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Indicator of Escalation: Belarus Tests EU Defenses With Coordinated Hybrid Actions

On 2 November 2025, information was published that in October Lithuania recorded the highest number in the past six months of attempted illegal crossings from Belarusian territory—275. Nearly half of…

November 3, 2025Belarus, EU, Russia

- Corruption Democracy Geopolitics

EP Resolution Against Serbia, the silence on Radojičić and the politics of selective accountability

The European Parliament will once again turn its attention to Serbia’s deepening political crisis during its session in Strasbourg from October 20–23. The debate will culminate in the adoption of…

October 23, 2025EU, Serbia

Corruption Geoeconomics Geopolitics

HUxit: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Approaches the 2026 Election Under the Shadow of a Potential EU Suspension

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is approaching his re-election campaign, scheduled for April 2026, as the leader who has brought Hungary to the brink of losing its European Union membership through excessively close and corrupt…

October 22, 2025EU, Hungary

Corruption Intelligence ops National Security

Easy Capital, Hidden Agents: The Security Fallout of Europe’s Visa Programs”

In June 2021, we emphasized the need for a partial return to the Soviet-era practice of restricting the entry of Russians into Western countries. to block and withdraw Russian bribery funds…

October 15, 2025EU, Russia

Corruption Democracy Intelligence ops

Hungary’s Espionage Against EU Institutions:

A joint investigation by Der Spiegel (Germany) and partners (Hungary’s Direkt36, Belgium’s De Tijd, Austria’s Der Standard) revealed that the Hungarian government under Viktor Orbán ran a covert spy network in Brussels targeting…

October 10, 2025EU, Hungary

Conflict Warfare

GPS Jamming on Ursula von der Leyen’s Flight: Assassination Attempt—or A2/AD Signaling?

What happened (the verified core) The European Commission confirmed that the GPS on President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft was jammedas it approached Plovdiv, Bulgaria, forcing crews to rely on “paper maps”…

September 2, 2025EU, GRU, Russia

Geopolitics

China and the European Union: The End of Strategic Ambiguity

China’s attempt to maintain a dual posture—supporting authoritarian regimes while seeking deep economic and technological ties with the European Union—is becoming unsustainable. The EU's evolving foreign policy stance, driven by…

July 24, 2025China, EU

ecology Geoeconomics Geopolitics National Security

Hungary’s Sanctions Evasion Nexus: Economic Ties with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as a Backdoor for Russia

Hungary’s economic engagement with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan appears smooth on the surface, but it plays a deeper role in enabling Russia to circumvent Western sanctions. Both Central Asian nations formally condemned…

June 6, 2025EU, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Intelligence ops National Security

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

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