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3 days ago
Choking Russia’s Shadow Fleet in the Baltic
Efforts to shut down the shadow fleet have taken on greater urgency after attacks on NATO members’ critical infrastructure. Here’s what’s...
7 days ago
Europe — Look East to Rebuild the Western Alliance
Europe needs to embrace the incoming Trump administration’s priorities if it wants to strengthen transatlantic relationships....
Jan 7
WP - How to respond to Russia’s hybrid war on the West? Hybrid counterattack.
Russia is suspected in a wide range of indirect attacks in Europe, including cutting undersea cables. Finnish police have said that seven...
Dec 12, 2024
Baltic Power Shows Way on Hybrid Threats
The Baltic states, with a long history of Russian interference, offer a model for tackling hybrid threats. On Halloween, Lithuania marked...
Dec 10, 2024
NATO draws up plans for its own fleet of naval surveillance drones
MILAN — The NATO alliance has begun planning for its own fleet of unmanned boats meant to help protect critical undersea infrastructure...
Dec 9, 2024
NATO to revise strategy on how to tackle hybrid warfare
The military alliance is looking for more ways to protect members' assets from sabotage by actors such as Russia and China. There is even...
Dec 5, 2024
Georgia Nears its Moment of Truth
Protesters have been angered by a sudden decision that has put the country’s future on the line. Georgia has suspended its dialogue with...
Dec 2, 2024
Russia Sanctions — No Time to Wobble
The impending arrival of a new US President provides opportunities to improve the measures and seek transatlantic unity. There’s a whole...
Nov 28, 2024
How to Counter Russia’s Hybrid Threats? First, Make Them a Priority
Moscow’s hybrid war on the West needs a robust and smart response, which means coordinated action from the European Union. The hybrid...
Nov 21, 2024
Russia and China: Two Countries, One Threat
Since the outbreak of all-out war in Ukraine, debate has raged in the US on whether the Russian and Chinese threats can be separated....
Nov 19, 2024
Making Russia Pay for Hybrid Attacks
There is a range of actions the West can take to counter Russia‘s malign activities. With the problem worsening, they need to be swiftly...
Nov 15, 2024
The High North: NATO Confronts Russian and Chinese Ambitions
The Arctic region, once an isolated expanse of ice and silence, is rapidly transforming into a key geopolitical focal point. This is how...
Nov 13, 2024
Fifty shades of the Kremlin’s ‘red lines’
In international politics and diplomacy, clearly signalling one’s positions, or so-called ‘red lines’, has a real practical value – to...
Nov 5, 2024
Georgian Election: The Kremlin’s Tactical Victory?
On October 26, Georgia held its parliamentary election, with the central intrigue surrounding the contest between the ruling Georgian...
Nov 1, 2024
Rossotrudnichestvo in Africa: Propaganda and Soft Power
The Kremlin has continued its relentless campaign to gain influence in Africa in 2024. Leading this effort are not only its diplomatic...
Oct 25, 2024
Georgian authorities raid homes of disinformation researchers ahead of elections
Disinformation researchers Eto Buziashvili (left) and Sopo Gelava (right). Image: Atlantic Council The homes of two prominent...
Oct 22, 2024
Tuning into Ukraine: North Korean Troops in Ukraine?
UCMC’s new project, #TuningIntoUkraine , delivers concise, up-to-date insights on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Each 3-minute episode is...
Oct 18, 2024
Analysis: Why Moldova is a make-or-break moment to combat Russian interference
Moldova upcoming presidential election and referendum on joining the EU is an urgent test for Russia’s ability to interfere globally for...
Oct 3, 2024
Come play ‘sphere of influence’ … this time in Central Asia
Fantasising about Russia’s influence beyond its actual borders is one of the Kremlin’s favourite games. The rules are simple but...
Oct 1, 2024
Floating Megabomb Heaves to Near the English Coast
The MV Ruby, a ship carrying a highly explosive Russian cargo, is damaged and looking for a port. Whether or not this is hybrid warfare,...
Sep 23, 2024
Kremlin disinformation on Moldova’s referendum
On 20 October, Moldovans will head to the polls to elect a new president. Also on the ballot: the country’s future relations with the...
Sep 9, 2024
Playing Games in Africa
As signatures dry on a new defence pact between Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, online gamers can play with these countries’ destinies in...
Aug 26, 2024
23 August – Black Ribbon Day, or the European Day of Remembrance
23 August is a special day for historic events in Europe. The European Day of Remembrance, also known as Black Ribbon Day, honours the...
Aug 23, 2024
Kremlin information, manipulation, and interference in the Lublin Triangle (Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania) and Moldova
Kremlin efforts to manipulate and interfere with information are an ongoing challenge in the countries of the Lublin Triangle, or L3, a...
