Yevgenyi Primakov Reviews the State of Current and Forthcoming Wars in the World
The Turkish military operation Olive Branch is continuing in the vicinity of Afrin, in northern Syria. The Turkish Army is fighting the Kurdish YPG militia, whom Turkey considers terrorists. The Turkish Army is using the fighters of the Free Syrian Army as cannon fodder. The Turkish tanks, artillery, and special forces have also been deployed. Despite its cautiousness, the Turkish Army has its first casualties and not just among personnel.
Ankara has some serious problems with Washington. It was the US that had armed the Kurdish militia. They considered YPG to be an effective weapon against ISIS. The tension between Ankara and Washington is rising. Trump talked to Erdogan on the phone According to the White House, he demanded, or begged, or suggested to suspend the operation in Afrin. However, according to Erdogan's office, the operation was approved by the US and the White House is lying. Go figure.
The new US defense strategy implies delivering a preventive nuclear strike when there's no nuclear threat: terrorist attacks or equal cyber attacks. Our defense strategy also basically allows us to deliver a preventive strike. It's not something new. The new thing is the risk assessment system. If one can strike first irrespective of the threat class then the possible end of the world is at arm's length.
Everything is even more miserable if we remember another recent news. The US has officially begun to move their weapons to the orbit. Space has been previously used by the military. It has spy-satellites and guiding systems from Russia, America, and China. But there haven't been any weapons yet.
International Overview, Evgeny Primakov