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Russian Flag as a Shield: How Moscow Is Rebuilding the Shadow Fleet After Western Interceptions

Russian Flag as a Shield: How Moscow Is Rebuilding the Shadow Fleet After Western Interceptions The passage of a large group of tankers carrying Russian oil through the English Channel…

September 23, 2026Russia, Sanctions, shadow fleet

Economy

Raiffeisen Trap”: How the Kremlin Keeps a Western Banking Channel Inside Russia’s War Economy

The U.S. investment firm Grizzly Research published a report alleging that Raiffeisen facilitated sanctions circumvention and Russia-related trade worth $1.19 billion. During its investigation, the firm identified customs documents linked…

September 18, 2026Austria, Raiffeisen Bank, Russia, Sanctions

Intelligence ops National Security

Closing the Tokyo Loophole: Pressuring Japan to Disrupt Russia’s Military Supply Chains

A classified 20th Directorate of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) is reportedly operating in Tokyo to identify, procure, and smuggle dual-use and military…

July 14, 2026GRU, Japan, Russia, Sanctions

Geopolitics ideology

Beyond Theology: Patriarch Kirill, Russian Soft Power, and the European Sanctions Debate

Italy has joined Bulgaria in expressing concern over the European Commission's proposal to impose targeted sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as part of the…

July 6, 2026Bulgaria, Orthodox church, Russia, Sanctions, Vatican

Economy Geoeconomics Geopolitics National Security

The Potash Trap for Washington: How Minsk and Moscow Are Seeking to Leverage U.S. Interest in the Nezhinsky Potash Project to Undermine the Sanctions Regime

In December 2025 and again in March 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) eased certain restrictions affecting Belarus's potash sector and selected financial institutions. Reuters…

June 8, 2026Belarus, Russia, Sanctions, USA

Economy Geoeconomics Governance

Denmark’s Sanctions Loophole: How Fayard Helps Sustain Russia’s Arctic LNG Fleet

Despite the tightening of EU sanctions policy and public criticism from the Danish government, one of Europe’s largest shipyards—the Danish shipbuilding company Fayard—continues to service ice-class LNG carriers that facilitate…

June 2, 2026Denmark, Russia, Sanctions

National Security Warfare

Japanese Technologies in the Production Cycle of KN-23/KN-24 Missiles

Risks to Japan’s National Security and the Need for Enhanced Export Controls Analysis of debris from North Korean KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles used by Russia in attacks against Ukraine…

June 2, 2026China, DPRK, Japan, Sanctions, USA

Democracy Energy Geoeconomics Propaganda and Disinformation

Debates in the Swiss Parliament on Lifting Sanctions Against Russia: A Dangerous Signal for Europe

Discussions have intensified in the Swiss Parliament regarding the potential lifting of sanctions against Russia, amid a deepening energy crisis in Europe and ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Jean-Luc Addor,…

April 2, 2026Russia, Sanctions, Switzerland

Corruption Economy Energy Geoeconomics Governance

Slovakia’s Fico Government Demands Removal of Two Russian Oligarchs from EU Sanctions

On 12 March 2026, media reported that Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár, speaking during a hearing of the parliamentary Committee on European Affairs, acknowledged that Bratislava is attempting to remove two Russian oligarchs from…

March 16, 2026Russia, Sanctions, Slovakia

Economy Geoeconomics

Russia’s Oil System on the Brink of Physical Collapse

Key Findings Russia’s oil sector has entered a phase of physical crisis, where the main constraints are no longer prices but storage and transportation capacity. A decline in seaborne exports below 3 million…

March 2, 2026Russia, Sanctions

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