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Russia Rebuilds Strategic Reserves Near NATO: Preparations for a New War or Long-Term Rearmament?

Reports that Russian storage bases were replenished with tanks, armored personnel carriers, and artillery systems during 2026 may indicate an important shift in the allocation of resources within Russia’s military-industrial…

October 19, 2026Finland, Russia

Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Borderline Politics: Russian-Linked Actors in Finland and the Campaign to Reopen the Finnish–Russian Border

A small but vocal group of politicians and public figures in Finland, some with Russian citizenship or familial ties to Russia, are actively pushing for the reopening of the Finnish-Russian…

July 25, 2025Finland, NATO, Russia

Geopolitics National Security Warfare

Fortress North: The Strategic Logic Behind Russia’s New Military Base Near Finland

Russia’s recent decision to build a new military base close to the Finnish border marks a deliberate escalation in its confrontation with NATO. This move—timed just after Finland joined NATO—signals…

June 20, 2025Finland, NATO, Russia

Conflict Intelligence ops

Russian Sabotage of NATO’s Subsea Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

Russian attacks on subsea infrastructure in the Baltic region requires a careful blend of factual evidence, historical context, and strategic communication. Russia is engaging in provocations in the Baltic Sea…

December 27, 2024Baltic, Estonia, Finland, GRU, NATO, Russia

Intelligence ops migration National Security

NATO is challenged: Russia starts hybrid operations on the Finnish border

Russia attempts to intensify tension on the borders with NATO by using illegal migrants sent from the regions of Africa and Asia, whom Moscow intends to prepare to cross the…

November 21, 2023Belarus, Finland, Patrushev, Russia

Energy Intelligence ops

Further sabotage targeting offshore energy facilities in the Baltic, Norwegian, Barents and North seas remains highly likely

The Balticconnector incident confirmed RLI's February forecast of a high likelihood of significant sabotage threats at European offshore energy facilities in the second half of 2023. The purpose of such attacks,…

October 13, 2023Estonia, Finland, Russia

Geopolitics

Alarms that should turn Sweden and Finland to NATO

It is high time for Sweden and Finland to reconsider their neutral status and become a NATO member to support stability and security in Europe. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson…

January 11, 2022Finland, NATO, Sweden

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