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Iran and Foreign Red Sea ambitions in Sudan

Sudan’s civil war has become one more pivotal theatre for geopolitical rivalries as foreign powers compete for influence in the strategically vital Red Sea region. Sudan's location offers a chokehold over one of the…

October 14, 2024Iran, Russia, Sudan

Democracy Geopolitics War crimes

The use of forced labor involving African citizens in Russia’s military factories reflects Moscow’s colonial approach to the African continent.

Moscow is engaging in human trafficking, employing African women in its defense industry through coercion. According to a report by the Associated Press, Russia has lured women from African countries…

October 11, 2024Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Uganda

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Chinese companies continue to supply machinery to the Russian defense industry for the production of weapons.

In 2022, the most stringent sanctions since 2014 were imposed on Russia, restricting the supply of high-tech products to the country. These sanctions were intended to significantly undermine the operations…

October 10, 2024China, Russia

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops National Security

NATO Faces Urgent Call for Reform Amid Russian Infiltration and Growing Doubts About Member States’ Commitment

There are legitimate concerns about Hungary's continued membership in NATO. Recent statements and actions by the Hungarian government suggest that, in the event of a military conflict in Europe, Hungary…

October 7, 2024Hungary, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Analysis of the Operational-Strategic Situation Following Iran’s Strike on Israel

ran launched a massive missile strike on Israel on the evening of Tuesday, October 1st. According to Israeli military sources, around 180 missiles were fired, while Tehran claims the number…

October 2, 2024Iran, Israel, Russia

Geopolitics National Security Nonproliferation Psyops

Failed Satan II Missile Test Heightens Concerns About Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal

The unsuccessful test of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" (also known as Satan II) in September of this year underscores earlier assessments that the state of Russia's nuclear arsenal…

September 27, 2024nuclear weapons, Russia, Ukraine

Conflict Geopolitics

Analysis: Reasons for Turkey’s military escalation in Iraqi Kurdistan

A recent intensification of Turkish airstrikes in the Iraqi Kurdistan region has fuelled growing concerns about Ankara’s broader geopolitical ambitions in northern Iraq. While Turkey has long targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the region,…

September 26, 2024Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Turkiye

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Vučić’s ‘wishlist’ for Kosovo: A year after Serbia’s failed attempt to annex northern Mitrovica

A few days before the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Banjska, which resulted in the death of a Kosovo police sergeant and three Serbian attackers affiliated with the…

September 25, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics Governance

The Foreign Policy of Abdelmadjid Tebboune: Analyzing the Second Term of Algeria’s Presidency

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, swept back into office for a second term after winning last week’s election, with the a landslide 84.3 percent of the vote last week’s election, the…

September 18, 2024Algeria, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Western Sahara

Conflict Geopolitics

It is unlikely that Moscow will escalate its conflict with the West in the near future, even if the latter makes decisions in favor of Ukraine

Ukraine's operation on Russian territory (in the Kursk region) has revealed that the Kremlin's rhetoric about so-called "red lines" is a psychological operation aimed at exerting pressure on U.S. and…

September 11, 2024NATO, Russia, USA

Geopolitics

Iran and Foreign Red Sea ambitions in Sudan

The use of forced labor involving African citizens in Russia’s military factories reflects Moscow’s colonial approach to the African continent.

Chinese companies continue to supply machinery to the Russian defense industry for the production of weapons.

NATO Faces Urgent Call for Reform Amid Russian Infiltration and Growing Doubts About Member States’ Commitment

Analysis of the Operational-Strategic Situation Following Iran’s Strike on Israel

Failed Satan II Missile Test Heightens Concerns About Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal

Analysis: Reasons for Turkey’s military escalation in Iraqi Kurdistan

Vučić’s ‘wishlist’ for Kosovo: A year after Serbia’s failed attempt to annex northern Mitrovica

The Foreign Policy of Abdelmadjid Tebboune: Analyzing the Second Term of Algeria’s Presidency

It is unlikely that Moscow will escalate its conflict with the West in the near future, even if the latter makes decisions in favor of Ukraine

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