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Putin’s worsening health set to be a determining factor in Russia’s policy over the next four years

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent move to go on self-isolation, allegedly due to certain people from his entourage having contracted COVID-19, may be associated with something beyond mass fraud in…

September 29, 2021Putin, Russia

Estimates Governance

pandemic-caused major geopolitical trends

While economists and financial specialists predict the time of national economics’ recovery and futurologists figure out options for changes in society, the world has been already experiencing irreversible changes. The…

May 8, 2020coronavirus, Covid-19

Estimates Food Security

Food Scarcity in Asia: Country Risks in 2020

The specter of famine in Asia sounds less threatening than in Africa. There are more developed countries in the continent and a completely different, more developed, geo-economic system. However, the…

April 29, 2020Asia, food

Conflict Estimates

The drone’s strategy between Hezbollah and Israel

The New York Times from a few days ago reconstructs what happened in Syria on April 15th and reported in twitter images. An Israeli drone attacks a Jeep belonging to…

April 28, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon

Governance Estimates

The Main trends of Africa of political development, terrorism, and stability post-Covid-19

To understand how the trends of Africa and their political development post Covid-19 is to understand their current political situations. Most African countries have failed in holding their political developments and…

April 27, 2020Africa, Covid-19, Rutendo Nembaware, terrorism

Estimates Food Security

Food shortage risks in Africa-2020

The lives of over 50 million people in Africa are at risk. Hunger and the overall situation in the world caused by the crisis hampering to deal swiftly with an…

April 23, 2020Africa, food

Geopolitics Estimates

Russia says it wants to talk about hypersonic weapons. What does that tell us?

On Tuesday, April 14th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready for a discussion about hypersonic missiles and other types of weapons. According to Lavrov, those…

April 21, 2020China, Dr. Krzysztof Kuska, hypersonic missiles, military, Russia, USA

Conflict Estimates

Standing Up to the Russian Bear: Will Russia Deploy Little Green Men Against Estonia After the Pandemic Ends?

The small Baltic nation of Estonia was considered a “vassal” state (Soviet Republic) within the U.S.S.R. from the time of its invasion and occupation by Soviet forces on June 17, 1940 until August…

April 15, 2020David DeBatto, Estonia, Russia

Governance Estimates

Will Italy face a social crisis?

The current Italian coalition government due to the COVID-19 and the strategy adopted to face the crisis is exasperating the social situation in the country and creating the condition for…

April 14, 2020Giuliano Bifolchi, Italy

Estimates Opinion

The Russian Army Versus Social Media Savvy Russian Youth: Has VKontakte Degraded the Readiness of the Russian Army?

Central to Russian foreign and domestic policy is the requirement of a strong army. Since at least the mid-19thcentury several Russian leaders, clerics and philosophers have espoused the notion that…

April 9, 2020David DeBatto, Russia

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