Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Russia’s Telegram Recruitment Networks: The Kremlin’s Proxy Sabotage Campaign Against NATO and the European Union

Russian recruitment networks operating through the Telegram messaging platform initially sought individuals willing to carry out acts of sabotage in Ukraine. Today, Russian intelligence services are actively using the same…

July 9, 2026Russia

Governance

Intelligence Assessment: Roberto Vannacci’s Electoral Challenge and Its Implications for Italy’s Strategic Stability

gainst the backdrop of Italy's upcoming parliamentary elections, small and newly established political movements could act as electoral spoilers for both major blocs—the center-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni and…

July 8, 2026Italy, Russia

Conflict Estimates Warfare

Crimea in the Dark: What the Peninsula-Wide Blackout Reveals About Russia’s Military Resilience and Occupation Governance

Following a large-scale drone attack, the Crimean Peninsula was left completely without electricity. The peninsula-wide blackout was officially confirmed by the hotline of Krymenergo, the regional electricity provider. Company representatives…

July 7, 2026Russia, Ukraine

Terrorism

Somalia’s Political Fragmentation Fuels Al-Shabaab’s Resurgence

Somalia is entering a dangerous phase in which political fragmentation is becoming a force multiplier for jihadist expansion. The latest EUAA assessment indicates that Al-Shabaab’s resilience is not primarily the…

July 7, 2026Al Shabaab, Puntland, Somalia

Geopolitics ideology

Beyond Theology: Patriarch Kirill, Russian Soft Power, and the European Sanctions Debate

Italy has joined Bulgaria in expressing concern over the European Commission's proposal to impose targeted sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as part of the…

July 6, 2026Bulgaria, Orthodox church, Russia, Sanctions, Vatican

Geopolitics

Diversifying Away from Moscow: Tajikistan’s Emerging Partnership with the United States

A meeting took place in Washington between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin. The talks focused on trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well…

July 2, 2026Tajikistan, USA

Conflict Governance

Beyond Khamenei: Why Iran’s Next Regime Could Be More Militarized—and More Dangerous

According to a Reuters exclusive, citing U.S. officials familiar with classified intelligence, the CIA completed contingency assessments before military action against Iran that examined succession scenarios in the event of Ayatollah…

July 1, 2026Iran

ideology influence ops

Strategic Convergence: Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Russian Information Operations, and the Battle for France’s Foreign Policy

The founder and leader of the left-wing populist party "La France Insoumise" (France Unbowed), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, recently called on the French government to withdraw from NATO, refrain from joining any…

July 1, 2026France

Geopolitics

Lavrov’s “Trump’s War” Narrative: Moscow’s Attempt to Reframe U.S. Policy and Preserve Escalation Leverage

Sergey Lavrov’s claim that “Biden’s war” has become “Trump’s war” is not merely a rhetorical attack on Washington. It is a calibrated Russian information operation aimed at reframing the war in…

June 30, 2026Russia, Ukraine, USA

Democracy Governance influence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

NKH: Hungary’s Emerging Influence Platform and the Future of Information Warfare in Central Europe

Former leading propagandist for the pro-Kremlin media organization Megafon, Dávid Filep, who for years received millions in government funding to promote the interests of Viktor Orbán's administration and whitewash Russia's…

June 29, 2026Hungary

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