Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

El Salvador is distancing from democracy under the populist President Bukele, nearing authoritarian trend

The election in El Salvador confirmed fears that there will soon be few checks left to rein in Bukele’s authoritarian drift. The danger at this moment is the functioning of democratic institutions. …

March 5, 2021Salvador

Intelligence ops

Covert arms transfer schemes for terrorism network

In 2017-2018, Gen Nicholson claimed Russia had conducted a series of exercises on the Afghan border with Tajikistan. "These are counter terrorism exercises," said Gen Nicholson, "but we've seen the Russian…

March 3, 2021ISIS, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban

Must Read PDF Terrorism

Disrupting the ISI-Taliban Relationship: a Principal-agent Approach, 2018

This study by Naval Postgraduate school, Monterey, California, argues hat principal-agent theory provides a unique perspective on the relationship between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani state. This perspective assists…

March 2, 2021Taliban

Geopolitics

Belarus is going into Moscow-controlled military dictatorship

Belarus fell into dependence on Russia. Moscow controls the situation in Minsk more and more often. Western European countries’ pressure on Lukashenko has no sense as the Kremlin determines and…

March 2, 2021Belarus, Russia

Healthcare

Vaccination challenges: vaccine shortage and unfair competition

Poor quantity of vaccine manufacturing capacity against the backdrop of high global demand provokes unfair competition between manufacturers, as well as differentiation of countries based on their ability to contract…

February 25, 2021Covid-19

Conflict

Russia handed strategic airbase in Syria to Iran, in a bid to prevent a clash with Israel

Russia handed the T4 Airbase in Homs, Syria to Iran amid ongoing threats of air strikes by Israel. The Russians have used the T4 since 2015 to station their helicopter…

February 24, 2021Iran, Russia, Syria

Geopolitics

The time to rethink Russia policy comes

The Kremlin's threats to break off relations with the European Union are nothing but hollow words. Moscow is not ready for such actions, since the EU remains Russia's key economic…

February 23, 2021Russia

Intelligence ops

Russia enhances its Spy Hub in Ireland

There are evidences Russia’s field agents from military G2 conduct intelligence operations in Ireland. Ireland’s counterintelligence service has launched an investigation into an expansion project at the embassy of Russia…

February 18, 2021Ireland, Russia

Intelligence ops

Greece to gain more dependence on Russia losing touch with EU and U.S., spurring pariah state’s ambition

Belterra Investments Ltd consolidated control over the Greek port of Thessaloniki last week. If the deal is clinched, 80,3% of the port’s voting shares will come under direct or indirect…

February 16, 2021cocaine, Greece, port of Thessaloniki, Russia, Savvidis

Governance

Is red ribbon making a comeback in the Balkans too?

The early elections of February 14 in Kosovo are being eagerly awaited by the citizens. The hope for change is great but what change it will be, remains to be…

February 11, 2021Arbesa Hoxha, Kosovo

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El Salvador is distancing from democracy under the populist President Bukele, nearing authoritarian trend

Covert arms transfer schemes for terrorism network

Disrupting the ISI-Taliban Relationship: a Principal-agent Approach, 2018

Belarus is going into Moscow-controlled military dictatorship

Vaccination challenges: vaccine shortage and unfair competition

Russia handed strategic airbase in Syria to Iran, in a bid to prevent a clash with Israel

The time to rethink Russia policy comes

Russia enhances its Spy Hub in Ireland

Greece to gain more dependence on Russia losing touch with EU and U.S., spurring pariah state’s ambition

Is red ribbon making a comeback in the Balkans too?

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