Defence and Security Monitor

European Union’s Council Presidency- What can Romania do to improve European Union’s internal security level?

NATO - EU Political - Military Events / November (I)

SOF attacked by commercially available (civil) drones while conducting missions at theatres of operations. How do they prepare to counter them?

D.S.M. WEEKLY REPORT - WEEK 44

Western Balkans Special Report. November 2018 (I)

Netanyahu says that moving Romania’s embassy to Jerusalem is just a matter of time- [...]

Worrying phenomenon affecting SOF deployed to Afghanistan. Apparently, the insider [...]

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) general elections and its effects over future [...]

D.S.M. WEEKLY REPORT - WEEK 43

European Defence Fund - Opportunities and Challenges for Romania

Is Romania ready to be relevant within the European Defence Fund?

Romanian Armed Forces, a different analysis

Trident Juncture 2018

Logjam: ‘Trident Juncture’ tests logistics, communications for Arctic conditions janes.com - 15.11.18

NATO: Russia jammed GPS signals during exercise with US troops thehill.com - 14.11.18

USS Truman sailors arrested on suspicion of assaulting taxi driver in Portugal stripes.com - 14.11.18

Special Operations News Update 20181114 http://www.sof.news - 14.11.18

War Pigs: 'Forbidden' Bacon Sparks Swine Pest Alarm During NATO Drill in Norway sputniknews.com - 14.11.18

US withdrawal from INF treaty

Analiză. Despre naţionalism, în contextul tensiunilor transatlantice - Gafa preşedintelui Macron http://www.crisana.ro - 15.11.18

EU Urges US to Assess Impact of Pullout From INF Treaty on European Security sputniknews.com - 15.11.18

Incoming HASC Chair: Scale Back Plans for New Nukes https://www.defenseone.com/ - 14.11.18

Macron: Being US Ally Does Not Mean Being Vassal State sputniknews.com - 14.11.18

GAFA lui Macron despre naţionalism. Europa Occidentală CONFUNDĂ lecţiile Primului Război Mondial cu adevăruri universale http://www.gandul.info - 14.11.18

The Khashoggi Case

Caz Khashoggi. Turcia, ancheta internațională https://www.dcnews.ro - 15.11.18

Overnight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Mattis defends border deployment during visit to troops | Bolton aide exits WH after clash with first lady | House blocks Yemen war resolution | Report warns of erosion in US military superiority thehill.com - 15.11.18

Senators return to Washington intent on action against Saudis thehill.com - 15.11.18

Gaza flare-up part of bin Salman’s scenario to distract world from Khashoggi case: Report presstv.com - 15.11.18

Major companies boycott ‘Misk Global Forum’ in Riyadh middleeastmonitor.com - 15.11.18

Military activities in the Black Sea Region

Rachetele M30A1/M31A1 si M57 ale sistemului HIMARS https://www.rumaniamilitary.ro - 15.11.18

Evoluţia Marinei Militare Române, în 140 de ani de istorie a Dobrogei http://www.cugetliber.ro - 14.11.18

Alliance with YPG tactical and temporary, senior US official says dailysabah.com - 14.11.18

Antrenamente ale scafandrilor de luptă în apropierea Portului Constanţa. „Se înţeleg din ochi, comunică prin semne, sunt pregătiţi să lupte singuri” http://adevarul.ro - 14.11.18

FOTO Scafandrii Forțelor Speciale se antrenează la Marea Neagră pentru misiuni „de inserție pe cale aeriană într-o zonă ostilă” http://www.hotnews.ro - 14.11.18

Syria

How Iran Aims to Build a Multilateral Security Cooperation Framework thediplomat.com - 15.11.18

Bashar Assad calls upon Syrian Druze to join army http://www.dailystar.com.lb - 15.11.18

Price tag for US ‘war on terror’ pegged at $5.9T middleeastmonitor.com - 15.11.18

Washigton Says US Sanctions May Help Force Iran to Scale Back Presence in Syria sputniknews.com - 15.11.18

Rachetele M30A1/M31A1 si M57 ale sistemului HIMARS https://www.rumaniamilitary.ro - 15.11.18

Israel - Gaza

Long-time Palestinian Hunger Striker Khader Adnan Released from Prison imemc.org - 15.11.18

UN Security Council Fails to Adopt a Decision on Gaza imemc.org - 15.11.18

Palestinian refugees respond to Israeli attacks on Gaza http://www.dailystar.com.lb - 15.11.18

Kuwait announces additional funding for UNRWA israelnationalnews.com - 15.11.18

'Israel failed to properly deal with Hamas' israelnationalnews.com - 15.11.18

Ukraine

Rachetele M30A1/M31A1 si M57 ale sistemului HIMARS https://www.rumaniamilitary.ro - 15.11.18

Pentagon Researchers Test ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Attack on U.S. Power Grid https://www.defenseone.com/ - 15.11.18

Rusia a aruncat în aer acordurile de pace Minsk 2: alegeri separate ale ocupanților în Donbas. Pulsul planetei http://www.evz.ro - 15.11.18

Denis Puşilin, liderul separatist din Doneţk, promite să continue ‘integrarea’ cu Rusia https://blacknews.ro/ - 14.11.18

Navy Proposes Tripling Amount of SEAL Training in Hawaiian Islands https://www.military.com - 14.11.18

MAS Talks: All about people, endowments and issues of Romanian Military’s Air Force in 2018