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Russia keeps losing its secret intelligence groups

International pressure on Russia and the sanctions imposed on defense and technology mobilize Russian secret intelligence groups abroad. With Russian spies under diplomatic cover revealed, there have been more and more…

December 6, 2022GRU, Russia

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Psychological profile of the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia

Sergey Kiriyenko is among the candidates to replace Vladimir Putin as President of Russia. Kiriyenko is quite energetic, he’s got the ear of Putin's business partner Yuri Kovalchuk. Putin is grateful to Kiriyenko, as he backed…

November 28, 2022Kiriyenko, Russia

Coup Intelligence ops

Kremlin plotting to liquidate Lukashenko, seize control of Belarus army

According to sources within the Russian military leadership, the Kremlin has made a decision on a radical “solution” to the issue of dragging Belarus into Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. On…

November 25, 2022Belarus, Russia

Intelligence ops

Moscow-Tehran technology and intelligence sharing high, as Iranians’ spying for Russia becomes visible

Iran and Russia might have agreed on sharing intelligence assets abroad. That is confirmed by the fact that Swedish authorities arrested the Iranians who were spying for Russian intelligence. Authorities in…

November 22, 2022Iran, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Military developments in Algeria and Morocco likely to lead up to conflict in North Africa

Morocco is deploying significant resources to survey its maritime and land borders. Morocco will mobilize 50,000 troops to improve surveillance systems, Abdellatif Loudiyi, the delegate in charge of defence, says. This move anticipates thesteps by its neighbours and, given the…

November 18, 2022Algeria, Front Polisario, Iran, Morocco, Russia

Governance

Struggle for Putin’s close circle goes on, the latest personnel appointments in the Presidential Administration show

Vladimir Putin's team does its best to promote its own candidates for the foreign policy positions in the Administration of the President of Russia. Supposedly, these very candidates are capable…

November 17, 2022AfD, Naryshkin, Russia

Estimates National Security Nonproliferation

Russia’s nuclear arsenal seems grossly exaggerated

There are well-grounded doubts as to whether Russia has got a combat-ready nuclear arsenal. There’s a good chance it makes the Kremlin speculate on nuclear blackmail, with threats to launch…

November 9, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Russia on a hunt to destabilize Kosovo through Serbia

Two days after the signing of three agreements between six countries of the Western Balkans, at the Berlin Summit, for the mutual recognition of identity cards, university degrees and professional…

November 8, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Corruption National Security

Russian politicians still own property in Europe, despite dirty money and the hostility to the West

With sanctions imposed on Russian officials, some of them still own property in Europe. The Government of Finland seeks to introduce new restrictions against citizens of the aggressor country, banning them from…

November 4, 2022Russia

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Psychological profile of the Secretary of the Russian Security Council

Nikolai Patrushev is the secretary of the Security Council of Russia, who influences on Putin exceptionally. The candidacy of his son, the Minister of Agriculture of Russia, is being discussed…

November 3, 2022Patrushev, Russia

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