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Kremlin Financial Retaliation? Empty Threats
The Putin regime realizes its war of aggression will be seriously affected if financial assets are handed to Ukraine. But it’s impotent....
Oct 8, 2025


The shadowy SVR openly pushes disinformation narratives
On 28 September, President Maia Sandu and the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) scored a landslide victory in the Moldovan...
Oct 7, 2025


An EU Security Base on the Black Sea
The EU’s renewed focus on the Black Sea has created an opportunity for Romania, Turkey and Ukraine to shape a stronger defense against...
Oct 6, 2025


What we can learn from Tibetan and Ukrainian freedom fighters
Source: Land Forces of Ukraine About two months before a mortar killed him, 19-year-old Ukrainian soldier Daniel shared a cigarette with...
Oct 2, 2025


Europe Moves Toward Shadow Fleet Seizures
European authorities are no longer confining their response to Russia’s shadow fleet to sanctions lists. Image: Heikki Saukkomaa /...
Oct 1, 2025


Putin is escalating Russia’s hybrid war against Europe. Is Europe ready?
Source: EUvsDisinfo Russia and Belarus conducted large-scale military exercises in mid-September as the Kremlin sought to put on a show...
Sep 30, 2025


Three things to note in the UK’s new Defence Industrial Strategy
RAF Typhoons / Source: Royal Air Force Summer is usually quiet for members of the United Kingdom’s defense and national security...
Sep 29, 2025


Can Europe Catch Up On Laser Weapons?
The continent must leverage its strong industrial base to catch up with the introduction of high-energy laser weapons. Iron Beam /...
Sep 25, 2025


Russia’s New Potemkin Cities
The humanitarian crisis in Donbas is worsening, revealing the Kremlin’s neglect of its “new regions” in Ukraine and promising a bitter...
Sep 24, 2025


Moldova’s Voters and the Russian Bear Paw
Moldovans are preparing for an election that will determine their future in Europe amid “unprecedented” Russian interference. Can they...
Sep 23, 2025


The Kremlin spews a smokescreen of FIMI over drones in Poland
As the Kremlin spews disinformation narratives attacking Ukraine and the European Union, Russia also conducts drone operations against...
Sep 22, 2025


Please mind the gap: Moscow’s words at UNGA vs deeds on the ground
On 9 September, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened its 80th session with familiar themes: peace, development, and human...
Sep 19, 2025


Armenia’s Foreign Policy Revolution
Armenia’s heavy reliance on Russia is coming to an end as Yerevan works to extend relationships and repair once-shattered regional ties....
Sep 18, 2025


Fake fact-checking: when facts are fiction and falsehoods are facts
Around the world, journalists and researchers use fact-checking to separate truth from lies. Across the Atlantic, sites like FactCheck.org...
Sep 17, 2025


Pick and Mix: Ukraine Opens an Amazon for Weaponry
Allowing army officers to order the kit they need, when they need it, has revolutionized Ukrainian procurement and dramatically improved...
Sep 16, 2025


How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.
A Taiwanese M1A2T Abrams US made main battle tank. / Taiwan Military News Agency Over the past few years, discussions on Taiwan’s...
Sep 15, 2025


A Baltic Backstop for Russian Blight
Russia’s propaganda and threats are spooking potential investors in the Baltic States. NATO members should offer a financial backstop to...
Sep 12, 2025


Russian scripts, Georgian voices: How disinformation targets the country’s Western allies: the US, EU, and UK in Georgia
In recent years, Georgian authorities have repeatedly and intensively accused the country’s Western partners, including the United...
Sep 11, 2025


China’s Anti-Western Bloc? Not So Fast
A summit of mostly autocratic countries appears a gloomy signal for the West. But there’s a gap between China’s ambition and delivery....
Sep 10, 2025


The Man With Viktor Orbán in His Sights
Hungary’s premier has held the role in a vise-like grip for 15 years, but faces the most serious challenge yet at next-year’s election....
Sep 4, 2025
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