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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...
1 day ago
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
A strong Ukraine is the only realistic security guarantee against Russia
Photo: Land Forces Of Ukraine Facebook page Western leaders were in upbeat mood on Monday evening following their unprecedented White...
Aug 29
A New Western Strategy for Russian Aggression
After years of trying to force Russia to halt its aggression, the West may eventually have to reconsider its risk tolerance to achieve a...
Aug 26
Sensors on the Baltic Frontline
Russia is now blending cyber interference, underwater sabotage, and manipulation of maritime law to gain tactical advantage without overt...
Aug 13
Putin Building African Springboard for War on West
Russia’s military engagement in Africa has grown since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a deliberate and cost-effective strategy to...
Aug 11
Flight Risk: Baltics Scramble to Counter Hybrid Drone Threat
Drone incursions have sparked growing concern across the Baltic States as Moscow and Minsk prepare for military exercises. By Eitvydas...
Aug 5
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
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
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
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
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
Unpacking Russia’s cyber nesting doll
When the Russian government launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many Western observers braced for digital...
Jun 5
From Screen to Battlefield: Constructing the Image of the Enemy on Russian Television
As recently as early 2014, 66% of Russians had a positive attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians, but within a year, Kremlin propaganda...
May 30
Hot Shots: Cold Sweats
Europe’s not ready. And Putin knows it. By Edward Lucas. Source: NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia With every day that passes, Europe...
May 27
Exposing and analysing Russia’s FIMI operations
On March 19, the EU HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report(opens in a new tab) on Foreign Information Manipulation and...
May 21
Celebrating a new war
Well into the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s real ambitions are well-known: to control, conquer and...
May 19
Bosnia: Moscow’s Second Front in Europe
The Kremlin is playing games behind the scenes in the Balkans, presenting the West with a challenge and an opportunity. Source:...
May 13
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