Well that's something but you still need to include Ukraine in said talks, it's their house. Not really convinced that contractors will be able to provide any real protection or even deterrence. This is Russia after all, a conventional military.
Well that's something but you still need to include Ukraine in said talks, it's their house. Not really convinced that contractors will be able to provide any real protection or even deterrence. This is Russia after all, a conventional military.
Monday's veto will also affect benefits Ukrainian refugees living in Poland receive from the state, as well as limiting their access to child benefits and healthcare.
www.euronews.com
Still hosting ~1M refugees, but it looks like financial pressures + wanting to play to the nationalist base may be leading to a squeeze.
65 year old Finnish conscripts... cranky old men who are crack shots... hmmm
Finnish Government submits to Parliament proposal to raise reservist age limit to 65
On 28 August 2025, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to raise the maximum age of reservists to 65 years. Reservists would remain liable for military service until the end of the year they turn 65 instead of the current 60. The new upper age limit would apply to all persons liable for military service born in 1966 or later.
Persons liable for military service would remain in the reserve until the end of the year they turn 65 irrespective of their military rank. There would be no upper age limit for officers with the rank of colonel or captain or higher, and they would remain in the reserve as long as they are fit for military service, just as they do now.
The proposal would extend the liability for military service by 15 years for the rank and file and by 5 years for officers and non-commissioned officers. This would give the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard a wider range of options for assigning persons to key positions during emergencies regardless of their military rank.
In practice, the amendment would affect a relatively limited group of persons liable for military service. For example, only reservists who have been assigned wartime tasks could be ordered to attend refresher training. No upper age limit would be prescribed for participating in voluntary national defence.
There is a five-year transition period during which the number of reservists would grow by 125,000. The number of reservists is expected to reach one million in 2031.
Well that's something but you still need to include Ukraine in said talks, it's their house. Not really convinced that contractors will be able to provide any real protection or even deterrence. This is Russia after all, a conventional military.
Bingo.
Plus the ability to use US Military equipment without pesky issues like ITAR and complaints from the lunatic fringe about giving stuff to Ukraine.
Not totally the main advantage with PMC’s as opposed to an American Domestic Legion type thing is the external consequences.
It isn’t the US Government who is shooting down Russian planes, or killing Russian troops, it’s just capitalism in action.
Now admittedly if the Flying Tigers 2.0 show up with F-22’s no one will believe that it isn’t the USG, but boneyard F-16’s and F-18’s, and a fleet of A-10’s, that is much more explainable that a US PMC bought them.
DoD wanted to pay off a few ABCT’s worth, and this could be a way to do it.
Ukrainian authorities launched a manhunt for the attacker how brazenly shot dead former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy on the streets of the western city of Lviv on August 30.
Bingo.
Plus the ability to use US Military equipment without pesky issues like ITAR and complaints from the lunatic fringe about giving stuff to Ukraine.
POTUS will probably have a stake too…
Not totally the main advantage with PMC’s as opposed to an American Domestic Legion type thing is the external consequences.
It isn’t the US Government who is shooting down Russian planes, or killing Russian troops, it’s just capitalism in action.
Now admittedly if the Flying Tigers 2.0 show up with F-22’s no one will believe that it isn’t the USG, but boneyard F-16’s and F-18’s, and a fleet of A-10’s, that is much more explainable that a US PMC bought them.
DoD wanted to pay off a few ABCT’s worth, and this could be a way to do it.
In the wake of the geopolitical shocks, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) faces notable challenges. This article examines Beijing’s response to security concerns within the BRI framework, with a specific focus on the exploration of Private Security Companies (PSCs) as a viable solution.
China’s private military and security firms are tightly controlled by Beijing and increasingly tasked with safeguarding its expanding interests in Africa.
China’s expansion of its network of private security companies in Africa is unfolding in a legal gray area, analysts say. These companies, known as PSCs, are widening their reach without a strong regulatory framework, which poses risks such as lack of transparency, weak national controls and...
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The Chinese alternative to the way of war of the CIA and the State Department.
Russia invading Ukraine 2022 - the old way of war (and even then the Russians wouldn't declare it war)
Russia invading Ukrained 2013 - active hybrid war
The Colour Revolutions - western hybrid war
Mossadegh and the Bay of Pigs - ham-fisted hybrid war
The HBC was a kinder, gentler and arguably more effective version of the HEIC. It didn't have to call in the army as often.
....
1. Donald is playing catch-up, ditching the bureaucratic CIA model which can be tied to his government, for a commercial model with a 400 year history of success that is being emulated by the Chinese.
2. Commercial enterprises don't have to answer to hidebound government lawyers and accountants and can innovate faster. Rumour has it that PSCs get better kit, newer kit, faster and do things differently. And are plausibly deniable.
Well Russia has already blown up the biggest American investment in the country and was met with silence by the Trump admin, mission failed successfully before it even started.
In the wake of the geopolitical shocks, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) faces notable challenges. This article examines Beijing’s response to security concerns within the BRI framework, with a specific focus on the exploration of Private Security Companies (PSCs) as a viable solution.
China’s private military and security firms are tightly controlled by Beijing and increasingly tasked with safeguarding its expanding interests in Africa.
China’s expansion of its network of private security companies in Africa is unfolding in a legal gray area, analysts say. These companies, known as PSCs, are widening their reach without a strong regulatory framework, which poses risks such as lack of transparency, weak national controls and...
adf-magazine.com
The Chinese alternative to the way of war of the CIA and the State Department.
Russia invading Ukraine 2022 - the old way of war (and even then the Russians wouldn't declare it war)
Russia invading Ukrained 2013 - active hybrid war
The Colour Revolutions - western hybrid war
Mossadegh and the Bay of Pigs - ham-fisted hybrid war
The HBC was a kinder, gentler and arguably more effective version of the HEIC. It didn't have to call in the army as often.
....
1. Donald is playing catch-up, ditching the bureaucratic CIA model which can be tied to his government, for a commercial model with a 400 year history of success that is being emulated by the Chinese.
2. Commercial enterprises don't have to answer to hidebound government lawyers and accountants and can innovate faster. Rumour has it that PSCs get better kit, newer kit, faster and do things differently. And are plausibly deniable.
Except, that a number of murdered and missing Chinese have had their demise linked to their hired security. A lot of nations in Africa are seeing strong dislike of the Chinese and a Chinese only security force, might have success for awhile, but will eventually become the target of a African milita.
Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring significant…
Monday's veto will also affect benefits Ukrainian refugees living in Poland receive from the state, as well as limiting their access to child benefits and healthcare.
www.euronews.com
Still hosting ~1M refugees, but it looks like financial pressures + wanting to play to the nationalist base may be leading to a squeeze.
"Right now, there is talk of a trilateral meeting, of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. But specifically, as far as I know, there was no agreement between Putin and Trump on this," Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said.
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