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Gulag 2.0 — Russia Reopens the Camps

New legislation working its way through Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament foreshadows a harsh crackdown across Putin’s despotic state....

Jul 4

Europe or China: Who is Africa’s biggest economic partner?

As the world pays more attention to Africa, two major players stand out: China and the European Union (EU). China often makes the news...

Jul 3

North Korea is playing a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

North Korea has agreed to send thousands of additional construction workers and engineers to Russia in the latest indication of...

Jul 2

NATO Should Stay In Europe — And Out of the Pacific

The alliance’s credibility rests on a strong deterrent on its home continent, not with ventures on the other side of the world. US and...

Jul 1

Russia’s military history: never in the wrong

The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer...

Jun 30

Russiaworld, Iran and a Cascade of Collapse

Things have changed beyond recognition for the Kremlin’s bosses as their once-formidable global network suffers one defeat after another....

Jun 27

Hate speech inciting mass violence against civilians is an international crime

The role of Russian propaganda in driving Russia’s aggression and other international crimes in Ukraine has by now been acknowledged at...

Jun 26

Ghosts in the Machine: Opposing Putin

Like the Russian opposition, economic sanctions are popular but ineffective. By Edward Lucas Foto: Vladimir VELENGURIN / KP Sanctions on...

Jun 25

Never let a crisis go to waste

In the Kremlin’s playbook of manipulation, every crisis, every tragedy, is an asset. The Israel-Iran escalation is no exception. The...

Jun 24

Rising Spider: Israel and Ukraine Change Warfare

Israel’s campaign against Iran is extensive, effective, and (much like imaginative Ukrainian tactics) represents a serious warning to the...

Jun 23

Banking: Moldova’s Winning

Russia’s grip on the unrecognized Transnistrian state is weakening. No stunts, please. By Edward Lucas Source: Point.md. Could the...

Jun 20

African Initiative: Russian FIMI operation disguised as a news agency

The Kremlin has steadily expanded its foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations globally. We have tracked their...

Jun 19

Turkish-Romanian Defense Deal a Model for Europe

A defense deal signed by Turkish and Romanian arms companies shows a route to enhanced industrial cooperation across Europe. Source:...

Jun 18

Putin’s peace plan is a blueprint for the end of Ukrainian statehood

Source: antikor.com.ua The memorandum presented by the Russian Federation during recent bilateral talks with Ukraine in Istanbul was...

Jun 17

Kazakhstan and the Russian Tightrope

President Tokayev has restored order since “Bloody January” and boosted Kazakhstan’s image, but Russia’s economic weakness and tougher US...

Jun 16

Russian hybrid warfare: Ukraine’s success offers lessons for Europe

Source: Atlantic Council As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues, the Kremlin is also rapidly escalating its hybrid war...

Jun 13

The Booming China-Russia Drone Alliance

The Russia-China axis is expanding as engineers from both sides work side-by-side to produce lethal drone technology. By David Kirichenko...

Jun 12

The world in black and white

The last few months have seen subtle and less subtle shifts in the pro-Kremlin messaging about Ukraine and ongoing international...

Jun 11

How Russia Prepared Crimea and Donetsk for Attack

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 followed decades of work to assert control over Crimea and Donbas. The playbook will be...

Jun 10

An unpleasant incident

The Kremlin downplays Ukraine’s devastating attack on Russian military airfields, looking for distractions and feebly recycling old lies...

Jun 9