Irina Tsukerman at Robert Lansing Institute

Georgia Was Not the Beginning

Every August, the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Georgia is accompanied by familiar reflections about missed warning signs, intelligence failures, and a supposedly unexpected turning point in European security. The…

August 11, 2026Georgia, Russia

Nonproliferation Psyops Warfare

China’s CBRN Training for Russia and the Nuclear Shadow over Ukraine

Reuters’ report on Chinese training for Russian forces in radiological, chemical, and biological protectionopens a serious window into the evolution of the Ukraine war, because it suggests that Moscow is preparing its military to function inside a…

July 1, 2026China, nuclear weapons, Russia

Geopolitics Governance ideology

Trump’s Iran Rhetoric Is Not Deterrence. It Is Strategic Self-Sabotage

Every revolutionary regime depends on a story to survive. The Islamic Republic’s story has always been simple, emotionally powerful, and politically effective. Iran, according to the Khomeinist worldview, stands as a righteous…

April 8, 2026Iran, USA

Geopolitics

A Crisis That Pays Dividends Elsewhere

Russia Is the Audience Iran is not the central audience of the current US confrontation; Russia is. The confrontation involving Iran is unfolding inside a geopolitical system already under sustained…

February 9, 2026Iran, Russia, USA

Estimates Geopolitics Governance

Trump’s Policies and Politics of Permanent Crisis

Coercion, Credibility, and a Strategic Disconnect in U.S. Foreign Policy The Trump administration’s aggressive foreign policy posture toward Mexico, Iran, Cuba, and Denmark reflects a governing logic built around coercion as policy,…

January 19, 2026Cuba, Greenland, Iran, Mexico, USA

Geopolitics ideology Intelligence ops

Undermined from Within: Russia’s Masterstroke Exploiting America’s Blindness and Betrayal

The Trump administration’s persistent failure to grasp that Russia will never enter into a genuine, equitable deal with the United States reflects a profound misunderstanding of Moscow’s strategic culture and…

August 13, 2025Russia, USA

Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Will Trump’s Plan to Reform the CIA succeed?

Among sweeping changes to the federal bureaucracy announced by the Trump administration as part of its ambitious agenda for its second term is the plan to reform the Central Intelligence…

February 5, 2025CIA, USA

Conflict Peacekeeping Psyops

The Conclusion of the Peace Summit in Switzerland

The biggest outcome of the gathering in Switzerland was the statement in favor of national sovereignty signed by over 80 countries, which curiously included countries such as Hungary (which generally…

June 18, 2024Russia, Ukraine

Geopolitics National Security

the new Cold War League of Evil is confrontational and increasingly open about its agenda

Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases in the Middle East are not new. In the past, we have seen Iranian proxies and militias push the envelope and test US commitment, often with…

January 22, 2024USA

Conflict

Efforts to de-escalate through dialog have failed due to Yerevan’s denial of responsibility

Baku has been preparing for a counterterrorism operation for several weeks in response to Armenia's persistent use of various types of weapons to attack borders, shelling local security forces and…

September 19, 2023Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia

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