Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Nature Reserves Provide a Strategic Advantage for Insurgents in Benin

Northern Benin is at the center of a security crisis which has moved south from the Sahel. Poverty and climate change have provided fertile ground for criminals and extremists. In…

December 15, 2022Benin, jihadism, Mali, terrorism

Nonproliferation

Rosatom violates non-proliferation treaty in Iran

It is highly possible that Russia has been assisting Iran in developing nuclear technologies for some time, in exchange for weapons and UAVs supplied, to use them in the war against Ukraine. This assistance comes in the form of consultations…

December 13, 2022Iran, nuclear weapons, Russia

Corruption Coup Governance

Peru president removed from office, charged with rebellion.

The Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrested for ‘breaching constitutional order’ after alleged coup attempt. Pedro Castillo, has been removed from office and detained on charges of rebellion after he announced he would…

December 9, 2022Peru

Conflict Propaganda and Disinformation

Military and media tactics to fuel the Balkans conflict are overwhelmingly likely

Belgrade's permission for Russia Today channel to broadcast on the territory of Serbia and the visit of Serbian far-right politician Damjan Knežević, the leader of the ultra-right organization ‘Narodna Patrola’, to the St.Petersburg…

December 7, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Intelligence ops

Russia keeps losing its secret intelligence groups

International pressure on Russia and the sanctions imposed on defense and technology mobilize Russian secret intelligence groups abroad. With Russian spies under diplomatic cover revealed, there have been more and more…

December 6, 2022GRU, Russia

Corruption Governance

ANC likely to lose power in South Africa following possible Ramaphosa’s impeachment

In the ANC - a party so long in power now feel more like open-warfare - the campaigning and jockeying are in full swing. The party is due to select a…

December 2, 2022Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa

Coup

A foiled coup in Sao Tome & Principe underlines a fragility of African states in geopolitical competition

A coup attempt has been foiled in Sao Tome & Principe after a military barracks in the country’s capital came under attack on Friday, November 25. The attack comes about two…

November 30, 2022Sao Tome and Principe

Democracy Governance

Although Mbasogo’s victory consolidates his power in the short term, it raises risks for the country in the future

The sixth reelection of Equatorial Guinea's incumbent president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, that gives an opportunity to hold the leader post for 50 years, will obviously make him to move towards rapprochement with Russia and…

November 29, 2022Equatorial Guinea, Mbasogo

profile

Psychological profile of the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia

Sergey Kiriyenko is among the candidates to replace Vladimir Putin as President of Russia. Kiriyenko is quite energetic, he’s got the ear of Putin's business partner Yuri Kovalchuk. Putin is grateful to Kiriyenko, as he backed…

November 28, 2022Kiriyenko, Russia

Coup Intelligence ops

Kremlin plotting to liquidate Lukashenko, seize control of Belarus army

According to sources within the Russian military leadership, the Kremlin has made a decision on a radical “solution” to the issue of dragging Belarus into Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. On…

November 25, 2022Belarus, Russia

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