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Can Kosovo’s membership in NATO be accelerated?

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the pro-Russian stance of Serbia have highlighted the danger that threatens Kosovo lately. Peace in Kosovo has been maintained by KFOR troops since…

March 9, 2022Kosovo, NATO

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Havana Syndrome: a fact of Russia’s hostility against U.S. diplomats

U.S. diplomats keep on reporting cases of Havana Syndrome, deliberately caused by Russia. Starting from the 1960s, the facts analyzed point to the cases of microwave radiation used by the…

January 14, 2022Microwave weapons, Russia

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Challenges of Great Power Competition

After about 16 years of preoccupation with counter-terrorism, the United States officially declared in its National Security Strategy of 2017 that it is reorienting its focus on great power competition…

November 1, 2021China, Russia, USA

Geopolitics National Security

What the new NDAA sanctions on Russia reveal about US political environment

The seemingly surprising last minute added sanctions against Russian individuals and entities connected to the violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty, as well as to the NordStream 2 pipeline come in the…

September 28, 2021Russia, Sanctions, USA

Intelligence ops National Security Terrorism

“Russian bounties” in Afghanistan: Stage 2

The latest airport attack in Kabul could be seen as part of the campaign to legalize the Taliban in Afghanistan. After the terror attack, which killed over 100 people, the…

August 27, 2021Afghanistan, IS-K, Russia, Taliban

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Maduro regime to shield Alex Saab from extradition

Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro has launched a campaign to save Alex Saab, his Alleged financier, from extradition to the USA. Maduro fears that investigation of Saab’s case may expose his connections with…

June 23, 2021Alex Saab, Venezuela

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Biden Administration: A Shift in Strategy in Countering Terrorism and Beyond

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) in Somalia has received approximately 45 million Dollar budget cut from the European Union this year, and while the Trump Administration had announced the withdrawal of…

June 22, 2021Kenya, Somalia, USA

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Biden-Putin Summit: different mindsets clash with no way to trade-off

Outcome of Biden-Putin summit, initially hinged on Russia, derives from psychological, mental and age peculiarities of the Russian president. Analytical report by John Sipher, drafted for the Robert Lansing Institute…

June 18, 2021Russia, USA

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Russia targets American diplomats with new directed energy weapon

‘Havana Syndrome’ is a result of Soviet microwave weapons technologies used in the 1970s. According to new reporting from The New York Times, over 130 American diplomats, troops and other…

May 18, 2021Havana Syndrome, Microwave weapons, Russia

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Strengthening America and countering global threats, 2020

The lansinginstitute.org recommends the substantial analytic paper by the Republican Study Committee Task Force on National Security and Foreign Affairs with estimates of modern threat to the United States Security.…

June 24, 2020USA

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