Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

China: how to exchange the host and the guest roles

Stratagem 30 of an ancient Chinese military treatise says, ‘Find an entrance and move forward until you usurp leadership’. It means to seize an initiative and power by progressively slow…

August 13, 2020China

Must Read PDF Propaganda and Disinformation

Pillars of Russia’s Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem

lansinginstitute.org would like to recommend GEC & Department of State Special Report “Pillars of Russia’s Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem” published in August 2020. Russia’s disinformation and propaganda ecosystem is the…

August 10, 2020Russia

Intelligence ops

Ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut might have been supplied for Hezbollah

Ammonium nitrate that caused explosion at the Lebanese port of Beirut, most likely arrived in Lebanon as a component for Hezbollah's explosives. Ammonium nitrate explosion at a warehouse in Beirut…

August 10, 2020GRU, Hezbollah, Lebanon

Governance

Pro-Russian opposition may win election in Belarus

The upcoming election in Belarus will not bring about the democratic governance for this country. The reason for that is the absence of independent opposition leaders. Most of potential opposition…

August 7, 2020Belarus

climate change Energy

Climate change is shifting energy supply in Central Asia

Low snowfall in the winter of 2019-2020 made Tajikistan start producing less electricity. It has affected domestic consumption and exports, and it will also lead to the regional energy strategy…

August 6, 2020Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Governance

Roots for tension in Zimbabwe Politburo

Tension in Zanu-PF politburo flags President Mnangagwa's tattered position. Everything speaks for the fact that he might not further stay in power unless he’s backed by the repressive arm of…

August 3, 2020Zimbabwe

Propaganda and Disinformation

With Friends Like These”: Assessing the Russian Influence in Germany

We’d like to highlight the CSIS report “With Friends Like These”: Assessing the Russian Influence in Germany by Jeffrey Mankoff, published in July. As Europe’s unquestioned heavyweight and a country…

August 2, 2020Germany, Russia

Intelligence ops

Russia gearing up for meddling in elections in Belarus

Detention of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries in Minsk might speak for the Kremlin's plans to roil in Belarus. This scenario suggests a bloody massacre of the local opposition amid riots…

July 30, 2020Belarus, Wagner Group

Economy

EAEU’s internal trade does not cover for the external market downdraft

In 2020 the EAEU stands on the verge of a severe economic downfall that raises questions about the project effectiveness. If earlier the EAEU’s major problems were protectionist disputes between…

July 28, 2020EAEU, economy

Geopolitics

China activates its expansion in Central Asia

For the last ten years China has been actively expanding in Central Asia, both geopolitically and geo-economically. Traditionally the region is significantly influenced by Russia and Turkey, and is considered…

July 24, 2020Central Asia, China, economy

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