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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 20 March 2024 - 08:00 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Length of video : 58'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Categories: European Union

KÉPEK A RÉGI ALBUMOKBÓL: SWORDSMEN

Air Base Blog - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 07:59

A nyolcvanas évek második felében, a Tomcat üzemeltetés csúcspontján, az amerikai haditengerészet 22 elsővonalbeli (repülőgép-hordozós) százada repülte az F-14-est, megosztva a csendes-óceáni és az atlanti-óceáni flotta hordozói között. A nyugati parton 10 Tomcat század osztozott a kaliforniai Miramar tengerészeti légibázis hangárjain és állóhelyein, a keleti parton 12 század repült a virginiai Oceana légibázisról. Mindkét bázison további egy-egy átképző század működött az új Tomcat pilóták kiképzésére vagy a hosszabb kihagyást követő frissítő képzésre. További két tartalékos századnál is repültek F-14-esek, és a tesztszázadoknak is jutott a Tomcatből. Kaliforniában két helyszínen üzemeltek a Grumman Kandúrjai: egy gépet NASA tesztekre használtak az Edwards légierő bázison, három-hárommal pedig Point Muguból végeztek repülési illetve fegyverzeti teszteket. A keleti partra három teszt Tomcat jutott, a marylandi Patuxent Riverbe, a Navy tesztpilóta iskolájához. Hihetetlenül intenzív időszak volt: egy tengeri bevetésről visszatérő Tomcat század egy-két hét pihenő után megkezdte a felkészülést a következőre, az új századtagok beillesztésével, légiharc-gyakorlatokkal, éles gépágyús és rakétalövészettel, országon belüli áttelepülésekkel, a légierővel közös gyakorlatokkal és rövidebb, néhány napos-hetes repülőgép-hordozós gyakorlással, kvalifikációkkal kitöltve a két tengeri út közötti hónapokat.

Mindez a kilencvenes évek közepén radikális átalakuláson ment át: a gépeket alkalmassá tették a földi célpontok elleni feladatokra, a Top Gunból is ismert Miramar a tengerészgyalogsághoz került és a leépítés után megmaradt F-14-eseket az Oceana bázison vonták össze. A gépek számát századonként 12-ről átmenetileg 14-re növelték, később 10-re csökkentették. Amikor 2005-ben eljutottunk egy repülőgép-hordozóra, már csak három század repülte az F-14-est. Ezek egyike a VF-32 Swordsmen volt, amely 2004 novembere és 2005 áprilisa között a USS Harry S. Truman fedélzetén teljesítette utolsó hordozós bevetését az F-14-essel. A hajó a Perzsa-öbölből, az Iraqi Freedom (Iraki Szabadság) műveletből tartott hazafelé és egy kevés időt a Földközi-tengeren töltött. Ott kaptunk ízelítőt a VF-32-esek Gypsy hívójelű F-14-eseinek hordozófedélzeti üzemeléséből.

[...] Bővebben!


Categories: Biztonságpolitika

Ukraine/United States : Pro-Russia oligarch still escaping US sanctions despite crackdown

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
As the US continues to crack down on pro-Russian oligarchs and their assets, one prominent name has so far escaped sanctions, even though multiple agencies have received investigative reports alleging a variety of connections to organised crime.The US Department of
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Belgium : Belgium enters space SIGINT race

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
Belgium's AerospaceLab wants some of the European market for geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and radio frequency interception (SIGINT RF), having simultaneously
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Vietnam : ICOMM spearheading Vietnam's internet surveillance effort

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
Vietnam's ICOMM Media & Tech has won a VND 5.6bn ($225,000) contract from the information and communication service of the
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Europe/United States : Pentagon fine-tunes intelligence structure in Europe

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
The US Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF, IO, 19/05/23), based in Wiesbaden, Germany, will soon welcome a new legal adviser.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

France/Russia : French army think tank not immune to Moscow's information machine

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
Following a question from a journalist, the French Army's Centre for Doctrine and Command Teaching (CDEC), headed since last year
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

