by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest and most strategically vital waterways, has become so hazardous that even the German Navy is steering clear. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s decision to redirect the frigate Baden-Württemberg and support vessel Frankfurt am Main around the Cape of Good Hope on their return from an Indo-Pacific deployment speaks volumes. The Red Sea is now deemed too perilous, underscoring just how ineffective current U.S. and EU naval protections are in this region.
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The broader question is even more stark: If NATO cannot send warships to face the Houthis, how will it possibly survive in a war against a larger adversary like China?
Red Sea Is Now So Dangerous Even NATO Warships Are Avoiding It
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Germany, Philippines agree to broaden defence cooperation deal + Vietnam Sends Coast Guard Ship To Philippines For Joint Training
Pistorius is the first German defence minister to visit the Philippines and hopes to finalise the agreement as early as October
Germany, Philippines agree to broaden defence cooperation deal
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Vietnam Sends Coast Guard Ship To Philippines For Joint Training
Philippine and Japan navies held their first bilateral drills in the contested waters, the Southeast Asian nation’s military said in a statement Friday.
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US Missile Deployment And $500M Military Aid To PH: Defensive Or Offensive Posturing?
German Publishers and Booksellers Association awards its annual “Peace Prize” to US war hawk Anne Applebaum
On June 25, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels), which organises the world’s biggest annual book fair (in Frankfurt), announced it was awarding its annual “Peace Prize” to US journalist and author Anne Applebaum.
On NYT Nord Stream theory, German official raises specter of ‘false flag’
The timing of a new report suggesting rogue ‘pro-Ukrainian group’ might be to blame for pipeline blast is questioned today.
On NYT Nord Stream theory, German official raises specter of ‘false flag’
Thousands in Italy protest West’s weapons supplies to Ukraine as war enters 2nd year
Thousands of Italians have demonstrated across the country in Rome, Florence and Genoa against Western sanctions imposed on Russia and transfer of lethal military hardware to Ukraine, a day after the first anniversary of the Ukraine-Russia war.
Thousands in Italy protest West’s weapons supplies to Ukraine as war enters 2nd year
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Anti-NATO, Anti-EU, Anti-War, Protest Rallies Hit Germany, France, Italy
German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription
Political and military figures in Germany have suggested a return of compulsory military service after the new defence minister described the 2011 phase-out of general conscription as a “mistake” that had contributed to alienating the general public from civic institutions.
German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription
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Hitler orders military conscription in Germany
In the statement, Herr Hitler insisted that Germany’s purpose in rearming was to preserve peace for herself and the rest of Europe.
Report: Biden Pushed Peace Plan that Recognized Russia’s Control Over 20% of Ukraine
The White House offered the proposal within days of rolling out a military aid package for Kiev that included main battle tanks, reflecting a growing rift in the Joe Biden administration.
Report: Biden Pushed Peace Plan that Recognized Russia’s Control Over 20% of Ukraine
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Machine translation, in English, below:
Read More »Russia Rolls Out Combat Robot to ‘Detect and Destroy’ Leopard 2, Abrams Tanks
“The Germans have already done this, but as a result, Russian tanks reached Berlin”: Bundestag deputy reacted to plans to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
The US wins the Ukraine war
by Gabor Steingart
The US supports Ukraine like no other country in the world. But this help is not completely selfless. Because even Joe Biden has nothing to give away. The US President relies on “arming on credit”. Germany, on the other hand, can only hope that the war will soon end not far from its front door.
The US wins the Ukraine war (original, in German)
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