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Europe’s arms industry evades sanctions, to strengthen Russia

Some European countries circumvent the sanctions imposed on Russia, as practice shows. As a result, the sanctions do not bring the required result, with democracy losing an instrument to embarrass Moscow.…

March 23, 2022France, Germany, Russia

Conflict ideology

Neither Putin nor the Russians like freedom

Lužniki Stadium in Moscow, which also hosted a World Cup final, has only 78,000 seats. But according to Moscow authorities, on the occasion of Vladimir Putin's speech on the anniversary…

March 20, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Governance Psyops

Russia’s political line: neo-Nazism

From 2008, the Putin regime has shown dynamic shift towards neo-Nazi ideology. The Kremlin has updated the topic of fight against fascism to hide clear signs of Nazism in Russia’s politics and…

March 16, 2022Nazi, Russia

Conflict

Russia’s tactics to fuel Karabakh conflict escalation might cost Armenia territorial integrity

Karabakh hostilities may be reborn. Russia’s attempts to transport troops from Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia to Ukraine, where the Russians suffer huge losses, will signal return to hostilities in the region.…

March 15, 2022Karabakh, Russia, Ukraine

Coup Governance

Signs of military coup in Russia

Russia is showing signs of a military coup. They lie in practically monopolized access and full influence on President Putin by Defense Minister Shoigu, with top defense officials trying to cope with…

March 14, 2022GRU, Russia

Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation

Russia Targets the “Jewish Lobby” and Communities with Anti-Ukraine Disinformation

A recent story about the alleged looting and attacks on Jewish community members in Zhytomyr in the wake of their attempts to leave the country for Israel was quickly debunked by the…

March 11, 2022Nazi, Russia, Ukraine

Nonproliferation Warfare

Signs of the Works Conducted by Russia in the field of Military Microbiology with Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses

A sharp increase in purchases of laboratory primates for the Central Research Institute of Microbiology of Russian Defense Ministry (the 48th Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense) - the…

March 10, 2022biological weapon, Russia

Geopolitics

China’s political weight in Europe to go down

China, with the claim of global leadership, has placed a bet on a policy to back Russian interests, which will damage Beijing's geopolitical image in Europe. With great political aspirations,…

March 8, 2022China, Russia

Coup Governance

The Kremlin’s operation in Ukraine fuels Putin’s close political elite confrontation

At the very beginning the Russian invasion of Ukraine had a lot of conceptual errors proving the fierce ongoing struggle in Putin's circles for the influence and intentions to weaken the…

March 7, 2022Russia

War crimes Warfare

Assessment: Russia’s tactics in modern warfare

Analysis of warfare by Russian forces in Syria and Ukraine shows they resort to scorched earth policy with a focus on civilian infrastructure and housing facilities, for maximum civilian casualties.…

March 5, 2022Russia, Ukraine

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