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The Rise of the Organization of Turkic States: A New Strategic Axis Weakening Russia’s Influence in Central Asia

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), under Turkiye’s increasingly assertive leadership, has transformed from a cultural forum into a dynamic geopolitical bloc. As Russia weakens under the weight of its…

December 3, 2025OTS, Russia, Turkiye

ideology Propaganda and Disinformation

Killing as Virtue? A Theological Critique of Patriarch Kirill’s Reinterpretation of the Sixth Commandment”

Russia under Putin and Patriarch Kirill is constructing a parallel moral universe, where biblical commandments are reinterpreted to justify: aggression, occupation, mass violence, imperial ideology, and the political aims of the…

December 2, 2025Orthodox church, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

Orthodoxy as Cover: Russia’s Intelligence Operations Through Church Structures in Northern Europe”

The Church of Sweden has issued a recommendation advising parishes not to host nuns from the Belarusian St. Elisabeth Convent. The warning follows public criticism after a parish in Täby,…

December 2, 2025Russia, Sweden

Corruption Geopolitics

Kazakhstan’s Expanding Role in Russia’s Sanctions-Evasion Architecture

Following Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine and the subsequent imposition of Western sanctions, Kazakhstan has emerged as one of the central channels enabling Moscow to access “sanctions-sensitive” goods. Trade flows…

December 1, 2025Kazakhstan, Russia, Sanctions

Geopolitics

Hungary’s Pivot to Moscow: Implications for U.S. Strategy, NATO Unity, and the Trump Administration”

Why now — Strategic timing and immediate context Orbán’s 2025 Moscow visit is less a symbolic gesture than a calculated strategic move — aimed at securing Hungary’s energy future ahead…

November 28, 2025Hungary, Russia, USA

Intelligence ops

Inside the Romanian Passport Fraud Network: Russia’s Covert Path into the EU

Romanian law enforcement authorities have conducted searches as part of an investigation into a criminal network involved in producing fake passports and birth certificates for residents of former Soviet states,…

November 26, 2025Romania, Russia

Corruption Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation

The Red Cross Under Moscow’s Control: Risks for the Global Humanitarian System

The Russian Red Cross (RRC) continues to receive international funding despite evidence of its close cooperation with pro-Kremlin structures and its involvement in projects on the occupied territories of Ukraine.In…

November 26, 2025RedCross, Russia, Ukraine

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Mali as a Russian Bridgehead: The Kremlin’s Expansion and the Erosion of U.S. Power in the Sahel”

Russia, entering Mali under the pretext of “assistance in overcoming the fuel crisis,” is in fact constructing a new infrastructure of influence that directly undermines U.S. interests in the Sahel.…

November 25, 2025Mali, Russia, USA

Corruption Drug trafficking migration

The Kremlin’s Shadow Routes: Russia’s Control of Migration and Drug Flows into Europe”

Sweden’s Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Mikael Claesson, stated that Russia’s acts of hybrid warfare against the West are not limited to deploying drones, conducting cyberattacks, and carrying out acts…

November 24, 2025Russia

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

The 28-Point Mirage: A Critical Assessment of the “Peace Plan” to End the Russia–Ukraine War through the Lens of Senator Lindsey Graham

The recently leaked 28-point plan to end the Russia–Ukraine war has already generated alarm among U.S. lawmakers — most prominently Senator Lindsey Graham, who has denounced the initiative as strategically incoherent, diplomatically illegitimate,…

November 21, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

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