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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Military Strategies Still Used Today
Ancient Greece is often lauded for its contributions to philosophy, politics, and culture. However, its citizens were also innovators of military theory and practice.
For modern militaries and military thinkers, their history is thus replete with valuable case studies on...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece’s Antidote to War Was Theater and Sports
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Contrary to war, theater was a place of light and allowed Greeks to face each other and learn of their history together in the very light of the day.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
Mountains, forests, rivers, and extremely difficult terrain divided the...
Europe
US to Arm Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Tank Shells
The US has announced it will send depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine as part of more than one billion dollars (£800 million) in military and humanitarian aid.
The controversial shells are made of depleted uranium - naturally occurring uranium...
Europe
Russia Claims to Have Repelled ‘Major’ Attack by Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry has claimed it has fought off a large-scale attack by Ukraine in the south-eastern Donetsk region.
It said it killed 250 Ukrainian troops and destroyed 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored combat vehicles in...
Europe
Russia Says Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow
Russia has blamed Ukraine for drone strikes that hit Moscow on Tuesday morning injuring at least two people and damaging several buildings.
The Russian military says eight drones were used in the strikes, all of which were shot down by...
Europe
Russia Accidentally Bombs Own City Near Ukraine Border
Russia acknowledged late on Thursday that one of its bombs accidentally hit the Russian city of Belgorod which is located near the border with Ukraine.
The city of 340,000 about 25 miles east of the border with Ukraine, has faced...
Europe
Scores of Russian Soldiers Killed by Missile Strike in Occupied Ukraine
Ukraine says it killed around four hundred Russian soldiers in a missile attack in the occupied Donetsk region just after midnight on New Year's Day. Russia has said that sixty-three of its troops were killed.
The missile targeted a building...
Europe
Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Negotiate, but Ukraine Refuses
Russia is ready to negotiate over Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks, President Putin told an interview.
Europe
Russia Intensifies Bombing as Ukraine Braces for New Offensive
Russia fired 76 missiles and carried out drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, striking the capital Kyiv and other cities as Kyiv says Putin is preparing a major offensive in the new year.
Power was completely down in...
Europe
Greek-led Naval Force Seizes Weapon Cache on Way to Libya
Greek-led Operation IRINI proceeded with the seizure of the commercial vessel MV Meerdijk on October 11. According to an announcement made on Wednesday, the ship was carrying armored vehicles to Libya, a violation of the arms embargo on Libya...