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Removal of Presidential Term Limits in Chad: Who Benefits—and What Comes Next

After winning a disputed presidential election in May 2024 and consolidating a parliamentary majority, the presidency holds the legislative votes and coercive capacity to rewrite constitutional guardrails. Removing term limits…

September 25, 2025Chad

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The Kiriyenko Blueprint: Turning Moldova’s Election into an Operation

Elections on Sept. 28 will set Moldova’s course: a pro-European future or a return to Russia’s orbit. For years, Moscow has sought to bring Moldova to heel—through the buying of politicians,…

September 25, 2025

Democracy Governance

Guinea Votes on a Controversial New Constitution — What’s at Stake

uinea’s September 21, 2025 constitutional referendum is the pivotal moment of the country’s post-coup “transition.” The draft charter would lengthen presidential terms, create a Senate with seats the president can…

September 22, 2025Guinea

Democracy Governance

Kozak’s Deals vs. Kiriyenko’s Political Tech

On September 18, 2025, Vladimir Putin signed a decree relieving Dmitry Kozak of his duties as Deputy Chief of Staffof the Presidential Administration. The Kremlin says he resigned “at his own request,” and Russian…

September 19, 2025Kiriyenko, Kozak, Russia

Coup Governance

GRU, SVR, and the Georgescu–Potra plot to destabilize Romania

Romanian prosecutors have sent former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu to trial for attempted coup / actions against constitutional order, alongside ex–French Foreign Legionnaire Horațiu Potra and 21 others. The case sits inside a broader picture…

September 18, 2025Romania, Russia

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Russia’s Hybrid Playbook in France: Extremist Convergence and Information Warfare

Russia is destabilizing French society, turning it against the government and seeking the overthrow of President Emmanuel Macron. This objective is driven by France’s role in Europe and Africa, where…

September 15, 2025France

Governance Intelligence ops

Russian Hybrid Operations and the Threat of Extremist Convergence in Germany

Russia appears to be returning to active subversive operations in Germany after a period of concentrating on influence campaigns and psychological operations. We are convinced that the Kremlin is seriously…

September 12, 2025AfD, Germany, Russia

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops

Building a Fifth Column: Russia’s Shift in Moldova’s Political Landscape”

Our earlier assessments are confirmed: the principal decision-making center and coordinator of Russian state bodies and private individuals involved in interfering in Moldova’s parliamentary elections is the Presidential Administration of the…

September 7, 2025Kiriyenko, Moldova, Russia

Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Putin’s and Kim Jong Un’s Biological Secrecy During Foreign Visits

During his rare trip to China in 2018, security protocols reportedly included the use of portable toilets brought from Pyongyang. Similar measures were in place under his father, the late Kim Jong Il. This…

September 5, 2025DPRK, Putin, Russia

Democracy Governance

Jamaica’s 2025 General Election: Actors, Outcomes, and What’s at Stake

Jamaicans vote at Sept. 3 rd for all 63 single-member constituencies (first-past-the-post). The race is competitive: the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term against the People’s National Party (PNP). International observers (OAS) are…

September 3, 2025Jamaica

Governance

Removal of Presidential Term Limits in Chad: Who Benefits—and What Comes Next

The Kiriyenko Blueprint: Turning Moldova’s Election into an Operation

Guinea Votes on a Controversial New Constitution — What’s at Stake

Kozak’s Deals vs. Kiriyenko’s Political Tech

GRU, SVR, and the Georgescu–Potra plot to destabilize Romania

Russia’s Hybrid Playbook in France: Extremist Convergence and Information Warfare

Russian Hybrid Operations and the Threat of Extremist Convergence in Germany

Building a Fifth Column: Russia’s Shift in Moldova’s Political Landscape”

Putin’s and Kim Jong Un’s Biological Secrecy During Foreign Visits

Jamaica’s 2025 General Election: Actors, Outcomes, and What’s at Stake

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