The Knights of the Temple
The Order of the Knights of the Temple, or Templars as they went down in history, was for almost 200 years one of the most important military and economic forces of its time.
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Konstantinos Delimpasis was born in 1971, in Larissa, Greece. He is a chemical engineer working on environmental projects, industrial safety management, and project management of industrial,investments and technical projects. .
He is the author of several articles published in mainstream media, concerning environmental and industrial issues.
Since 2001 he publishes the on-line magazine e-telescope.gr. His articles from e-telescope.gr have been republished by many Greek and international media and he has appeared in relevant television talk shows.
Is Putin in a corner?
When a country starts casting around for 60-year-old veterans to send to the front, you know that something’s wrong. All hands don’t go on deck unless the ship is foundering. It’s not yet clear whether the Russian ship of state is taking on water. But its military effort in Ukraine is obviously at the SOS stage.
source: Foreign Policy in Focus
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Russia, NATO and the future of neutrality
Neutrality was once an attractive option in Europe.
source: Foreign Policy in Focus
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Why Russia fumbled in Ukraine, China lost its way and America should exercise restraint
In Western military circles, it’s common to refer to the “balance of forces” — the lineup of tanks, planes, ships, missiles, and battle formations on the opposing sides of any conflict. If one has twice as many combat assets as its opponent and the leadership abilities on each side are approximately equal, it should win.
source: Foreign Policy in Focus
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