September 2
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UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya with a Wing Loong II drone fired Chinese Blue Arrow 7 missile operated by the UAE in Libya. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53917791
In Dutch: Betrokkenheid Emiraten bij drone-aanval in Libië. http://troepenbewegingen.blogspot.com/2020/09/betrokkenheid-emiraten-bij-donre-aanval.html
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How the Arms Trade Treaty has influenced the US-China diplomatic chessboard. The US is no part of the ATT a position weakening its position vis-a-vis China to talk it into other arms control regimes, according to the writers. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/08/31/how-the-arms-trade-treaty-has-influenced-the-us-china-diplomatic-chessboard/
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Is the South Caucasus a new flashpoint for Turkey and Russia? While Russia armed both sides of the conflict, experts argue that the military and political rapprochement between Turkey and Azerbaijan can further push Armenia toward Russia. https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/is-the-south-caucasus-a-new-flashpoint-for-turkey-and-russia-39379
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday informed Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades that Washington would allow non-lethal arms trade for Nicosia for fiscal year 2021 starting Oct. 1, a move that drew opposition from Turkey. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/02/c_139335600.htm
September 1
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Retweet @NavyTimesCommander in Chief of US armed forces is very much disliked by 42% of his own troops.
How favorable do troops view President Donald Trump in the latest . @MilitaryTimes and @IVMFSyracuseU poll? https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/
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Death of young Georgian women who received files associated with trafficking of arms by 3 Georgian officials may be connected to the supply of weapons from Serbia through Georgia to Armenia or a new fact of arms supplies to Armenia through Georgia. https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2020/8/free/politics%20news/en/127166.htm
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I don't like the hypocrisy argument or measuring who's biggest human rights violator. But Pompeo how about Sisis or MbS. How about the US streets? What do you mean by force China “take responsibility,” while the US continues to sell to those other brutes. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-will-prevent-iran-from-receiving-chinese-weapons-pompeo/
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Something for Hamburg, Kiel, Hengelo, Trieste? Will Turkish naval market expand? Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was quoted in local media saying that the country requires three aircraft carriers in order to be a “a deterrent at sea”. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-should-move-to-an-upper-league-in-defense-production-erdogan-157640