Aug 16, 2024
Preventing Russian victory in Georgia – a key task for Europe’s new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas
On the front line against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the former Estonian prime minister has just been appointed head of European...
Aug 14, 2024
Interview with Nino Dolidze: election turnout in Georgia is most important now
Nino Dolidze is a civil activist and Executive Director of the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a key...
Aug 6, 2024
Ukraine’s Chinese Diplomatic Mission
On July 24, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of...
Jul 31, 2024
The Kremlin mobilises the church for war… for Africa
In its confrontation with the West, Russia seeks allies among the countries of the Global South, particularly in Africa. Recently, the...
Jul 5, 2024
Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ takes over Wagner Group’s lucrative operations on the continent
Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in...
Jul 3, 2024
In Sub-Saharan Africa, China embraces Russian messaging against Ukraine
Russian narratives thrive in Sub-Saharan Africa with the help of Chinese media networks, localization expertise, and infrastructure....
Jun 17, 2024
Elections are battlefields for the Kremlin: dismiss and drive wedges
From 6-9 June, elections to the European Parliament took place across EU Member States in the largest European democratic exercise. These...
May 29, 2024
Kremlin Shady Horse Ilan Șor: The main voice of Russia in Moldovan politics
The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent...
May 17, 2024
Georgia: Resilience in action
When protestors took to the streets of Tbilisi first in March 2023 and then again in April 2024 to express their opposition to a draft...
May 15, 2024
Breaking free from the toxic relationship with Russian culture
A few weeks ago, as I sipped my Sunday morning coffee and perused the FT weekend issue, I came across a wine advertisement featuring a...
May 13, 2024
Victory Day, 9 May in the past in the USSR and Russia today
Update 8 May 2024 Putin just started another presidential term as an unchecked czar of Russia, continuing his rule since the year 2000....
May 8, 2024
Shady Horses of Propaganda. Alessandro Orsini – Loud opinions with Russian Cliches
The project “Shady Horses“ delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent...
Apr 25, 2024
The Kremlin Screams “Foul-play” Against the International Olympic Committee
Contrary to what the Kremlin wants you to believe, Russia’s relationship with the IOC severely soured long before Thomas Bach, head of...
Apr 23, 2024
The wrong, the wicked, and the wacky – Claims about the EU Mission in Armenia
‘Good’ old stories On 23 January 2023, the European Council announced the creation of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA). Its...
Apr 15, 2024
Does “Russia” even exist?
The potential impact of using the term “Northern Eurasia” instead of just “Russia” could be significant victory for disseminating...
Apr 10, 2024
Francophobes in the Kremlin
Instead of sending love letters to the Élysée, the pro-Kremlin disinformation apparatus has taken France into its crosshairs by spreading...
Apr 9, 2024
Elections with a shift to the right: how could the Dutch coalition impact Ukraine?
Written by UCMC/Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group Migrants “Brought it” to the Elections Last summer, the Dutch coalition government...
Mar 22, 2024
Ukraine’s Security Council Secretary: The West is still in denial over Russia
When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Ukrainian Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov...
Feb 28, 2024
Pyrrhic victories and crickets chirping in the graveyard
Last week, the Kremlin’s steely gaze was affixed on Avdiivka, lauding the capture of this patch of scorched earth as a breakthrough...
Feb 27, 2024
Russia is losing the economic war: the West must not lose its nerve now
Despite a whiff of 1938 defeatism in Munich, nobody should be fooled by Putin’s fantasies. Russia is running a ‘hot’ war economy. Defence...
Feb 22, 2024
The Kremlin’s global spinnings
More reports are shining light on the Kremlin global disinformation ecosystem, which does not shy away from putting human lives in danger...
Feb 20, 2024
Belarus: Militarisation of minors
One of our earlier analyses touched upon the Sovietisation of Belarusian schools that have lately been mostly renamed after Soviet...
Feb 16, 2024
A Message to NATO: Be More Baltic
As some Western nations waver in their commitment to Ukraine, the Baltic states have remained steadfast and generous allies. It’s an...
Jan 19, 2024
Yurts of Invincibility: One Year Strong in Kazakh Solidarity with Ukraine
The interest of Russian imperialism is not at all limited to the war in Ukraine; its tentacles are trying to cover all the countries of...
Jan 8, 2024
Veto Plans: What to Expect from Orban on Ukraine in 2024
Orban could still present an obstacle along Ukraine's path to the EU, but this is probably not going to happen any time soon. Photo from...
Jan 3, 2024
Kremlin Shady Horse Daniel Kovalik: Russian narratives under the guise of protection of human rights
The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent...
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