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The Cost of the Strike on Kyiv: Can the Graham Act Change Russia’s Strategy of Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure

The Russian strikes on Kyiv on September 28, 2026, demonstrate a notable evolution in Russia’s air campaign. The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Dobrobut Medical Center, a pharmaceutical…

September 29, 2026Russia, UAVs, Ukraine

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From Skyeton to Rheinmetall: A New Stage in Russia’s Sabotage War in Europe

Slovak police detained three foreign nationals on suspicion of preparing an arson attack on a plant operated by the Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyeton in the village of Haniska. Two suspects…

August 28, 2026Slovakia, Ukraine

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From Sabotage to Assassination: Russia’s Escalating War on Europe’s Defense Industry

The Italian opposition is seeking to draw the government's attention to the explosion at the KNDS Ammo Italy plant in Colleferro in the context of possible Russian sabotage. In particular,…

August 20, 2026chemical weapon, Germany, Italy, NATO, Russia

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Russia’s Drone Launch Network: A New Long-Range Threat to NATO’s Eastern Flank

Russia Is Building a Distributed Infrastructure for Mass Drone Warfare Russia’s establishment of at least ten new or modernized bases for long-range UAVs should be viewed not merely as an…

August 18, 2026NATO, Poland, Russia, UAVs

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Cluster Munitions for Ukraine: Military Utility, Humanitarian Risks, and Implications for U.S. and NATO Security

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. This is not the first instance in which the organization’s position has coincided with Russian interests in…

August 14, 2026Ukraine, USA

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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

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The Missile That Crossed NATO: Assessing the Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Kh-101 Incursion into Polish Airspace

During Russia's overnight mass missile strike against Ukraine on 30 July 2026, a Russian cruise missile—preliminarily identified by Polish authorities as a Kh-101—crossed Polish airspace and crashed near Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin Voivodeship, approximately…

July 30, 2026NATO, Poland

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Russia’s Telegram Recruitment Networks: The Kremlin’s Proxy Sabotage Campaign Against NATO and the European Union

Russian recruitment networks operating through the Telegram messaging platform initially sought individuals willing to carry out acts of sabotage in Ukraine. Today, Russian intelligence services are actively using the same…

July 9, 2026Russia

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Crimea in the Dark: What the Peninsula-Wide Blackout Reveals About Russia’s Military Resilience and Occupation Governance

Following a large-scale drone attack, the Crimean Peninsula was left completely without electricity. The peninsula-wide blackout was officially confirmed by the hotline of Krymenergo, the regional electricity provider. Company representatives…

July 7, 2026Russia, Ukraine

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Beyond Khamenei: Why Iran’s Next Regime Could Be More Militarized—and More Dangerous

According to a Reuters exclusive, citing U.S. officials familiar with classified intelligence, the CIA completed contingency assessments before military action against Iran that examined succession scenarios in the event of Ayatollah…

July 1, 2026Iran

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