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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

Geopolitics

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

Posts by Editorial paper

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

Scenarios unfolding in Belarus and challenges for developing democracy there

Reasons for DPRK Prime-minister resignation

China: how to exchange the host and the guest roles

Pillars of Russia’s Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem

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

Pro-Russian opposition may win election in Belarus

Climate change is shifting energy supply in Central Asia

Roots for tension in Zimbabwe Politburo

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

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