Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Bad Kim Jong Un’s health is the reason for political changes in DPRK

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's health is in critical condition hazard to life, though rumors of a coma have proven unfounded. Kim Jong-Un's physical condition indicates that the country's leaders…

August 27, 2020DPRK

Conflict

Regional powers influence on the ongoing war in Yemen

The war in Yemen is in its sixth year with no end in immediate sight. The humanitarian and political crisis has left millions of Yemenis in need of urgent humanitarian…

August 26, 2020Yemen

Geopolitics

Amidst Belarus protests Russia to increase its influence on Lukashenko

The situation development in Belarus following the presidential elections makes a scenario of the Kremlin's growing influence on official Minsk quite real. Since the mid-2000s the federal media have called…

August 25, 2020Belarus, Lukashenko, Russia

The Tribal Structure in Libya: Factor for fragmentation or cohesion?

August 25, 2020Libya, tribalism

Intelligence ops

Accusing Iran of paying bounties to Taliban covers up for Russians and seems questionable

An attempt to put the blame on Iran for paying bounties to Taliban fighters for targeting coalition troops might be guided by the failure to renew sanctions against Tehran, looking…

August 24, 2020Haqqani network, Iran, Russia, Taliban

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Overt Affairs

The lansinginstitute.org recommends a new report from The Sentry, shows that in an effort to evade the international sanctions designed to disrupt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea exploited vulnerabilities…

August 23, 2020DPRK, DRC, Sanctions

Geopolitics

China on its Way to Unify Africa

The African continent is a key region where China is expanding and turning to the most important player. ‘The South-South’ strategy is being successfully implemented and, probably, by 2050 China…

August 20, 2020China, economy

Intelligence ops

Russian Agent in Norway: False Nord Stream 2 Security Certificates or Industrial Espionage?

Russia may have corrupted European government officials who issued permits for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction. The arrest of a Russian intelligence agent in Oslo, Norway, might speak…

August 19, 2020Noorway, Nord Stream-2, Russia

Governance

Scenarios unfolding in Belarus and challenges for developing democracy there

Having assessed possible scenarios for developments in Belarus, we assume that Russia would come back as the main beneficiary under any of them. Possibility for Russia to unfold a military…

August 18, 2020Belarus

Governance

Reasons for DPRK Prime-minister resignation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed Kim Tok Hun a new Prime-minister of the North Korean cabinet instead of Kim Jae Ryong, who had been relieved from his…

August 14, 2020DPRK

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