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Patrick Egan’s Media Ecosystem: Orbán’s Anglosphere Weapon and Its Convergence With Russian Interests

Over the past decade, Patrick Egan has emerged as a central node in Viktor Orbán’s international media strategy. An American strategist and media advisor, he is now widely identified as a key Anglosphere…

January 6, 2026Hungary, Russia, USA

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

From Economics to Power Projection: BRICS Plus Demonstrates Military Ambition in South African Waters

From 9 to 16 January 2026, naval military exercises entitled “Will for Peace” are being held in the territorial waters of the Republic of South Africa. Participating in these drills are both BRICS…

January 5, 2026BRICS, China, Iran, Russia, USA

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

“From Caracas to Havana: U.S. Strategic Options for Dismantling Cuban Authoritarian Rule”

Why Cuba Comes Into Focus After Caracas The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro and the de-facto decapitation of his regime in Caracas has blown a huge hole in Cuba’s survival…

January 3, 2026CIA, Cuba, USA, Venezuela

Drug trafficking Governance Intelligence ops National Security

Decapitation Strategy in Caracas: The Logic, Timing, and Consequences of the U.S. Operation in Venezuela

In the early hours of 3 January 2026, the United States launched Operation Southern Spear, a large-scale strike against Venezuela that targeted key military facilities around Caracas and other locations in…

January 3, 2026USA, Veneuela

Conflict Propaganda and Disinformation

Valdai as a Negotiating Weapon: Why the Kremlin Invented a “Strike on Putin” and How It Targets Peace Talks

At the end of December 2025, Russian officials claimed that Ukraine launched a massive drone strike — allegedly 91 drones — against Vladimir Putin’s residence near Lake Valdai in the Novgorod…

December 31, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Geopolitics National Security Warfare

Iran Launches Three Home-Built Observation Satellites from Russian Cosmodrome, Deepening Strategic Cooperation

Iran has launched three domestically produced observation satellites into space, using a Russian cosmodrome for the mission.According to official reports from Iran’s state television, this launch marks another significant milestone…

December 30, 2025Iran, Israel, Russia, USA

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

The Russian Factor in Egypt: Strategic Projects and the Reconfiguration of Power in North Africa

Egypt Today published an article on the outcomes of a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, senior members of the Egyptian government, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the…

December 23, 2025Egypt, Russia, USA

Geopolitics Warfare

North Korea’s Open Entry into Russia’s War Against Ukraine: From Covert Support to Combat Participation

North Korea’s public acknowledgment of troop deployment to Russia marks a qualitative escalation in its involvement in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. This shift exposes the DPRK not as a principled anti-imperialist actor,…

December 17, 2025DPRK, Russia, USA

Governance National Security

The Failure of Export Controls: A Legislative Blueprint to Prevent Technology from Powering Russia’s War Machine

On December 10, 2025, Bloomberg reported that five lawsuits had been filed in a Texas court against Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Texas Instruments, and Mouser Electronics—a distributor owned by Warren…

December 11, 2025Russia, Sanctions, USA

Intelligence ops National Security

Russia’s Intelligence Infrastructure in Mexico:

A Strategic Challenge to U.S. National Security and Hemispheric Stability Over the past decade, Mexico has become one of the most strategically important operational hubs for Russian intelligence in the…

December 9, 2025Mexico, Russia, USA

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