Intelligence ops Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Shadow Diplomacy: Moscow’s Use of Former Illegals to Access India’s High-Tech Ecosystem

A former deep-cover Russian intelligence officer, whose clandestine identity was exposed in 2010 after his arrest in the United States, is now at the forefront of the Kremlin’s efforts to…

December 10, 2025India, Russia, Sanctions

Governance Intelligence ops

Japan’s Intelligence Minister: A Structural Transformation of National Security Architecture

Japan decided to establish a ministerial-level “intelligence minister” — i.e. a new national intelligence bureau under a dedicated cabinet post. Changing security environment Japan’s decision comes amid what Tokyo describes…

December 9, 2025Japan

Intelligence ops National Security

Russia’s Intelligence Infrastructure in Mexico:

A Strategic Challenge to U.S. National Security and Hemispheric Stability Over the past decade, Mexico has become one of the most strategically important operational hubs for Russian intelligence in the…

December 9, 2025Mexico, Russia, USA

- Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops

Russia’s potential “Pro-Assad Coup” strategy In Syria: Motives, Mechanisms And Geopolitical Consequences

Since 2015, Russia has emerged as the single most decisive external actor keeping the Assad regime in power. Its military intervention reversed rebel gains, secured key economic and military footholds,…

December 8, 2025Russia, Syria, USA

Intelligence ops National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

Orthodoxy as Cover: Russia’s Intelligence Operations Through Church Structures in Northern Europe”

The Church of Sweden has issued a recommendation advising parishes not to host nuns from the Belarusian St. Elisabeth Convent. The warning follows public criticism after a parish in Täby,…

December 2, 2025Russia, Sweden

Governance Intelligence ops

Why Armenia Is Creating a Foreign Counterintelligence Service: Aims, Drivers, and Consequences

Strategic Context: The Collapse of the Russian Security Umbrella Armenia’s decision to build a dedicated foreign counterintelligence (CI) capability reflects a radical shift in Yerevan’s security doctrine.Three structural changes underpin the move:…

November 26, 2025Armenia

Intelligence ops

Inside the Romanian Passport Fraud Network: Russia’s Covert Path into the EU

Romanian law enforcement authorities have conducted searches as part of an investigation into a criminal network involved in producing fake passports and birth certificates for residents of former Soviet states,…

November 26, 2025Romania, Russia

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Mali as a Russian Bridgehead: The Kremlin’s Expansion and the Erosion of U.S. Power in the Sahel”

Russia, entering Mali under the pretext of “assistance in overcoming the fuel crisis,” is in fact constructing a new infrastructure of influence that directly undermines U.S. interests in the Sahel.…

November 25, 2025Mali, Russia, USA

ideology Intelligence ops

Spiritual Frontlines: Moscow’s Use of Orthodox Structures for Political and Intelligence Operations in the U.S.”

Russia is actively using the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) to influence the United States.: A group of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives has appealed to Attorney General Pam…

November 19, 2025Orthodox church, Russia, USA

Conflict Intelligence ops War crimes

Sarajevo Safari: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Old War Crimes to Discipline Today’s ‘Disloyal’ Allies”

From “brotherhood” to treason: Russia’s punishment of Vučić In spring 2025, Russia’s SVR and MFA publicly accused Serbia of “stabbing Russia in the back” and effectively committing treason by allowing large volumes…

November 17, 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia