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Eyes in the Dark: Russia’s Hacking of Border Surveillance Cameras in EU States – Strategic Goals and Threats to NATO

In the evolving theater of hybrid warfare, cyber espionage has become a key instrument of state power. Recent reports and security assessments indicate a disturbing trend: Russian state-linked hackers have increasingly…

May 22, 2025China, EU, GRU, NATO, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Restricting Russian Diplomatic Movement in the Schengen Zone: Counterintelligence Measure or Diplomatic Minefield?

In response to growing concerns about Russian subversive and espionage activities in Europe, Poland and the Czech Republic have proposed limiting the movement of Russian diplomats across the Schengen area. This initiative, emerging amidst…

April 15, 2025EU, Russia, USA

Democracy Governance

Hungary: Trojan Horse in Russia’s Proxy War Against Europe

Budapest could soon lose its voting rights in the EU’s governing bodies as a consequence of its support for Russia and its obstruction of efforts to bolster the bloc's defense…

March 7, 2025EU, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine

Intelligence ops National Security

Budapest Establishes Infiltration Channel for Russian Intelligence

Hungary may be opening a backdoor for Russian intelligence diversionary and reconnaissance groups into the European Union. This suspicion arises from Budapest's decision to include Russians and Belarusians in the…

July 30, 2024EU, Hungary, Russia

Governance

Albania, a certainty in the Balkans for NATO and the EU

The elections of the 25th of April in Albania saw the Socialist Party (PS) win for the third time with 74 mandates. The largest opposition party, the Democratic Party (PD)…

May 21, 2021Albania, EU

Geopolitics

Will Bulgaria delay North Macedonia’s EU Path?

After Athens opposed Macedonia's name because it was already used by one of the regions of northern Greece, the two sides reached an agreement in 2018. No one lost and…

November 13, 2020Arbesa Hoxha, Bulgaria, EU, North Macedonia

climate change

France and Germany make steps towards new environmental policy

In June, France and Germany announced new steps in the economy that address combating climate change. These decisions are strategic and could turn things around not only in the EU,…

July 6, 2020economy, EU, France, Germany

War crimes

Kosovo: political or justice decision?

On April 24, the Kosovo Specialist Prosecution Office (SPO) in the Hague asked for indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity for the current president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci,…

June 30, 2020EU, Gerta Zaimi, Kosovo, Serbia, USA

Democracy Situation Reports

Orbán to back off from democracy: Europe not ready for such scenario

The European Union and the NATO have faced the democracy development problem for one of their member states. This issue is hampered to solve by null legal or negotiated schemes…

March 31, 2020EU, Hungary, NATO

Conflict Estimates

Republika Srpska’s secession from BiH is impossible technically and pushes the Balkans in a new wave of violence

The technical impossibility of Republika Srpska’s secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina might destabilize the situation in the Balkans that internal and external forces can benefit. Such a scenario may occur…

February 21, 2020Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU, NATO, Republica Srpska, Russia, Serbia

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