Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Staff reshuffle at Chinese Foreign Ministry: what does it mean?

Staff changes in Chinese Foreign Ministry give rise to hope that Beijing will endeavour to mend fences with the West and stop military conflicts in the world. Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng, a Foreign Ministry official who publicly defended Russia after the…

June 16, 2022China

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Graveyard of Republics: An Analysis of Torture in Counterinsurgency, 2021

A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts I History By James Morgan Howey. Counterinsurgency relies on…

June 16, 2022

Geopolitics

Nicaragua grants its sovereignty to the Kremlin in exchange for the dictatorship support

The Nicaraguan Congress’ authorization for entry of Russian troops, navy ships and aircraft into the country is a trick to put pressure on the United States and provoke the Caribbean-like…

June 15, 2022Nicaragua, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Russia is testing NATO air defense system in Central Europe, Baltic region, and the Balkans

After Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been some disturbing aircraft flights over Central and Eastern Europe. Last week in Lithuania a mystery aircraft took off from Lithuania and illegally entered the airspace…

June 13, 2022Air-defense, Bulgaria, GRU, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia

Coup Governance

Supreme power transformation in Russia: possible scenarios

With President Putin expected to resign, his health and mentality unlikely to let him rule the country till the end of 2022, Russia faces an ongoing power game. That’s a…

June 8, 2022Russia

Geopolitics

Russia with new strategy for destabilization in the Western Balkans

Balkans has a long history with Russian influence. Last three decades, collisions of Russian Foreign Policy and US foreign policy in Balkans mostly have happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina and…

June 7, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Corruption Warfare

NATO countries sell military technology and equipment to Russia despite sanction restrictions

As Russian military operations continue in Ukraine more and more violations of the military and dual-use goods sanctions are revealed. While analyzing destroyed and captured Russian war equipment the facts…

June 6, 2022Russia, Sanctions

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Muslim Resistance in Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines: Religion, Ideology, and Politics, 2006

This paper was published by the East-West Center Washington. This study analyzes the ongoing conflicts in southern Thailand and southern Philippines between indigenous Muslim minorities and their respective central governments.…

June 2, 2022Philippines, Thailand

Governance

Decreasing economy of Mauritius makes the country vulnerable for riots

The level of popular discontentment in Mauritius is high and riots could erupt at any moment, especially with more price rises expected. In late-April, protests against the soaring cost of living erupted…

June 2, 2022Mauritius

Conflict

M23 withdraw: the conflict in DRC is far from over

The conflict in North Kivu and Ituri seems to be not over amid M23 rebels decision to withdraw from Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories. There are also other groups who have been killing people and are…

June 1, 2022DRC

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