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influence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

Russia’s “Fifth Column” in Europe: Why the Fight Against Doppelgänger Must Evolve into a Strategy to Dismantle the Kremlin’s Influence Infrastructure

The exposure of the management system behind the Russian disinformation network Doppelgänger indicates that the Kremlin views the European Union’s information space as a full-fledged theater of hybrid operations. Their…

October 22, 2026EU, Russia

Geopolitics National Security

Europe’s Intelligence Challenge in an Emerging U.S.-China Bipolar World

Europe is entering a period of strategic uncertainty unprecedented since the end of the Cold War. As geopolitical competition increasingly centers on the rivalry between the United States and China,…

June 10, 2026China, EU, USA

Governance influence ops National Security

EU Enlargement at Risk: Serbia’s Citizenship Policy and the Challenge of Russian Influence

The growing number of Russian citizens acquiring Serbian citizenship and thereby gaining visa-free access to the European Union presents potential security risks for the EU. According to a European Commission…

June 9, 2026EU, Russia, Serbia

Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Sanctioning Influence: The EU Targets Russia’s Hybrid Propaganda Infrastructure

The European Union has expanded sanctions against Russian structures that Brussels considers instruments of propaganda and hybrid operations. In particular, the Council of the European Union has added the media platform Euromore and the Foundation for the…

April 23, 2026EU, Russia

Corruption Democracy

Detention of Ukrainian Bank Workers in Hungary: Legal Implications, Political Context, and Ukraine’s Possible Response

In March 2026 Hungarian authorities detained seven employees of Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank and seized a shipment of approximately $82 million in cash, €35 million, and 9 kilograms of gold that was being…

March 11, 2026EU, Hungary, Ukraine

Geoeconomics Geopolitics Governance

Analysis: Why Viktor Orbán Is Framing the EU as a Greater Threat Than Russia — and What It Means

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has escalated his anti-EU rhetoric by claiming that Hungary should fear the European Union more than Russia, dismissing concerns about Vladimir Putin as “primitive and unserious.” He has portrayed upcoming parliamentary elections…

February 16, 2026EU, Hungary

Geoeconomics Geopolitics Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

Frexit Without Exit: How Anti-EU Movements Shape French Politics Without Winning Power

A march by supporters of France’s withdrawal from the European Union (“Frexit”) took place in central Paris. On February 2, 2026, more than a thousand people gathered in the French…

February 4, 2026EU, France, Russia

Economy Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Orbán’s ‘EU of 26’: A Slip of the Tongue—or a Signal of Huxit Thinking?”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán referred to “26 EU member states” while discussing the bloc’s collective financial support for Ukraine, despite the fact that the European Union has 27 members.…

January 19, 2026EU, Hungary, Huxit

migration Warfare

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

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