vs Taiwan, USA, SK, Philippines - Insights > .
23-5-10 US Military - New Bases to Counter China in Pacific | WSJ > .
23-5-1 Australia’s nuclear submarines enough to deter Xina? | ABC > .
23-4-23 Japanese History, Defence Strategy & Rearmament - Perun > .
23-3-13 Yi Fuxian: The Chinese Century Is Already Over - Update > .
23-2-28 Xina & ROC war prep: martial law, nuclear emergency, wartime controls > .
23-2-15 India's Necklace of Diamonds Plan to Checkmate Xina - Caspian > .
23-2-13 US Preparing for War Over Taiwan - Uncensored > .
23-2-10 Why Japan's Military is Gladly Readying for War - T&P > .
23-1-13 US & Japan boost cooperation; Marines ready to counter Xina > .
22-11-27 Dragon's Claw: Xina's Next 10 Years - Kamome > . skip > .
22-11-11 Fortress Xina - Xi's Plans for World Domination - laowhy86 > .
22-11-17 US-Xina-Taiwan relations (G20 2022) - Update > .
22-11-2 XiXiPee Said They Wouldn't Do It... THEY LIED! - cfc > .
22-10-10 Coming Conflict with China | Michael Beckley > . full > .
22-10-25 Xina's Q3 details - Update > .
22-10-24 Xi's [Probably Unachievable] Goals - Digging > . 
22-10-15 Japan - national debt, liquidity trap vs artificial inflation - VisEco > .
22-10-11 Condeleeza Rice - Xina and Taiwan - Hoover > .
22-10-1 Xina Battles US [Aus] for Control of Pacific Islands - Uncensored > .
22-9-24 Xina's and Australia’s power plays in the Pacific - Caspian > .
22-9-21 How China’s Military Drills Could Choke Off Taiwan’s Internet | WSJ > .
22-8-21 Japan Is (Again) Becoming a Military Powerhouse - gtbt > .
22-8-4 Situation Zoom: Pelosi Visits Taiwan | Goodfellows - Hoover > .
22-8-4 Nancy Peolosi’s trip ⇝ XXP and Xina-Taiwan relations - Lei > .
22-7-31 How PGII & IPEF could checkmate BRI - CaspianReport > .
22-7-21 Xina losing international trust, 10 Pacific nations rebuff joint agreement - CR > .
22-7-21 Why Every NATO Member Joined (Why Others Haven't) - Spaniel > .
22-7-6 IISS Special Lecture: Australia, ASEAN and Southeast Asia > . 
22-7-4 QUAD going beyond military exercises — Xina watching > .
22-6-26 US administration's plan to control Asia-Pacific - VisPol > . skip ad > .
22-4-28 Almost 60% of Australians want Australia to be tougher on China > .
22-4-6 How the world would change if Xina attacked Taiwan - Binkov > .
22-4-4 Peter Jennings | China & National Security - John Anderson > .
22-4-2 Survey Reveals US-China-Taiwan-Japan Dynamics Post Ukraine War - Lei > .
22-3-30 China’s Secret Plan for a Pacific Military Base - Uncensored > .
22-3-25 A2/AD: A Strategy for Defence of Australia in 21st Century - hypo > .
22-3-25 US & World Should Have A 'Coherent, Bipartisan' Strategy For China - Rudd > .
22-3-24 India plays both sides with America and Russia - CaspianReport > .
22-2-15 China’s Taiwan Invasion? | Peter Zeihan @ Fort Benning Q & A > .
22-1-31 Will Taiwan Spark a US-China Conflict? - Whatifalthist > .
22-1-13 Sea control and sea denial — naval vs land warfare - Anders > .
22-1-12 India's Armed Forces Special Powers Act - extended in Nagaland - Sengupta > .
22-1-6 Australia & Japan sign security cooperation treaty - Focus > .
21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .
AIJU, QSD - The making of an Asian NATO > . Australia, India, Japan, USA

> Philippines >>  > HPh - Philippines >>

China is back. The emergence of the Asian giant is changing everything. We are talking about a new superpower in all fields: economic, political and also military. Indo-Pacific nations of the Western bloc are considering an alliance to counteract the growing influence of China and, therefore, of the Chinese Communist Party in international politics. The United States is trying to implement to maintain its influence in Asia in order to be a real counterweight to China.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India that is maintained by talks between member countries. The dialogue was initiated in 2007 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, with the support of Vice President Dick Cheney of the USPrime Minister John Howard of Australia and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India.

