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Vučić’s escalating rhetoric, threats of war and the manipulation of historical narratives

At the European Political Community summit held in Copenhagen, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić once again demonstrated his ambitions to destabilize the Western Balkans. Facing internal pressure from the ongoing protests…

October 13, 2025Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict Geopolitics Intelligence ops National Security Warfare

From Warnings to Warfare: Russia’s Hybrid Offensive Against Moldova’s Westward Turn”

The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, told the Russian state agency TASS—an outlet often used by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) for cover operations—that “if Moldova continues its confrontational course…

October 13, 2025Moldova, Russia

Conflict Governance Warfare

From drones to diplomacy: How Kosovo’s military modernization exposes Vučić’s foreign policy contradictions

The arrival of Turkish-made kamikaze drones in Kosovo has triggered a new diplomatic storm in the Balkans, shaking Serbia’s relationship with one of its key economic partners—Turkey. Thousands of Skydagger drones…

October 10, 2025Kosovo, Serbia, Turkiye

Corruption Democracy Intelligence ops

Hungary’s Espionage Against EU Institutions:

A joint investigation by Der Spiegel (Germany) and partners (Hungary’s Direkt36, Belgium’s De Tijd, Austria’s Der Standard) revealed that the Hungarian government under Viktor Orbán ran a covert spy network in Brussels targeting…

October 10, 2025EU, Hungary

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

The Kremlin’s New Platform: How Sahra Wagenknecht’s Party Amplifies Russian Propaganda in Germany”

As we previously noted, the pro-Russian orientation of the German party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht has begun to reveal itself — particularly through its facilitation of Kremlin propaganda in Germany and its provision…

October 9, 2025Germany, Russia

Geopolitics

When allies step back: What the U.S. Suspension of the Strategic Dialogue signals for Kosovo

One of the most severe diplomatic setbacks for Kosovo since the war occurred a few weeks ago, when the United States decided to suspend its planned Strategic Dialogue with Kosovo.…

October 8, 2025Kosovo, USA

- Intelligence ops

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Escalates His War Against the Opposition with Russian Intelligence Support

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continues his campaign against the opposition party Tisza, with backing from Russian intelligence, in an effort to maintain power and neutralize Brussels’ political influence over Hungary’s…

October 8, 2025Hungary, Russia, SVR

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Minerals, Mercenaries, and State Power: CAR’s Choice Between Wagner and Africa Corps

The Central African Republic (CAR) faces mounting pressure from Moscow to phase out the Wagner mercenary group in favor of a new Kremlin-controlled “Africa Corps.” Russian officials – including a deputy defense…

October 7, 2025African Corps, CAR, Mali, Russia, Sudan, Wagner Group

Geoeconomics

Russia Under Sanctions: Diversifying Trade Routes to the East

After its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia faced unprecedented sanctions pressure from the West. Moscow’s response was to reorient its trade flows toward Asian markets — primarily South…

October 6, 2025India, Russia, Sanctions

Democracy Governance

Tanzania Elections 2025: Actors, Prospects, Risks, and Foreign Influence

Tanzania heads toward general elections in 2025 with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) strongly favored but facing a more competitive environment than in 2020. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has…

October 3, 2025Tanzania

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