BRICS allies, ‘memory diplomacy’: Russia is hard at work to expand its global influence
Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting...
Russia’s Shifting Public Opinion on the War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has sharply constricted the space for free expression in recent years, but some independent pollsters who fled the country have not...
Iranian drones over Kyiv are an omen of new global threats
The world is scrambling to respond to manifestations of increasingly symbiotic Russian-Iranian coordination that flout the full spectrum of international norms and fundamentally undermine...
EU’s expanding engagement in Central Asia to counter Russia and China
The geopolitical and security crisis has forced the CARs and the EU to rethink their foreign policy regarding the region’s sovereignty, safety, and stability...
Commoditized Weapons in Ukraine: Are the Allies Getting the Procurement Right?
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government has scrambled for the weaponry its military desperately needs. Despite bold announcements...
Ukraine: The War on the Footstep of Europe
Since March of 2014 war has again raged on the footsteps of Europe, morphing progressively into a kind not witnessed continentally since the Russo-Georgian...
Challenges after Russian Withdrawals in Ukraine
Introduction: A year and a half into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military in early June began its highly anticipated counteroffensive. This thus...
What’s life like for a spy once unmasked?
What fate awaits a spy whose cover has been blown? Some spies are just too important to be left by their handlers to rot...
Europe’s Quagmire: The Prospect of a Long and Costly War
As time passes and Russia consolidates its defense positions in the territories of Ukraine that it occupies, the prospects of a swift victory are...
Austria and Switzerland to join Sky Shield despite neutrality policy
Divisions have emerged in Austria and Switzerland after the two traditionally neutral countries declared their intent to join the European air defense initiative, known...