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Russia–Iran Defense Convergence: Strategic Implications for U.S. Policy

Russian military deliveries to Tehran indicate the formation of a deeper defense alliance that extends beyond a situational partnership. The use of heavy transport aircraft to deliver undisclosed cargo—likely related…

November 4, 2025Iran, Russia, USA

Corruption Intelligence ops

Kirill Dmitriev: Putin’s Unofficial Envoy and Financial Operative – An Investigative Exposé

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as an unofficial emissary of the Kremlin in the United States, operating under the veneer of economic diplomacy. In October 2025, Dmitriev – officially Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy…

October 31, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Conflict Geopolitics ideology Warfare

Poseidon and the Politics of Fear: Russia’s New Deterrence Doctrine”

Russia is increasingly turning its nuclear tests into a political weapon of pressure against the United States." Russia’s Poseidon (NATO: Kanyon) is an ambitious nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle – essentially a gigantic autonomous…

October 30, 2025Russia, USA

Geopolitics Intelligence ops National Security Peacekeeping

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff: Peacebroker or Pawn of Russian Interests?

Steve Witkoff’s tenure as Trump’s special envoy exemplifies a perilous fusion of inexperience, personal loyalties, and ideological bias in American diplomacy. His background as a dealmaking businessman and Trump confidant brought him…

October 27, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Intelligence ops National Security

Beijing’s Honeypot Strategy: How China Adopts Russian Espionage Tactics in the United States

China, in the process of expanding its HUMINT (human intelligence) assets, is increasingly adopting Russian forms and methods of espionage. Recently, there has been a noticeable trend toward the active…

October 24, 2025China, Russia, USA

Geopolitics

Vacuum of Influence: Western Withdrawal and the Rise of New Powers in Africa”

The major European countries and the United States have been drawing back from Africa since the end of the Cold War. The situation for the United States is somewhat different than…

October 24, 2025Africa, USA

National Security Nonproliferation

Undoing the Agreement: How Iran and Russia Are Redefining the Nuclear Order

On October 20, 2025, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, Russia declared its readiness to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas, emphasizing that Iran is already a strategic partner.…

October 21, 2025Iran, nuclear weapons, Russia, USA

- Geopolitics Warfare

Chinese Components for Russian Fiber-Optic Drones

The supply of components from China to Russia for the production of fiber-optic-controlled combat drones strengthens the Russian military in its war against Ukraine and creates a range of global risks for the…

October 14, 2025China, Russia, USA

Geopolitics

When allies step back: What the U.S. Suspension of the Strategic Dialogue signals for Kosovo

One of the most severe diplomatic setbacks for Kosovo since the war occurred a few weeks ago, when the United States decided to suspend its planned Strategic Dialogue with Kosovo.…

October 8, 2025Kosovo, USA

Geopolitics Psyops

Inside Moscow’s Alaska ADIZ Playbook

The Alaska ADIZ probes are designed to be cheap for Moscow and expensive for NORAD—operationally, financially, and politically. Treat them as a managed-risk, cost-imposition campaign: lower the collision probability, cut the cost…

September 26, 2025Russia, USA

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