european front

ugh the 8th 2025 so let's get right to it right up front let's start with everyone…

…Just wanted to mention that up front just in case you see some overlays that are new as we go along. Starting off with the strategic movement for this week, keeping an eye on the major…

…Separately, time is running out on the petroleum front, and the attempts to mitigate the energy crisis have not been as effective as hoped for. The American operation to shuttle tankers back-and-forth through the…

…Here a bit closer to the home front, similar concerns are emerging as the summer fighting season this year south of the border has been hosted to a rise in drone attacks between rival cartel factions…

…Down in the Red Sea, the Houthis have announced that they are now joining the war and will be opening up a southern front soon. They haven't done anything yet, but this is another threat…

…the med when it comes to aerial strike capability and generally dominates the region on the naval front not to be outdone russia is also flexing her muscle in the med by bringing in a second…

…Which, if these remarks are serious and not just the usual rhetoric, could mean that the United States might be facing a multi-front war such that it is. None of these forces pose a particular…

…Navy does not need a coalition to provide maritime security, but the explicit lack of cooperation from allies speaks volumes on the diplomatic front. Since the dawn of naval warfare, projecting power around the globe via…

…On the diplomatic front, not much is known about whatever talks are taking place with Iran though intermediaries with the United States, but many Gulf states have sent diplomats to Tehran over the past week, probably…

…On the more kinetic front, several ships have been struck in the strait this week, all of which have been hit for trying to sneak in or out via the southern Omani corridor without Iranian permission…

…In Washington, diplomatic moves are being made all around, and as the ramp-up to the midterm elections continues, narrative shaping on all fronts has muddied the waters of what the United States intends to do…

this is the wire for 2200 Zulu December 8th 2023 preceden is routine information cut off is 21:30 bottom line up front China begins military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan the United States vetos…

…these exercises will involve around 90,000 soldiers and will continue until March 14th on the home front in Texas the impact of recent wildfires in the Panhandle have impacted beef prices following the the destruction…

…On the civil unrest front, protests and riots remain daily occurrences throughout most of Western Europe, and France remains the epicenter of long-term civil unrest. Closer to our own hemisphere, the happenings in South and…

…The claims of North Korean troops on the front lines of the Ukrainian War have continued to grow. The United States has claimed that roughly 8,000 North Korean troops are in Russia right now, and…

…On the home front in Washington, D.C., preparations continue for the latest escalation of the widening war in the Middle East. Over the past few days, the Pentagon has confirmed increasing the force posture throughout…

…Starting off today with Europe, it's been a busy week both on the overt front and the covert front as NATO and Russia inch closer to a more direct confrontation in many regards around the…

…A lot of things up in the air and not a whole lot of resolution on many fronts. Moving to strategic movement for this week, there are two main theaters of war that are worth keeping…

…On the home front this week, there is one item of note I wanted to mention in more depth as this has a potential to be a very serious problem in due time. In Minnesota Thursday…

…Over the weekend, the two-front trade dispute between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has become more substantial as both Canada and Mexico have announced retaliatory tariffs on imported American goods. In Mexico, following diplomatic…