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An Act of War: The Kremlin’s Relentless Cyber Attacks on the United States

For many years, the Kremlin has been engaged in a cyberwar against the west, however, this essay will focus only on Russian actions against the United States. Kremlin aggression against NATO…

May 18, 2020David DeBatto, GRU, Russia, USA

Geopolitics Estimates

Russia says it wants to talk about hypersonic weapons. What does that tell us?

On Tuesday, April 14th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready for a discussion about hypersonic missiles and other types of weapons. According to Lavrov, those…

April 21, 2020China, Dr. Krzysztof Kuska, hypersonic missiles, military, Russia, USA

Conflict Estimates

Muqtada al-Sadr: America’s Last Opportunity for Lasting Peace in Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr is arguably the most powerful person in Iraq. Son of the deceased, popular Shiite leader and cleric, Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, he commands a large and well-armed Iraqi…

February 28, 2020David DeBatto, Iran, Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, USA

Situation Reports Terrorism

Any deal the US makes with the Taliban is likely to empower the latter

When the United States started the negotiations with the Taliban, the scale of hostilities decreased, but later the Taliban resumed participation in attacks. It was in the second half of 2019…

February 6, 2020Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, USA

Intelligence ops Situation Reports

Russia started preparing to shape/influence on US elections

Russia’s state-owned broadcasters infiltrate into media environment of the United States, investing in existing media assets and recruiting the US citizens. They are searching the ways to get around the…

January 20, 2020Russia, Sputnik, USA

Estimates Governance

Education permission policy as for the students from enemy countries needs changed

The U.S. Department of State can put effective education pressure on enemy countries. Leaders of the countries demonstrating aggressive rhetoric against the United States and our EU partners continue sending…

January 17, 2020China, education, Iran, Russia, USA

Conflict Situation Reports

US Embassy attack in Baghdad was coordinated with the Iraqi and foreign government

The attack on the US Embassy in Iraq is indicative of Tehran's hybrid operation involving foreign fighters. On December 31, nearly 10 passenger jets from Iran and several scheduled flights from Beirut…

January 3, 2020Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq, Russia, USA

Energy Situation Reports

Russian lobbyists in Germany drive US off European gas market

The infiltration of Russia’s influence agents into Germany’s political and economic system threatens the independence of German leadership decision-making, as well as the security of the Euro-Atlantic energy market functioning.…

December 5, 2019Gazprom, Germany, Klaus Ernst, Rosneft, Russia, USA

Estimates Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Who is managing online trolls in EU, Africa and Latin America?

Information and psychological operations analysis in Latin America and Africa indicates the presence of an extensive network operating in the RF military intelligence’s interests under the operational control of the…

December 2, 201974455, AGMR, DPRK, Eugene Prigogine, FPNV, GRU, Ionov, Malkevich, Russia, Spain, Sudan, USA, Veneuela

Energy Situation Reports

Gazprom seeks full monopoly in Europe through pushing out U.S. LNG supplies and eliminating the Ukrainian transit route

Russia is trying to exert pressure on the EU to make the Ukraine government sign a short-term gas transit deal and abandon financial claims to Gazprom, the company which could…

November 19, 2019Germany, Nord Stream-2, Russia, USA

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