Gold as a resource base for jihadists in the Sahel
The process of rebuilding ISIS in Sahel region depends on gaining the source base in the region for its ops. There are signs that gold sites in the Sahel can…
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Russia seeks to reinforce its position in Mozambique
Using private military companies and state-owned banks, the critical economic situation in the country and the destabilization in the north of the country caused by the rebellion of the Islamic…
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Afghan heroin trafficking and control
May 27, 1986, in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the Soviet cargo ship Kapitan Tomson, coming from Soviet Baltic port of Riga, steered for its berth at the Unitcenter dock in the…
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Space as a new NATO operational domain questions Article 5 using
On November 20, NATO Foreign Ministers take decisions to adapt NATO and agreed to recognize space as a new operational domain for NATO, alongside air, land, sea and cyber. “This…
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Russia is staking on the Hezbollah
Leader of the Lebanese Democratic Movement, Jacques Tamer, stated the need to significantly weaken the influence of the United States and Israel, that have deeply penetrated Lebanese politics with the…
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The Bolivian President Anez unlikely to win the election if foreign pressure remains
The Second Bolivian right-wing Vice President of the Senate Jeanine Anez who replaced ex-President Evo Morales after his resignation will unlikely be the next head of the state. Such conclusions follow from the remaining…
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Russian weapons saturate the Middle East illegal market threatening regional security
Russian arms are being sold on a black market in Syria and Iraq. Here are photos of AK-74M with a Pulsar Apex XQ38 and six magazines for sale in Idlib…
Posted inEnergy Situation Reports
Gazprom seeks full monopoly in Europe through pushing out U.S. LNG supplies and eliminating the Ukrainian transit route
Russia is trying to exert pressure on the EU to make the Ukraine government sign a short-term gas transit deal and abandon financial claims to Gazprom, the company which could…
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Russia Doubles Down on EAEU as a Geopolitical Instrument
The Russian Federation has stepped up its efforts to increase the influence of the EAEU in the countries catching the Kremlin’s geopolitical interest. In this case, the geo-economy is only…
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High Probability of Arab Spring-2 in MENA Region to Strengthen Russia’s Hand
The political crisis in some Arab world countries is highly probable to escalate into a new round of the Arab Spring today. Thus, destabilization of the MENA region will lead…