Is the Defense still "ammuina"?
“At the order 'Facite Ammuina', all those who are in the bow go to the stern and those in the stern go to the bow; those to starboard go to the left and those to the left go to starboard; ...
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Army Calendars: “With your head held high”, “With your head down” or even “CalendEgreche”?
Yesterday morning the presentation of the "CalendEsercito 2023" took place, this year entitled "A head held high ... from Porta San Paolo to Mignano Monte Along the 98 days that led to ...
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Can the simple (pissed) wisdom of a worker be replicated in the military world?
Leaving the airport I am walking along the sidewalk to reach the car when I observe a singular scene between ground workers ... The one at the back - red in the face - screams at ...
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Ministry of Defense or the Minister's Defense?
Read today's announcement (highlighted!) Of Defense ... The Minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini, met President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Minister today in Kiev ...
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Russia is "finally" at war with Ukraine
7 months after falling into an obvious trap (see article), the word "war" had not yet been officially used by the Russian president in reference to the conflict ...
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The Queen is dead. Long live the King.
It was a very long reign, which went through one of the most complex periods of our era. Elizabeth Windsor was The Queen; her fate was sealed at her birth ...
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Greetings to a special general
If Italy worthily honored its soldiers this would be a different country; if instead of celebrating false myths, concentrating on fashion jokes, you started screaming loudly ...
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US-China tension: risk for Washington or trap for Beijing?
Today's visit to Taipei, first canceled then confirmed, by the speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is raising the tension in the South Pacific ....
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Geopolitical taboos: let's start with the "defeat" of Russia in war
Summer has arrived: it's time to have fun using geopolitics, a "scientific" discipline and not a toy ...
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In China, the National Communists celebrate: Shinzo Abe's honor doubles
Umberto Eco said, not the last gun at the bottom left (or right in via bipartisan) university graduate ...
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How a leader dies
Hagiographies are not suited to politicians; the saints are something else, given their exclusive relationship with a ...
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Does the SMD boss follow the (wrong) path of some pro-Chinese politicians?
The Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone recently completed a visit ...
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France honors our military chief of defense. Does Italy risk positive examples?
The Chief of Staff of the Italian Defense, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, met his colleague yesterday ...
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Checkmate to the king: Russia made huge geostrategic and political mistakes in the Baltic Sea
Let me paraphrase Rhett Butler and state that, unlike other analysts, I believe that of ...
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Ukraine-Russia: Impossible Peace
Online Defense readers often ask me if it would be no less painful for Ukraine to give up and accept a ...
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Italians: unprepared for war and peace
102 days of war brought to light many aspects of our country that were easily imaginable or we had ...
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Those who do not see war, at least do not speak of Peace (even bring bad luck ...)
"The West has grasped the desire to create peace plans that should lead to a solution to the crisis in ...
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Online Defense fights. But he (urgently) needs your help!
Dear reader, For nine years Difesa Online has been fighting with its strength together with the help of some readers and sponsors. The...
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14 years of "Safe Roads"? It's time to finish the mission!
Last week there was a controversy over the downsizing (decided by the previous government) of the military ...
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Fincantieri: controversy and armchairs. A new son at the helm?
For over a month the news concerning Fincantieri, the most important shipbuilding group in Europe, ...
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