Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Russian intelligence in the Netherlands: purpose, targets, and scale of penetration

Russia expands intelligence ops and campaigns on subversion and disinformation in the Netherlands. The estimates by RLI analysts of the Kremlin working closely with Thierry Baudet, heading one of the Kingdom’s…

October 18, 2022FSB, GRU, Netherlands, Russia

Geopolitics

Sanctions should be imposed if Serbia continues its flirt with Russia

Serbia´s siding with Russia in the aggression against Ukraine is duly noted. This siding shows a lot about the ambitions of this country in relation to other countries of the Western Balkans.…

October 13, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Conflict profile War crimes

Moscow appoints Surovikin: an echo of chaos in Russian military rule

Massive missile strike by Russia on civilian targets and energy facilities in Ukraine indicates worsening outlook for the Russian troops in Ukraine. The Russians change tactics, as they believe that…

October 12, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Democracy Governance

Lesotho’s optimistic elections outcome amid doubts in effective corruption fight

Lesotho's voters may be tired of the decades-long strife among the country's established politicians. However, a new populist who has won elections unlikely to put an end to corruption in the…

October 11, 2022Lesotho

Intelligence ops

Church: lobbying channels for Russia

Recently appointed Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary is likely to coordinate the activity of a Ukrainian subsidiary of the Russian Orthodox Church through Feodor, Metropolitan of Mukachevo and Uzhgorod.…

October 7, 2022Hungary, Orthodox church, Russia

Governance ideology

The new Russian Reich – why Putin is a new Hitler?

Russia and the Kremlin regime continue are getting more and more similar to fascist ideology. On September 30, 2022, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the…

October 7, 2022Nazi, Russia

Coup Intelligence ops

Russia benefits from military coup in Burkina Faso

Russia is making gains in its campaign for military and political influence in the West Africa. Russian propagandist Sergei Markov publicly confessed that the Kremlin had assisted the coup leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore. The coup…

October 4, 2022Burkina Faso, Russia, Wagner Group

Energy Intelligence ops

Russia attacked EU energy system

Russia organized explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines as part of an operation to cripple European economy, to unfreeze and launch the Nord Stream 2, and to…

September 29, 2022GUGI, Nord Stream-2, Russia

Estimates National Security

Russia’s nuclear threats: risks and responsive options

Over the past week, the Russian high-rank politicians actively threatened to use nuclear weapons and hints at possibility to apply its nuclear doctrine to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In addition,…

September 28, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia

Conflict Governance

Escalating conflict in Cameroon: civil war looms in the region

The conflict in Cameroon keeps escalating. Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His election…

September 28, 2022Ambazonia, Cameroon, Nigeria

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