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Russian intelligence uses Argentina to channel spies abroad

Russian intelligence has ramped up its use of Argentina to channel the spies, illegal intelligence agents included, to other countries. Moscow takes advantage of Argentina’s visa-free entry for 177 nations,…

February 16, 2023Argentina, Russia

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Italy facing the anarchist terrorism alarm

On the night of Monday 30 January there was an attack with a Molotov cocktail on the Town Hall 5 in Milan. Two local police cars were burned. The investigators…

February 1, 2023Italy

Estimates National Security Nonproliferation

Russia’s nuclear arsenal seems grossly exaggerated

There are well-grounded doubts as to whether Russia has got a combat-ready nuclear arsenal. There’s a good chance it makes the Kremlin speculate on nuclear blackmail, with threats to launch…

November 9, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia

Corruption National Security

Russian politicians still own property in Europe, despite dirty money and the hostility to the West

With sanctions imposed on Russian officials, some of them still own property in Europe. The Government of Finland seeks to introduce new restrictions against citizens of the aggressor country, banning them from…

November 4, 2022Russia

Estimates National Security

Russia’s nuclear threats: risks and responsive options

Over the past week, the Russian high-rank politicians actively threatened to use nuclear weapons and hints at possibility to apply its nuclear doctrine to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In addition,…

September 28, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

The Iron Curtain reborn as the only way to stop expanding Russian aggression

In June 2021, the RLI emphasized the need to partially return the deterrents used for Moscow in Soviet times: the Iron Curtain, as a way to restrict Russians’ entry into…

August 31, 2022Russia

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Russia’s involvement endangers security in the Balkans

Tensions in northern Kosovo remain high even though the barricades set up by Serbian extremists have now been removed after the decision for a 30-day postponement of implementation for with…

August 11, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics National Security

Russia approaches North Macedonia trying to block the EU integration

Russian attempts to influence the destabilization of the Western Balkans are mainly carried out through countries with political instability, always using Serbian channels. Wherever a gap for maneuvering, Russian agencies…

August 5, 2022North Macedonia, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Russia is testing NATO air defense system in Central Europe, Baltic region, and the Balkans

After Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been some disturbing aircraft flights over Central and Eastern Europe. Last week in Lithuania a mystery aircraft took off from Lithuania and illegally entered the airspace…

June 13, 2022Air-defense, Bulgaria, GRU, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia

Healthcare National Security Nonproliferation

Russia’s 10-year monkeypox virus work outbreaks in 2022

The appearance of monkeypox virus cases indicates that Russia was high likely involved in developing the virus as a biological weapon and confirms the October 2020 RLI conclusions on relevant smallpox…

May 23, 2022smallpox

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