16/02/16 | Venturi Times
Syria: Ankara in difficulty while Riad defiles
As predicted in previous online defense analyzes, we are witnessing an escalation of the situation in Syria. The phantom Munich agreements (read article) have accelerated the ...
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16/02/16 | Venturi Times
Italy cedes territorial waters to France
On 21 March 2015, without media disturbances, Italy signed an agreement to revise the maritime borders with France in Caen. The meeting was attended by the Minister ...
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13/02/16 | Venturi Times
Saudis and Turks ready to enter Syria. For Damascus it would be a declaration of war
Rumors are multiplying on a direct intervention by the armed forces of Turkey and Saudi Arabia in Syrian territory. Ankara artillery bombardments have given us ...
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13/02/16 | Report
Syrian diary. Cap.5: "So ISIS has massacred my platoon ..."
An oblique look, beyond the window. Somar speaks slowly, with the certain and rhythmic words of those who have seen. He is a survivor, the only one of the 21 men in his platoon. Everything happens ...
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12/02/16 | Venturi Times
Syria: what's behind the Munich agreement
The International Syria Support Group consists of representatives of the United Nations, United States, Russia, the European Union, the Arab League, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, ...
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10/02/16 | Venturi Times
Behind the US cuddles are orders for Libya
Relations between the USA and Italy travel on an automatic pilot. Never before have we witnessed a silent exchange, which transforms national political decisions into ratification of ...
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09/02/16 | Report
Syrian diary. Cap.4: The children of war
Beyond the bombs and the blood, the war is made of contrails. Not those of airplanes and missiles, not those of smoke. The trails are the aftermath of pain and death that ride a ...
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07/02/16 | Venturi Times
Who needs North Korea?
This night, North Korea launched a long-range missile, as expected some days ago by Defense Online. Officially it was used to put in orbit a "satellite ...
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06/02/16 | Report
Syrian Diary. Cap.3: At the front with the "Falcons of the Desert"
From a small town along the coast we head north. Near Latakia we encounter a column of trucks for the first time ...
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05/02/16 | Venturi Times
Syria: the lost opportunity of the West
The Syrian crisis, in its fifth year of blood and destruction, has exposed all the frailties of the Western world ....
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04/02/16 | Analysis
The responsibilities of the phenomenon Foreign fighters: the example of the Free Syrian Army
ISIS has managed to create a recruitment methodology based on the motivational and ideological drives of the ...
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04/02/16 | Report
Syrian diary. Cap.2: Damascus is reborn, on the edge of the war
Damascus is a city at a minimum. Getting there is a strange effect, especially if it is not the first time: little traffic and ...
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03/02/16 | Venturi Times
The Syrian army advances and the US asks Russia to suspend the raids
US Secretary of State Kerry has asked Russia to suspend the raids in Syria. In essence it is proposed to ...
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02/02/16 | Analysis
South American weapons: release budgets for 2016
In 2016, the spending of the Latin American continent in favor of Defense will undergo a strong increase, despite the ...
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01/02/16 | Venturi Times
The peace talks in Geneva are a bluff and Assad is winning the war
International agencies are beating updates on the situation in Syria by continuing to refer to the Assad government ...
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01/02/16 | Report
Syrian Diary. Cap.1: The gutter in the dark
Coherent with the choice of telling you about the countries only through the experience in the field, we are in Syria! The system of ...
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31/01/16 | Venturi Times
USA and China: naval battle tests
Opposite the coast of Vietnam, at the height of Da Nang, the Paracel Islands emerge, Hoang Sa in the local language. In '...
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29/01/16 | Venturi Times
Finland: the frost between NATO and Russia
The splendid isolation of Finland falters, but the road to take is still uncertain. The only nation does not ...
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27/01/16 | Venturi Times
Syria: Russia, Turkey and Saudis to showdown
In the annual press conference (which summarizes the state of affairs to the whole 2015) the Russian Foreign Minister ...
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25/01/16 | Venturi Times
The great Libyan lie: the agreement without peace
The December 17 in Morocco has reached a formal agreement between Tripoli and Tobruk, the two signs that divide the ...
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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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