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Russia–Iran Defense Convergence: Strategic Implications for U.S. Policy

Russian military deliveries to Tehran indicate the formation of a deeper defense alliance that extends beyond a situational partnership. The use of heavy transport aircraft to deliver undisclosed cargo—likely related…

November 4, 2025Iran, Russia, USA

Conflict Corruption Democracy Governance

Serbia’s Student Uprising One Year On: A Crisis of Legitimacy for Vučić

Serbia one year after the student uprising: November 1 protest set to shake the regime In November 2024, mass protests erupted in Novi Sad after a tent collapsed at the city’s…

November 3, 2025Serbia

migration Warfare

Indicator of Escalation: Belarus Tests EU Defenses With Coordinated Hybrid Actions

On 2 November 2025, information was published that in October Lithuania recorded the highest number in the past six months of attempted illegal crossings from Belarusian territory—275. Nearly half of…

November 3, 2025Belarus, EU, Russia

Corruption Intelligence ops

Kirill Dmitriev: Putin’s Unofficial Envoy and Financial Operative – An Investigative Exposé

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as an unofficial emissary of the Kremlin in the United States, operating under the veneer of economic diplomacy. In October 2025, Dmitriev – officially Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy…

October 31, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Democracy Governance

Institutional paralysis in Kosovo – Causes and Consequences

Judging by the current political dynamics, Kosovo appears to be entering one of the most complex periods since its declaration of independence. Following the latest parliamentary elections, the process of…

October 31, 2025Kosovo

Conflict Geopolitics ideology Warfare

Poseidon and the Politics of Fear: Russia’s New Deterrence Doctrine”

Russia is increasingly turning its nuclear tests into a political weapon of pressure against the United States." Russia’s Poseidon (NATO: Kanyon) is an ambitious nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle – essentially a gigantic autonomous…

October 30, 2025Russia, USA

Democracy Governance

Cameroon’s 2025 Presidential Election: Results, Reactions, and Implications

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council declared 92-year-old President Paul Biya the winner of the October 12, 2025 presidential election, securing 53.66% of the vote. Biya, Africa’s oldest and one of its longest-ruling leaders, thus earned…

October 29, 2025Cameroon

Conflict Governance ideology Propaganda and Disinformation

The reinvention of an Old Front: Propaganda and Proxy Battles in Northern Kosovo

In the wooded hills and small towns of northern Kosovo there is a familiar script playing itself out - territorial ambiguity, ethnic mistrust, parallel institutions. But there is another script now…

October 29, 2025Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Corruption Democracy Governance

Djibouti’s Presidential Age Limit Abolition: Internal Dynamics and Implications

In late October 2025, Djibouti’s National Assembly voted unanimously to abolish the constitutional provision barring anyone over 75 from running for president. This move removed the last legal obstacle preventing…

October 28, 2025Djibouti

- Conflict Warfare

Hybrid War at the Border: Russia’s Covert Assault on Latvian Sovereignty

Latvia stands on the front line of NATO’s contest with Russian hybrid warfare. The threat is pervasive and evolving: cyber attacks, propaganda, subterfuge, and covert saboteurs can be as damaging in…

October 28, 2025Latvia, Russia

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