WARFARE

Crimea is not just a lump of land, it is the home to many hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In exile or under occupation, it is a part...

The Kremlin demands control not just of Ukraine’s future, but also of its past. Source Novosti Donbasa Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was...

Can Europe double the number of main battle tanks and triple its nuclear submarine force at a much-reduced unit price? Yes, and here’s...

A profound anxiety about the espionage capabilities of the UK and France is rooted deep in the Kremlin’s consciousness. While the US...

Photo source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine In recent months, international media coverage of Russia’s Ukraine invasion has focused...

There is much to do if Europe wants to deter war, and much of that will depend on the countries in the continent’s northeast. By Eitvydas...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Ukrainians living under Russian occupation to “legalize” their status by September 10 or...

For years, one of the biggest obsessions of pro-Kremlin disinformation peddlers has been convincing their audiences that any and all...

Now more than ever, Europe must stand firm to ensure peace with justice. That means maintaining full military and other pressure on...

As the US prepares to cut support for “free-loading” Europeans, the continent has a plan to rapidly scale-up its defences. How should it...

The Kremlin has accomplished something that even its most fervent propagandists might have considered impossible: Western figures now...

Not all European Union countries are prepared to counter Russia’s hybrid threats, but proximity has increased awareness and readiness in...

Photo by Marina Militare In today’s fast-evolving security environment, NATO finds itself at a critical crossroads. Rapid technological...

By Mykola Balaban and Serhii Zhukov The modern level of economic, political, and informational globalisation offers vast opportunities...

Moscow’s hybrid war has stopped a NATO military exercise in Romania. President Vladimir Putin’s disruptive meddling is causing serious...

Since the full-scale invasion, discussions have occasionally arisen about the so-called “Korean scenario” for Ukraine. In 2022, “...

The colder it gets, the more desperate pro-Kremlin disinformation becomes. This winter, the usual scare stories about Europe’s supposed...

Ukrainian prisoners of war are suffering sexual violence and rape, compounded by a suffocating silence that isolates them from the world....

Hybrid warfare against NATO nations should trigger the doctrine of collective defense. But how would it work in practice? By Eitvydas...

Russia’s obsession with framing Ukraine as a Nazi state serves to justify the ongoing invasion and to distract from Russia’s own...

As Germany prepares to head to the polls, pro-Kremlin actors are deploying an arsenal of disinformation tactics to manipulate public...

For the last three decades, Russia has wielded gas pricing and supply as instruments of political influence. What changed in 2025?...

Efforts to shut down the shadow fleet have taken on greater urgency after attacks on NATO members’ critical infrastructure. Here’s what’s...

Europe needs to embrace the incoming Trump administration’s priorities if it wants to strengthen transatlantic relationships....

Russia is suspected in a wide range of indirect attacks in Europe, including cutting undersea cables. Finnish police have said that seven...

Russian art shouldn’t be "canceled". Instead, it should be examined for what it reveals about the country’s imperial mission. A Russian...

The Baltic states, with a long history of Russian interference, offer a model for tackling hybrid threats. On Halloween, Lithuania marked...

MILAN — The NATO alliance has begun planning for its own fleet of unmanned boats meant to help protect critical undersea infrastructure...

The military alliance is looking for more ways to protect members' assets from sabotage by actors such as Russia and China. There is even...

Moscow’s hybrid war on the West needs a robust and smart response, which means coordinated action from the European Union. The hybrid...

Liubov Tsybulska. Photo by Maksym Polishchuk, Detector Media The strategic communications expert talks about how the descendants of the...

UCMC’s new project, #TuningIntoUkraine , delivers concise, up-to-date insights on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Each 3-minute episode is...

Hybrid warfare is getting ever closer to the line of all-out warfare. As usual, the Baltic states are the testing ground. Photo source...

On September 11, at the United for Justice conference dedicated to the shelling of civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

The saga of Iran’s missile deliveries to Russia, which began in spring 2022, has reached a critical point. In early September, The Wall...

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,...

Propaganda appears in various popular computer games as an attempt by Russia to win over and persuade a new audience. Examples of Russian...

The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has been ongoing since 2014, has caused changes in the perception of Ukraine in the world. Abroad, they...

An investigation has revealed that over 875 million rubles ($10 million) were embezzled during the reconstruction of the main testing...

Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in...

We have previously reported on the strong, state-sponsored indoctrination of youth in Belarus with Soviet-style, anti-Western propaganda...

Last week, the Kremlin’s steely gaze was affixed on Avdiivka, lauding the capture of this patch of scorched earth as a breakthrough...

Despite a whiff of 1938 defeatism in Munich, nobody should be fooled by Putin’s fantasies. Russia is running a ‘hot’ war economy. Defence...

One of our earlier analyses touched upon the Sovietisation of Belarusian schools that have lately been mostly renamed after Soviet...

As some Western nations waver in their commitment to Ukraine, the Baltic states have remained steadfast and generous allies. It’s an...

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...

Surprising speaker from the KGB On 18 November 2023, a seminar titled, ‘Secure Belarus: the forms and methods of public safety’, gathered...

The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent...

At the dawn of the war, the Russian Black Sea Fleet proudly sailed with about 40 ships of various types and 7 submarines. The Ukrainians,...

During the school years many, hilarious stories often circulated about the audacious boys from the Soviet era who would deposit feces on...