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Forget Berlin
During her recent visit to Belgrade and Tirana, Chancellor Angela Merkel relaunched for the last time the call for the enlargement of the European Union: "EU members should always keep…
Foreign psyops to meddle in Germany elections gaining momentum
A disinformation campaign is intensifying in Germany, aimed at interfering with the elections and influencing their results from beyond the country’s borders. As foreign actors keep pouring in their propaganda…
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Increased Russian activity since the Cold War days requires tougher response
Intelligence and sabotage penetration by Russia into NATO exceeds Cold War levels, thus bearing much greater risks for the West and Alliance as a whole. On June 6, in an interview…
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With Friends Like These”: Assessing the Russian Influence in Germany
We’d like to highlight the CSIS report “With Friends Like These”: Assessing the Russian Influence in Germany by Jeffrey Mankoff, published in July. As Europe’s unquestioned heavyweight and a country…
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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,…
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Trump and US troops in Germany – strategic importance and common interests of the Alliance
The Wall Street Journal last week announced the U.S. administration's decision to withdraw 9500 of the 34,500 soldiers present at the American NATO base in Ramstein in Germany. The news…
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Combat training for European neo-Nazis in Russia
Representatives of foreign far-right organizations are taking combat training in Russia. Right-wing extremists from Germany undergo paramilitary training in a camp near St. Petersburg, according to the German Focus. Several…
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Russia lobbies for AfG’s rise to power and uses it for influence activities in Europe
Russia has vigorously started to use the agents in Germany from among local right-wing politicians, trying to orchestrate a conflict with Washington again. Russian influence agents in Germany have been…
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Russian military intelligence dominates German line of radio traffic with agents
Russian military intelligence has ramped up communications with agents in Germany in 2019. Such activity was observed only in 2011-2012, i.e., on the eve of the 2013 parliamentary elections, an…
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NATO reconfirms Russian threat
Russia remains one of NATO’s main threats despite attempts by the French President Emanuel Macron to divert Europe’s attention from the Kremlin to the terrorism threats at the eve of…