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Starlink as an Instrument of Political Pressure: Is the Trump Administration Undermining Ukraine’s Security Assurances and Deterrence of Russia in Europe?

Restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starlink at the request of Donald Trump’s administration raise a question far broader than relations between Washington and Kyiv: can European U.S. allies rely on…

October 14, 2026Russia, Ukraine, USA

influence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

Russian Digital Infrastructure as a Tool for Election Interference in the United States and the EU

The October 8–11, 2026 strikes on Yandex data centers in Sasovo, the Kaluga region, and the Vladimir region created a unique opportunity to assess the extent to which Russian influence…

October 13, 2026Germany, Russia, USA

Healthcare National Security

The Irkutsk Incident Tests the Transparency of Russia’s Biosafety System

Twenty-eight-year-old Daria Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died after developing severe pneumonia. About 200 contacts were placed under medical observation, some were hospitalized or isolated, and…

October 6, 2026plague, Russia, USA

Geopolitics

“The Valdai Signal to Trump: How Putin Is Trying to Change the Terms of the U.S. Peace Plan”

Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Valdai Club meeting on October 1, 2026, is important less for the novelty of Russia’s demands than for the moment at which they were formulated.…

October 2, 2026Russia, Ukraine, USA

Warfare

Chinese MANPADS in Russia: A Local Counter-Drone Tool or an Indicator of a New Level of Moscow-Beijing Military Partnership?

The appearance in a Russian state television report of an unidentified man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) with an air-defense unit in Rostov Oblast deserves attention less because of the system’s characteristics…

October 2, 2026China, MANPADS, Russia, USA

Geopolitics

“Mutual Sustainment of Wars: A New Model of the Russia–Iran Alliance”

The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on September 1 at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek indicates that Russian-Iranian relations are moving toward a deeper…

September 3, 2026Iran, Russia, Ukraine, USA

Conflict National Security Warfare

Cluster Munitions for Ukraine: Military Utility, Humanitarian Risks, and Implications for U.S. and NATO Security

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. This is not the first instance in which the organization’s position has coincided with Russian interests in…

August 14, 2026Ukraine, USA

National Security Warfare

Potential Trump Administration Decision to Authorize Ukrainian F-16s to Employ ERAM Missiles Against Russian Ballistic Missile Launchers

Assessment Subject Political, strategic, and military-economic assessment of the potential authorization for Ukraine to employ ERAM air-launched cruise missiles against military targets located on Russian territory without specifying individual targets,…

August 3, 2026ERAM, Ukraine, USA

Geopolitics Governance

Russia and Iran Sanctions Bill: Congressional Consensus, the Dissenting Minority, and the Strategic Significance of Senator Rand Paul

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 represents one of the strongest bipartisan congressional responses to Russia's war against Ukraine and Iran's support for militant groups and nuclear activities.…

July 29, 2026Randal Paul, Russia, USA

Intelligence ops Warfare

The Russian–Iranian Strike Architecture: Moscow’s Possible Role in Targeting U.S. Intelligence Facilities

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Persian Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia may have assisted Iran by providing targeting data or advanced drone…

July 24, 2026Iran, Russia, USA

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