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Russia continues to infiltrate its agents into international organizations to influence its decisions

Russia continues to infiltrate its agents into international organizations to influence its decisions In July 2023, we drew attention to the lobbying of corrupt deals in the interests of a Russian company…

July 24, 2024

Geopolitics

The Composition of the Russian Delegation at the Iranian President’s Inauguration Highlights Bilateral Issues

Moscow continues to display its disdain for Tehran. Following the death of President Raisi, the Kremlin sent a delegation led by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, to the…

July 19, 2024Iran, Russia

Geopolitics ideology

Russia Escalates Rhetoric Against Kyrgyzstan

The onset of hostile rhetoric from the Kremlin towards the Kyrgyz authorities is alarming and evokes parallels with Moscow's statements regarding Ukraine before the annexation of Crimea in 2014. In…

July 17, 2024Kyrgyzstan, Russia

Democracy Governance

The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Gambian lawmakers voted to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting the controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure. There were concerns Gambia's bill could embolden a…

July 16, 2024FGM, Gambia

Democracy Governance

Authoritarian Kagame almost certainly win the fourth term in Rwanda

The President Paul Kagame is likely to win after the president held large rallies in major districts ofRwanda, telling his supporters about the progress his administration made. Since Kagame was first elected…

July 15, 2024Rwanda

Corruption National Security Nonproliferation

Cooperation with Rosatom is toxic and threatening to the national security of countries.

Russia promotes initiatives and resolutions beneficial to itself, and uses nuclear blackmail to increase the escalationsince its rotating presidency in the UN Security Council in July 2024. If in 2014 the Kremlin talked about the possibility of a nuclear war in case of pressure on Moscow,…

July 10, 2024nuclear weapons, Rosatom

Governance

Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will mostly be limited to the nuclear dossier

The 69-year-old cardiac surgeon and former lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian is Iran’s new president and the first non-cleric to assume executive power since 2013. He was elected to office in a controversial presidential runoff on…

July 10, 2024Iran

War crimes

Strikes on medical facilities become part of Russia’s military strategy

Today's Russian attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv was without a doubt a deliberate move on the part of Moscow. An analysis of videos showing an Kh-101 missile hitting…

July 8, 2024Russia, Ukraine

Democracy Governance

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins presidential vote amid claims of fraud

Ghazouani's victory in Mauritania is largely due to his ability to gather the screws of part of the opposition, which as a whole showed up divided at the electoral appointment. The electoral…

July 3, 2024Mauritania

Democracy Governance

Authoritarian drift in Angola

There are signs of President Joao Lourenco's government attempts to restrict democratic rights, suppress the opposition and reshape the nation in its favor. Angola was a socialist state battling US-backed…

July 2, 2024Angola, MPLA, UNITA

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Russia continues to infiltrate its agents into international organizations to influence its decisions

The Composition of the Russian Delegation at the Iranian President’s Inauguration Highlights Bilateral Issues

Russia Escalates Rhetoric Against Kyrgyzstan

The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Authoritarian Kagame almost certainly win the fourth term in Rwanda

Cooperation with Rosatom is toxic and threatening to the national security of countries.

Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will mostly be limited to the nuclear dossier

Strikes on medical facilities become part of Russia’s military strategy

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins presidential vote amid claims of fraud

Authoritarian drift in Angola

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