Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Bratislava Downplays the Russian Threat: From Kaliňák’s Rhetoric to the Return of the Military Attaché

Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák, one of the most influential figures in Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling Smer-SD party, has said that Bratislava does not regard…

October 8, 2026NATO, Slovakia

Economy

VexPay as a New Link in A7: Western Fintech Expertise in the Architecture of Russian Sanctions Evasion

British payments specialist Michael Donald, who previously served on the board of Visa UK and worked at a number of major Western financial companies, has emerged at the center of…

October 7, 2026Russia, Sanctions

Healthcare National Security

The Irkutsk Incident Tests the Transparency of Russia’s Biosafety System

Twenty-eight-year-old Daria Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died after developing severe pneumonia. About 200 contacts were placed under medical observation, some were hospitalized or isolated, and…

October 6, 2026plague, Russia, USA

Democracy Governance

“Putin’s Trap: How the Fear of Losing Power Could Become a Threat to the Regime He Built”

The paradox of Russia’s current political system is that the measures intended to guarantee Vladimir Putin’s personal security — continuing the war, eliminating alternative centers of power, repression, militarizing the…

October 5, 2026Russia

Geopolitics

“The Valdai Signal to Trump: How Putin Is Trying to Change the Terms of the U.S. Peace Plan”

Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Valdai Club meeting on October 1, 2026, is important less for the novelty of Russia’s demands than for the moment at which they were formulated.…

October 2, 2026Russia, Ukraine, USA

Warfare

Chinese MANPADS in Russia: A Local Counter-Drone Tool or an Indicator of a New Level of Moscow-Beijing Military Partnership?

The appearance in a Russian state television report of an unidentified man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) with an air-defense unit in Rostov Oblast deserves attention less because of the system’s characteristics…

October 2, 2026China, MANPADS, Russia, USA

- Geopolitics Governance

“From Article 5 to Two Brigades: Czechia Prepares for the Defense of the Baltics”

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš met with President Petr Pavel to discuss national security issues and the agenda for a meeting of the State Security Council scheduled…

October 1, 2026Czech Republic, NATO, Russia

Warfare

“Two Kilometers from NATO: Russian Strikes Are Creating a New Risk Zone Along the Polish Border”

A Russian jet-powered UAV strike on September 28, 2026, approximately 2 km from the Polish border crossing at Dorohusk marked another episode in which Russia’s air campaign against Ukraine produced…

September 30, 2026Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Conflict influence ops Psyops Warfare

The Cost of the Strike on Kyiv: Can the Graham Act Change Russia’s Strategy of Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure

The Russian strikes on Kyiv on September 28, 2026, demonstrate a notable evolution in Russia’s air campaign. The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Dobrobut Medical Center, a pharmaceutical…

September 29, 2026Russia, UAVs, Ukraine

influence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

The Next “Special Military Operation”: Why Russian State Media Threatened Lithuania with a Nuclear Strike

On September 25, 2026, the state agency RIA Novosti published a column by Alexander Nosovich titled “Russia Faces Another Special Military Operation. It Will Be Very Short.” The publication by…

September 28, 2026Lithuania, Russia

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