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Russia’s Digital Sovereignty Doctrine: From Cybersecurity to Total Control

In the new version of Russia’s Information Security Doctrine, mobile devices, satellite internet systems such as Starlink, as well as email services and other IT technologies developed by Western companies…

January 29, 2026Russia

Democracy Governance

Barbados parliamentary election (Feb. 11, 2026): an analytic paper

Barbados votes on February 11, 2026 to elect all 30 seats in the House of Assembly (majority 16) after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley called an early election; parliament is to be dissolved Jan. 19 and nomination day was…

January 28, 2026Barbados, elections

Democracy Governance

Thailand’s 2026 General Election and Constitutional Referendum

On 8 February 2026, Thailand held a snap general election to choose the 500-seat House of Representatives and, concurrently, a national referendum on whether to begin drafting a new constitution to replace the charter adopted…

January 27, 2026elections, Thailand

Democracy Governance

Costa Rica’s 2026 general election (Feb. 1): an analytic brief

Costa Ricans vote February 1, 2026 to elect a president + 57-seat Legislative Assembly; a runoff is scheduled for April 5 if no candidate reaches the 40% threshold. This contest is being fought in the shadow of…

January 27, 2026Costa Rica, Nayib Bukele

Democracy Governance

Hungary at War Without Troops: Viktor Orbán’s Alignment With Russia and the Hybrid Assault on Europe

Despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s repeated attempts to cloak his parliamentary pre-election campaign, scheduled for April, in pacifist rhetoric, it is increasingly difficult to sustain the claim that Hungary remains…

January 27, 2026Hungary, Ukraine

Governance Intelligence ops

From Counterintelligence to Domestic Control: The Strategic Logic of Germany’s BND Expansion

According to the German chancellor’s plans, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is expected to significantly expand its surveillance capabilities. Particular attention will be devoted to internet communications transmitted from Germany…

January 23, 2026BND, Germany

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Orbán’s Nuclear Fear Campaign: How Budapest Turns EU Safety Guidance Into a Political Weapon

Viktor Orbán continues his political war with Brussels. Viktor Orbán’s government has responded irresponsibly to security recommendations for all European Union citizens developed in the European Parliament by politicians from…

January 22, 2026Hungary

Governance

Political Reform in Kazakhstan: Why It’s Seen as “Political Transit,” Who Drives It, and What Comes Next

Kazakhstan’s political reforms since 2022 are widely described as “political transit” because they are not merely technical adjustments to election law or institutions—they represent a managed transition of the post-Nazarbayev order into a new…

January 21, 2026Kazakhstan

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

Democracy Governance

Protests in Iran (Dec 2025–Jan 2026): Prospects for the Regime and the Future of Democracy

Iran is experiencing the most lethal protest wave in decades, triggered by economic collapse dynamics (currency depreciation, inflation, cost-of-living shock) and amplified by accumulated political rage. Death toll reporting varies…

January 19, 2026Iran

Governance

Russia’s Digital Sovereignty Doctrine: From Cybersecurity to Total Control

Barbados parliamentary election (Feb. 11, 2026): an analytic paper

Thailand’s 2026 General Election and Constitutional Referendum

Costa Rica’s 2026 general election (Feb. 1): an analytic brief

Hungary at War Without Troops: Viktor Orbán’s Alignment With Russia and the Hybrid Assault on Europe

From Counterintelligence to Domestic Control: The Strategic Logic of Germany’s BND Expansion

Orbán’s Nuclear Fear Campaign: How Budapest Turns EU Safety Guidance Into a Political Weapon

Political Reform in Kazakhstan: Why It’s Seen as “Political Transit,” Who Drives It, and What Comes Next

Trump’s Policies and Politics of Permanent Crisis

Protests in Iran (Dec 2025–Jan 2026): Prospects for the Regime and the Future of Democracy

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