Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Sudan: spike in violence, as Chad risks losing stability

The ongoing confrontation between the military and Rapid Support Forces undermines stability in Sudan and the region. Since April 22nd, violent clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the…

April 25, 2023Sudan

Moscow uses a historical and cultural fund to infiltrate France’s political elite

The daughter of Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov is part of the team running the Fund, which Russia exploits for intelligence operations to infiltrate France’s political circles and meddle in…

April 21, 2023France, GRU, Peskova, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Moscow continues to expose its assets in pursuing dubious influence operations

Russia has been recently going lengths to implement its malign influence operations on foreign soil, which at the same time leads to their intelligence assets being compromised with little to…

April 18, 2023GRU, Russia

ideology War crimes

Russia’s war crimes reflect population’s morality lows

The war crimes committed by Russia’s invasion force in Ukraine are a reflection of the psychological and moral state of the country’s population, which was formed under the influence of…

April 13, 2023Russia, Wagner Group

Conflict Governance

Serbia’s signals for blocking the Ohrid Agreement

The repeated burning of cars recently in the north Kosova, which was an act precisely orchestrated by Belgrade, is now signaling the obstruction of the agreement on the part of…

April 12, 2023Kosovo, Serbia

Intelligence ops National Security Psyops

Psyops run by Russian intelligence reflect HUMINT crisis, set to focus on further falsification of documents

In the next 30-45 days, new portions of leaks from U.S. government agencies should be expected. However, these “leaks” will in fact be about troves of falsified documents that allegedly…

April 11, 2023GRU, Russia, SVR, USA

Governance

Ethiopia’s Regional Forces Reintegration likely to put them in shadow

The Ethiopian government intends to integrate all regional special forces - either into the national army or the federal or regional police. The move will likely be perceived as an…

April 10, 2023Ethiopia

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Antisystemic Movements and International Relations

This essay is a return by this author to the analysis of antisystemic movements proposed back in 2013 in the field of international relations when the performance of Venezuela by…

April 7, 2023

- Intelligence ops National Security

FSB likely to hold back Iran-Russia cyber cooperation

Iran seeks to bolster the cyber attack capacity, with more control of telecommunication networks to minimize threats by the opposition and activists. Threats to the current regime serve to enhance effort by Tehran and Moscow to set up efficient control of information field. In June 2015, Brigadier General…

April 5, 2023Iran, Russia

Geopolitics Opinion

Beyond nationalism and euroscepticism, Orban and Dodik`s ambitions to restore the Empire

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban has been known to have close ties with all opponents of the EU in the Balkans, but lately he is creating closer ties…

March 31, 2023Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Republica Srpska

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