Moscow on Monday announced new security measures to protect its military in Syria, including supplying the Syrian army with a new S-300 air defence system and jamming radars of nearby warplanes following the downing of a Russian plane last week.

The famous philosopher George Santayana famously quoted, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This statement is being replicated with regard to U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering a permanent military presence in Poland, something the Eastern European country has sought for more than a decade.

Pro-government forces are massing in Syria’s north-west for what could be a large-scale offensive on Idlib province, the last opposition stronghold in the country.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Russia and Iran of “dire consequences” if they continue airstrikes against the last rebel-held area in Syria and said the US would respond to any use of chemical weapons.