Thursday, June 28, 2012

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

Canada - Security

24-7-22 LNG Canada - B1M > .
24-4-6 Australia & Canada - 2 Economies, 1 Set of Flaws | Econ > .
24-4-3 How Canada lost its NATO edge - CBC > .
2017 Canada's New Shipping Shortcut - Wendover > .
Camp X - STS 103 ..
Canada - Geopolitics ..
Canada - Security ..
Canada - Trade ..
Canada & Arctic ..
Canada Politics ..

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...