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Assessment of Russia’s capability to use Belarus territory as military springboard for invasion

The risks of further escalation around Ukraine are rising against the backdrop of the movement of Russian troops into Belarus. The Alexander Lukashenko regime has ultimately lost its independence and…

January 20, 2022Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

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Russia tests an anti-satellite missile and leaves a lot of trouble in space

On the 15th of November, the U.S. Space Command has released a statement confirming, that Russia has conducted yet another anti-satellite missile test. It looks like Kremlin is sending a…

November 18, 2021China, Russia, space domain, USA

Geopolitics Warfare

AUKUS — a broader view, and a key answer

The dust hasn't yet settled on the deal between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS). Commentors are presenting different points of views about this agreement, bringing to the…

October 8, 2021AUKUS, Australia, United Kingdom, USA

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Russian Zircon hypersonic missile. Real threat or a PR stunt?

Since a few weeks, we can observe an intensified news flow about the 3M22 Zircon (SS-N-33) hypersonic missile. Is Russia trying to show its real capabilities, or is it just…

August 30, 2021hypersonic missiles, Russia

National Security Warfare

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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Regular criticisms of Russian weapon systems quality shows how much its military conventional potential is exaggerated

The low quality of Russian weapons systems turned to be a systemic problem of the Russian defense complex. In particular, it became more than evident in the light of the…

April 27, 2021India, Russia, weapon

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International Competition Below the Threshold of War: Toward a Theory of Gray Zone Confllict

The paper by Javier Jordan, University of Granada, Spain, published in the Journal of Strategic Security. this research offers a theoretical delineation of the gray zone conflict, that is, conflict…

March 20, 2021Gray Zone conflict

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(U) Russian Forces in the Western Military District, 2020

This is a Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) Occasional Paper by Konrad Muzyka that provides an in-depth assessment of Russia’s Western Military District, which consists of robust forces spanning regions…

February 4, 2021Russia

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Potential risks and impact of the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries, 2020

This report by the International Organization for the Least Developed Countries on the recruitment, use, financing, and training of foreign mercenaries focuses on the emerging pattern of a systematic transfers…

January 4, 2021Libya, mercenaries

Conflict Geopolitics Must Read PDF Warfare

Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020

This research by Salem Bahfi analyzes the Houthis’ warped ideology in depth, aiming to not only illustrate how the group bears similarities to other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah…

December 22, 2020Yemen

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Assessment of Russia’s capability to use Belarus territory as military springboard for invasion

Russia tests an anti-satellite missile and leaves a lot of trouble in space

AUKUS — a broader view, and a key answer

Russian Zircon hypersonic missile. Real threat or a PR stunt?

Russia targets American diplomats with new directed energy weapon

Regular criticisms of Russian weapon systems quality shows how much its military conventional potential is exaggerated

International Competition Below the Threshold of War: Toward a Theory of Gray Zone Confllict

(U) Russian Forces in the Western Military District, 2020

Potential risks and impact of the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries, 2020

Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020

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