Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Hezbollah’s involvement in cocaine trafficking

Hezbollah involved in the drug trade. American law enforcement discovered Hezbollah’s drug activity by chance in 2006, when Colombian wiretaps monitoring a Medellin- based drug cartel known as the Oficina del Envigado picked up…

July 16, 2021cocaine, Hezbollah, Latin America

Democracy Governance

Cuba protests: Havana regime cracks but tries to keep afloat with outside help

Protests in Cuba can result in foreign involvement as an attempt to support the communist regime on the island. Venezuela and Russia are the countries that can provide paramilitary forces…

July 15, 2021Cuba

Intelligence ops migration

Migration crisis in Lithuania as well-organized joint op by Russian, Belarusian intelligence

Russia and Belarus have set up an illegal migration channel to European countries through the Baltic States. There is a possibility that among the migrants trafficked are figures affiliated with…

July 13, 2021Belarus, GRU, Lithuania

Geopolitics Governance

Non-implementation risks of the Washington agreement by Kosovo

There is no progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue despite efforts by the EU to relax relations between the two countries. Kosovo government skepticism to implement the “Agreement on Economic Normalization” later…

July 12, 2021Kosovo, Kurti, Serbia

Democracy Drug trafficking Governance

Drug gangs along with local power brokers allegedly linked to assassination of Haitian president

Haitian president assassination was orchestrated by drug gangs, backed by some Haiti’s power brokers, as the attackers tried to indict the U.S. government of murder. Colombian and Venezuelan citizens, with drug…

July 9, 2021Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela

War crimes

Serbia’s European agenda while decorating war criminals

While Serbia is pursuing the same aggressive policy towards its neighboring countries and blocking their EU integration process, Balkan people are still suffering the consequences of the wars waged by…

July 7, 2021Kosovo, Serbia

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Champagne: why Europe loses out to Russia?

Russia-France trade clash, as the Russian parliament passed the alcoholic drinks law, is a good example of why European democracies are losing out to the Kremlin. The law, passed by the Russian parliament, says “Champagne” is only a product made in Russia. The same paper required French producers…

July 6, 2021Champagne, France, Russia, Sanctions

Conflict Terrorism

Russia will be forced to return to Afghanistan and unleash war with the Taliban

Despite Russia seeking to use the pullback of U.S. forces and their allies from Afghanistan to boost own influence across Central Asia, it's highly likely that in the longer perspective,…

July 3, 2021Afghanistan, Russia, Taliban

Democracy Governance

Monarchy in Eswatini about to fall, China-orchestrated

The last absolute monarchy of Africa remaining in Eswatini is on verge of collapse. Allegedly, Eswatini King Mswati III left the country, despite the government denies it. The immediate cause of the protest was…

July 1, 2021Eswatini

Must Read PDF

Bad Law – Legal and Regulatory Responses to Misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa , 2019

This report on the types and effects of changes made to the legal and regulatory framework for media and information in sub-Saharan Africa between 2016 and 2020, is one of…

June 26, 2021Africa

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