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Russia on track to becoming military junta

Following sharply enhanced political powers for Defense Minister Shoigu and his entourage in March 2022 , as the military invasion of Ukraine started, things have changed dramatically by the end…

January 10, 2023Prigozhin, Russia, Wagner Group

Geopolitics

Being at UNSC helps to form ‘axis of evil’

The fact of Russia being the UNSC member emerges as the only driver for it not to lose the authoritarian allies. At the same time, formal support that Russia is…

January 3, 2023Russia, Serbia, UNGA, United Nations, Wagner Group

Nonproliferation

Rosatom violates non-proliferation treaty in Iran

It is highly possible that Russia has been assisting Iran in developing nuclear technologies for some time, in exchange for weapons and UAVs supplied, to use them in the war against Ukraine. This assistance comes in the form of consultations…

December 13, 2022Iran, nuclear weapons, Russia

Conflict Propaganda and Disinformation

Military and media tactics to fuel the Balkans conflict are overwhelmingly likely

Belgrade's permission for Russia Today channel to broadcast on the territory of Serbia and the visit of Serbian far-right politician Damjan Knežević, the leader of the ultra-right organization ‘Narodna Patrola’, to the St.Petersburg…

December 7, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Intelligence ops

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

profile

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

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