Feb. 21 – Europol announced yesterday a successful joint operation with the Spanish Guardia Civil, the Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service, Polish Police Central Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement authorities from the UK. During this operation, supported by Europol, an organised crime group involved in the production of illegal cigarettes […]
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Feb. 07 – The Trump peace plan, announced on January 28th by US President Donald Trump in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, is currently producing the unwanted effect of increased violence between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank. In the first week after the […]
Jan. 22 – The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that new member states decided to support the European-led EMASOH, the European Maritime Surveillance Mission in the Strait of Hormuz proposed by France, that is now officially supported by the governments of Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Italy, the […]
Dec. 11, US House of representatives approved a compromise on the defence authorisation bill for the fiscal year 2020, foreseeing that the Department of Defense (DoD) has to submit a comprehensive report in order to purchase and develope new ground-launched missiles previously banned under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) […]
Dec. 2, Malaysia’s parliament approved at unanimity the first Defence White Paper. The document outlines two roles for the the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM). The first role is “protecting the national interest”, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said, while the second role is ” to carry out military operations other than […]
Earlier this Sunday, the France’s Defence Minister announced that the command post will be operational soon in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as the headquarters for a European-led mission to ensure safe shipping in the Persian Gulf. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-france/france-says-abu-dhabi-to-host-hq-for-european-naval-mission-for-the-gulf-idUSKBN1XY0AO 0