Since 2021, when the Malian junta consolidated power in a second coup after the first one in 2020, the military government it controlled was largely seen as anti-Western.This was mainly…
Greek Shipowners and Russia’s Shadow Fleet Greek shipowners launched a large-scale campaign to resell high-capacity tankers that had previously transported Russian cargoes. Nevertheless, major Greek shipping corporations continue to play…
A recent classified assessment by the National Intelligence Council concludes that even a large-scale interstate war against Iran would be unlikely to remove or fundamentally transform the country’s ruling system. According to…
In March 2026 Hungarian authorities detained seven employees of Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank and seized a shipment of approximately $82 million in cash, €35 million, and 9 kilograms of gold that was being…
Kosovo has increasingly become characterized by cycles of political instability, repeated snap elections,and institutional paralysis. The most recent political crisis illustrates how internal power struggles canundermine the functioning of democratic…
Dutch intelligence agencies — the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) — have warned about a coordinated cyber campaign conducted by Russian-backed hackers targeting accounts on…
