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Putin is winning the drone war as Russia overwhelms Ukraine’s defenses
Source: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine Official web portal Russia’s July 4 bombardment of Kyiv was reportedly the largest of the...
Jul 21, 2025


Europe: It’s the Age of the Tiger Not the Ostrich
The continent is at risk. The demand to do nothing is not a rational response. Source: Official Facebook page of NATO - the North...
Jul 18, 2025


The Kremlin’s tale of the European bogeyman
Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident. Portraying European...
Jul 17, 2025


Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
Russian power is no longer what it was in the South Caucasus, as smaller countries are demonstrating. Azerbaijan and Armenia move closer...
Jul 16, 2025


Putin’s final chapter: how war became Russia’s national curriculum
Many historians agree that school history textbooks shouldn’t cover current events – some historical distance is usually necessary to...
Jul 15, 2025


The myth of betrayal: the West as the eternal enemy
T he myth of the evil West, always on the verge of attacking, served Soviet leaders well for decades—and it’s back in full force in...
Jul 11, 2025


The West’s Golden Opportunity to Split Russia’s ‘Deathbed Alliance’
Coordinated Western efforts to persuade Eurasian nations to reduce ties to Russia would diminish Moscow's influence and vex the Kremlin....
Jul 10, 2025


Russia’s Cyber Warriors Assail NATO-Linked Private Companies
The West’s private sector has still not understood the threat posed by Russian cyber intelligence groups. That’s foolish. Source:...
Jul 8, 2025


Matryoshka’s Moldovan manipulation
In recent days, the Kremlin-backed Matryoshka disinformation network has launched a new blitz aimed squarely at Moldova’s President Maia...
Jul 7, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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