A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
As Russia slogs along with its largely stalemated invasion of Ukraine, leaning on additional help in the form of drones and munitions from sources such as Iran and North Korea …
The Bottom of the Barrel: Russia and China’s Battle for the Lower-Tier Defense Export Market Read More
Hot on the heels of Ukraine’s negotiations for the Saab Gripen fighter jet, Kyiv has now inked a letter of intent with France that could see the eastern European country …
Ukraine, France Announce Rafale LOI Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency (NABU) has launched an investigation into an alleged $100 million …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (November 14) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments Czech politician Andrej Babiš is slated to return as prime minister after concluding …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (November 7) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments President Donald Trump, frustrated by the lack of progress in ending the Russia-Ukraine …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 31) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments The proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest has been frozen, White House officials confirmed …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 24) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments The UK launched its most extensive set of sanctions yet, introducing 90 new …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 17) Read More
Soon after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the U.S. and E.U. moved to freeze Russia’s access to its central bank reserves held in their financial systems, …
E.U. Eyes Frozen Russian Funds for Ukraine Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov declared that the progress made following the …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 10) Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments European governments continue to move closer towards seizing frozen Russian government securities, held …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 3) Read More