Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Reasons and scenarios of Ethno-Political Tensions in Cameroon

Political rivalry in Cameroon has taken a worrying direction, as supporters of incumbent Paul Biya trade ethnic slurs with backers of his main political rival Maurice Kamto. The situation is…

December 10, 2020Ambazonia, Cameroon

Governance

Modern Russia. Role of the Orthodox Church in the State

Putin's regime keeps building a paradigm where the Orthodox Church and the state play one tune. Representatives of the security services are infiltrated in the clergy; the church opposition and…

December 9, 2020Orthodox church, Russia

Geopolitics

New White House Office to Step up Pressure on Russia

Following the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the United States will be given a free hand to wind up recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a…

December 8, 2020Russia, state sponsorship of terrorism, USA

Intelligence ops

Zeman’s request for Russian espionage details in the Czech Republic nothing but highlights the size of this problem for Prague

Czech President Milos Zeman gets into a tussle with the country’s intelligence and runs the risk of breaking up Prague-NATO contacts in intelligence-sharing. Czech President Milos Zeman, selling his too-friendly…

December 4, 2020Czech Republic, Russia

Governance ideology

Modern Russia. Basic Rule Ideology Schemes

Ideology schemes are essential to modern Russia. They are a key pillar for the Kremlin elites to address challenges. Lots of them have notably changed their traditional meaning in the…

December 3, 2020Russia

Geopolitics

How strong a possibility for Russian military contingent withdrawal from Transnistria?

The President of Moldova Maia Sandu is going to face opposition and provocations following the attempts to pull Russian troops out of the territory of the country. The international community…

December 1, 2020Moldova, Russia, Transnistria

Terrorism

Iranian links with Al-Qaeda beyond ideological ground

The evidence proves Iran’s alliance and friendship with Al-Qaeda. Iran has long pursued ties to Sunni jihadists, including members of Al-Qaeda. The 9/11 Commission reports that in 1991 or 1992…

November 30, 2020Al Qaeda, Iran

Governance

Eventual scenarios to topple Pashinyan in Armenia

Though Armenia is a members of common security organization by the Kremlin in the post-Soviet area, Yerevan was never backed by Russia in the last war in Karabakh. Armenia was…

November 26, 2020Armenia

Governance

What can trigger Russia’s fall?

The empire’s extensive development, socio-economic and political crises, and territorial mismanagement have repeatedly fueled separatist sentiments in the regions of Russia. Thus, separatism is not a new challenge for the…

November 25, 2020Russia, separatism

Must Read PDF Warfare

System Overload: Can China’s Military Be Distracted in a War over Taiwan? 2020

The paper by Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University assesses the PLA’s ability to navigate the dilemma of preparing for…

November 24, 2020China, Taiwan

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Reasons and scenarios of Ethno-Political Tensions in Cameroon

Modern Russia. Role of the Orthodox Church in the State

New White House Office to Step up Pressure on Russia

Zeman’s request for Russian espionage details in the Czech Republic nothing but highlights the size of this problem for Prague

Modern Russia. Basic Rule Ideology Schemes

How strong a possibility for Russian military contingent withdrawal from Transnistria?

Iranian links with Al-Qaeda beyond ideological ground

Eventual scenarios to topple Pashinyan in Armenia

What can trigger Russia’s fall?

System Overload: Can China’s Military Be Distracted in a War over Taiwan? 2020

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