Asian NATO? ..

AUKUS vs China+Russia

22-4-7 Χίna isn't overtly supporting PoooTin in Ukraine - VisPol > .
22-3-30 China’s Secret Plan for a Pacific Military Base - Uncensored > .
22-3-25 US & World Should Have A 'Coherent, Bipartisan' Strategy For China - Rudd > .


Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Black Sea - Exercize Sea Breeze

21-7-9 NATO exercises in the Black Sea raise tensions with Russia | DW > .
23-9-10 Battle for Black Sea. R-U: Geopolitics, Grain, Naval Drones - U24 > .
22-3-23 Polish citizens join army b/o Russian invasion of Ukraine - BBC > .

Geostrategic Projection
European Geostrategic Projection ..

NATO military exercises involving the US, Ukraine and 30 other nations are wrapping up in the Black Sea. Operation Sea Breeze (21-6-29 - 21-7-10) has been held despite strong objections from Russia. The largest maneuvers in decades have been taking place around the waters of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

"Co-hosted by the Ukrainian Navy and the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet, the annual bilateral exercise aims to strengthen maritime security in the Black Sea region. The exercise will focus on multiple warfare areas including amphibious warfare, land manoeuvre warfare, diving operations, maritime interdiction operations, air defence, special operations integration, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue operations.

Growing in popularity over the years, the 2021 iteration will host the largest number of participating nations in the history of the exercise with more than 30 countries from six continents providing 5,000 troops, 32 ships, 40 aircraft, and 18 special operations and dive teams scheduled to participate.

NATO warships routinely operate in the Black Sea, consistent with international law, usually patrolling the waters for around two-thirds of the year. NATO ships also regularly participate in both NATO and national exercises in the Black Sea to enhance interoperability, demonstrate presence and assure Allies of the maritime commitment to collective defence. SEA BREEZE exercises have included NATO participation since 1997, demonstrating NATO's steadfast commitment to Allies and Partners for over 20 years."

Kiyiv wants to join the NATO alliance - and will host more exercises with the US, Poland and Lithuania later this month.

The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 20 states are members. It was first discussed by the Bulgarian Society Novae, after being proposed as an American initiative at the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Travemünde, Germany, on October 20–21, 1993, and formally launched on January 10–11, 1994 at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium. According to declassified U.S. State Department records, President Bill Clinton characterized the Partnership for Peace as a "track that will lead to NATO membership" and that "does not draw another line dividing Europe a few hundred miles to the east."

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

49-4-4 - Creation of NATO (1958)

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Why NATO Was Created | US Army Documentary | 1958 > .
24-9-6 How the Atlantic Ocean made the modern world - Caspian > .
23-6-19 Inside NATO’s Bizarre Unanimity Membership Rule - Spaniel > .
22-7-21 Why Every NATO Member Joined (Why Others Haven't) - Spaniel > .


The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European and 2 North American countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949

On 4 March 1947, the Treaty of Dunkirk was signed by France and the United Kingdom as a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance in the event of a possible attack by Germany or the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. In 1948, this alliance was expanded to include the Benelux countries, in the form of the Western Union, also referred to as the Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO), established by the Treaty of Brussels. Talks for a new military alliance, which could also include North America, resulted in the signature of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 by the member states of the Western Union plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's Headquarters are located in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium.

Since its founding, the admission of new member states has increased the alliance from the original 12 countries to 30. The most recent member state to be added to NATO was North Macedonia on 27 March 2020. NATO currently recognizes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Ukraine as aspiring members. An additional 20 countries participate in NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, with 15 other countries involved in institutionalized dialogue programmes. The combined military spending of all NATO members in 2020 constituted over 57% of the global nominal total. Members agreed that their aim is to reach or maintain the target defence spending of at least 2% of their GDP by 2024.

sī vīs pācem, parā bellum

igitur quī dēsīderat pācem praeparet bellum    therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war sī vīs pācem, parā bellum if you wan...