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Russia’s Propaganda Spin: How the Kremlin Uses the CPC Attack to Undermine Ukraine and the West

Russian Propaganda Links Drone Strike to U.S.-Ukraine Relations Russian propaganda is spreading narratives that accuse Ukraine of carrying out terrorist attacks on foreign-owned infrastructure. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak…

February 19, 2025Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine

Intelligence ops National Security Terrorism

The Rising Threat of Suicide Attacks in Europe

European security services are bracing for a potential wave of suicide attacks, modeled to resemble Islamist jihadist operations. Intelligence suggests that Russian operatives have been refining such tactics in Ukraine,…

February 17, 2025GRU, Russia, Ukraine

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Assessing the economic and political costs of Kosovo’s cooling relations with the U.S.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine not only reshaped the global order but also altered the trajectory of international relations. The stability of Europe was shattered on February 24, 2022, when…

February 14, 2025Kosovo, Serbia, USA

Intelligence ops National Security

Warning: DOGE breach of US Treasury data may harm intelligence assets

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have raised concerns that allowing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) access to Treasury Department databases could expose human intelligence assets operating abroad. On January…

February 13, 2025CIA, USA

Democracy Governance

Elections in Kosovo will not produce a stable government

Although the counting of conditional votes is still ongoing, particularly those from diaspora, the February 9 parliamentary elections have already revealed significant challenges. The Central Electoral Commission faced major technical…

February 11, 2025Kosovo

Corruption Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Russian Intelligence Infiltration: Efforts to Influence Trump’s Administration and Undermine U.S. Counterintelligence

Russia sought ways to infiltrate Donald Trump’s administration as early as his first term, using its well-established tactic of corrupting officials and individuals within the president’s inner circle who could…

February 10, 2025Russia, USA

Democracy Governance

Big challenges await the new government of Kosovo

Kosovo is just days away from its first regular parliamentary elections since declaring independence in 2008. Scheduled for Sunday, February 9, the elections were set by President Vjosa Osmani. After…

February 7, 2025Kosovo

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NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS AND ILLICIT ECONOMIES IN WEST AFRICA

his report explores how armed groups gain or lose become less necessary in shaping community behaviours that facilitate armed group operations. This report is the fourth in the ‘Non-state armed…

February 6, 2025Africa

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Wagner’s Business Model inSyria and Africa: Profit and Patronage

This paper examines whether the Wagner Group (Wagner) was profitable under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, what its business model has meant for Russia and Russia’s geopolitical rivals in the recent…

February 6, 2025Wagner Group

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

Russian Military Intelligence Involved in Campaigns to Discredit First Ladies in NATO Countries

Russian military intelligence has been confirmed to be involved in a campaign to discredit the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron and female politicians in Europe. Journalist Rey, who previously…

February 4, 2025France, GRU, Russia

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