France/United Kingdom : Schillings, ADIT, Erys

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
London - Schillings takes on new analystOpen source intelligence specialist Max Wyatt, who also covers social media surveillance with a
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

United Kingdom/United States : Corporate intelligence firm Hakluyt serves as British MP's ambassador to US tech giants

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 06:00
The US offices of the British corporate intelligence and consulting firm Hakluyt, headed by Varun Chandra and chaired by Paul
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Press release - Deal to extend trade support for Ukraine with safeguards for EU farmers

European Parliament (News) - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 04:21
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.
Committee on International Trade

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Categories: European Union

Press release - Deal to extend trade support for Ukraine with safeguards for EU farmers

European Parliament - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 04:21
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.
Committee on International Trade

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Categories: European Union

Machtbeziehungen in Sudan nach dem Fall Bashirs

SWP - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 01:00

Seit April 2023 herrscht Krieg in Sudan. Er ist Ausdruck grundsätzlicher Veränderungen in den politischen Machtverhältnissen. Der vorher dominierende Sicherheitssektor ist tief gespalten und die ehemals schwach vernetzte Zivilgesellschaft hoch mobilisiert. Einerseits ermöglichte die Konkurrenz innerhalb des Sicherheitssektors, eine zivil-militärische Übergangsregierung zu bilden. Andererseits erhöhte der weitere Aufstieg der Rapid Support Forces zur Macht das Risiko eines bewaffneten Konflikts, erst recht nach dem Putsch 2021. Seit Bashirs Fall 2019 haben die Sicherheitskräfte zweimal vergeblich versucht, eine alleinige Militärherrschaft zu errichten. Gleichwohl scheiterte auch die zivil-militärische Übergangsregierung, weil das Militär nach wie vor über erhebliche Machtressourcen verfügte. Sudans politische Elite trug zu diesem Ausgang bei, indem sie sich zu wenig um den Aufbau rechtsstaatlicher Institutionen und zu viel um die eigene Sichtbarkeit kümmerte. Internationale Akteure, die Sudans Übergangsprozess stärken wollten, hätten die Sicherheitskräfte entschiedener zurückdrängen können, statt sie reflexhaft einzubinden. Viele internationale und sudanesische Bemühungen krankten daran, dass sie entweder nur auf Einbindung oder nur auf Ausschluss der Sicherheitskräfte abstellten. Ein neuer Elitendeal allein mit Sudans Gewaltunternehmern wird keinen Frieden bringen, solange keine zivilen Kräfte am Tisch sitzen. Sudans beste Chance liegt vielmehr im Sozialkapital des freiwilligen Engagements seiner Bürger:innen für humanitäre Versorgung, Demo­kratie und lokale Versöhnung.

New Technologies for the Bundeswehr

SWP - Wed, 20/03/2024 - 01:00

As the demands on German foreign and security policy increase in a Europe charac­terised by multiple crises, so do the demands on the German armed forces. In order for the Bundeswehr to become more assertive and effective as a deterrent, despite limiting factors such as personnel and materiel shortages, it must be able to employ new technologies more quickly and extensively. The faster and more effectively these technologies are harnessed, the more advantages they will bring on the battlefield. The current political will for change, the pressure to adapt due to the evolved secu­rity situation and the increase in financial resources are creating an unprecedented momentum.

The State Department Is Playing To An Empty House

Daled Amos - Tue, 19/03/2024 - 19:41

The following is the conclusion of the second interview with Dr. Harold Rhode.


The idea of a two-state solution being pushed by the US State Department does not attract the Palestinian Arabs. They are not interested in the benefits Arabs have in Israel as opposed to in the surrounding states.

So why did the Palestinian Arabs sign the Oslo Accords?

Signatures on documents do not mean much in Arab culture. Two weeks after the signing of the Oslo Agreement, Arafat spoke at a mosque in South Africa. He told his listeners he did not sign a peace agreement with Israel. It was a truce. He compared the Oslo Accords to the ten-year truce their prophet Muhammad signed at Hudaybiya (near Mecca) with his enemies, the Qureysh.

