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Russia breaks Europe’s border from within

Amid continuing migrant crisis at Polish border, Russia turned to spur German government into opening the country for migrants, as it stages public events there. The Kremlin's plan to replicate…

December 1, 2021Germany, GRU, Seebrücke

Geopolitics

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…

September 27, 2021Balkans, Germany

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

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…

September 13, 2021Germany, Russia

Intelligence ops

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…

June 8, 2021Germany, NATO, Russia

Propaganda and Disinformation

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…

August 2, 2020Germany, Russia

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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,…

July 6, 2020economy, EU, France, Germany

Geopolitics

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…

June 11, 2020Germany, NATO, USA

Intelligence ops

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…

June 9, 2020FSB, Germany, GRU

Estimates Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

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…

December 19, 2019AfD, Germany, Russia

Estimates Intelligence ops

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…

December 16, 2019agents, Germany, GRU, Russia

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