Two years later, when Muhammad realized he was stronger than his enemies, he attacked and conquered Mecca -- so much for the 10-year truce with his enemy. Similarly, on October 7, 2023, Hamas and Iran saw Israel as divided and weak. But they miscalculated because this wasn’t Hudaybiya. They did not understand Israel’s internal fortitude.

But all is not lost when it comes to Israel-Arab relations.

Muslims can sign agreements with their opponents which –- unlike the Hudaybiya truce –- can be periodically renewed when they believe it is in their interests. Netanyahu knew that once they needed what Israel had to offer -- such as hi-tech, security, and investments -- the Arabs would be the ones reaching out for an agreement.

This is the reason why the Abraham Accords were signed.

Moreover, Muslims respect power. When President Trump killed Qasem Soleimani, Iran became relatively quiet, except for some small probing attacks. We saw this also in Iran's reaction to President Ronald Reagan before he came into office. Forty-five minutes before Reagan took the oath of office, Iran put the US hostages on a plane to freedom. Iran saw Reagan as a cowboy who would destroy them.

You can make things happen once you understand the Muslim respect for power.

In comparison, a compromise is a blot on your honor. In the Muslim world, compromise is a sign of weakness, encouraging others to strike back at you even harder. You cannot give in. The Americans have not yet learned the Muslim concept of compromise.

Concepts are not the same as words. Anybody can look up a word in a dictionary and translate it the way you like. We assume a concept means the same thing in every language. But cultures don't communicate -- they clash.

I once asked an Arab friend how he would translate the word "compromise." He thought about it for a week and came back to me. He said the closest he could get to it in Arabic was a word with the root N-Z-L. We both laughed because in Hebrew that root means "a runny nose." In Arabic, it means to get off your camel -- the common idea being to go down, that you humiliate yourself. That is what the Western concept of compromise means in Arabic.

Compromise means humiliation.

That is why there can be no two-state solution. At best, it would be a temporary solution, but it will be like Gaza: they will take what you give them and then use it against you. An agreement might be renewed over and over, but it is not designed to last and there is always the possibility it will fall apart. There may be others who will be better allies, especially if they are also Arabs and in the same clan. It is not a nice way to live, but then again, there is no such thing as peace.

That doesn't mean we cannot have long periods of quiet.





Categories: Middle East

Équipement de protection et matériel de pointe : Les atouts cruciaux du militaire moderne

Aumilitaire.com - Tue, 19/03/2024 - 19:39
Dans le domaine militaire contemporain, l’importance de l’équipement de protection et du matériel de pointe ne peut être sous-estimée. Ces éléments jouent un rôle essentiel dans la sécurité et l’efficacité des forces armées lors des opérations sur le terrain. Cet article mettra en lumière les innovations récentes dans ce domaine, soulignant l’importance cruciale de ces équipements pour
Categories: Défense

Video of a committee meeting - Tuesday, 19 March 2024 - 16:30 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 87'

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Video einer Ausschusssitzung - Dienstag, 19. März 2024 - 16:30 - Unterausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

Dauer des Videos : 87'

Haftungsausschluss : Die Verdolmetschung der Debatten soll die Kommunikation erleichtern, sie stellt jedoch keine authentische Aufzeichnung der Debatten dar. Authentisch sind nur die Originalfassungen der Reden bzw. ihre überprüften schriftlichen Übersetzungen.
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Categories: Europäische Union

Vidéo d'une réunion d'une commission - Mardi 19 mars 2024 - 13:30 - Sous-commission "Droits de l'homme"

Durée de la vidéo : 126'

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Categories: Union européenne

Press release - EU pharmaceutical policy: MEPs support comprehensive reform

European Parliament (News) - Tue, 19/03/2024 - 14:44
MEPs adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation, to foster innovation and enhance the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Categories: European Union

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