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How Putin Could Use Russia’s Election Result to Strengthen His Grip
Russians are participating in a three-day parliamentary election that is expected to confirm the ruling United Russia party's control in a political system that...
How Russia is reshaping its missile campaign against Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is entering another dangerous phase as Russia increasingly relies on large scale missile and drone attacks to pressure Ukraine’s already...
Europe Reopens the Frozen-Assets Fight: Who Wins If Russia’s €210 Billion Finally Moves?
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$4,307 (gold, a record) · 4.99% (US 10-year Treasury yield, a 19-year high) · $104.59 (Brent crude, down for a second day). Record...
Undersea Cables as the Next Chokepoint
The cables linking Svalbard to mainland Norway were not cut this spring. Even so, an encounter nearby raised an awkward question about how they...
The Politics of Shared Scarcity
Five weeks before the war against Iran began, the Pentagon published a strategy warning that the United States could find itself facing simultaneous major...
How Russia’s Jet Drones Are Challenging Ukraine’s Air Defenses
Ukraine is facing a new challenge in its air war with Russia as Moscow rapidly expands its use of faster, jet powered attack drones.
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Why Trump’s Ukraine Energy Truce May Not Fix the Global Diesel Crunch
U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to broker an energy infrastructure truce between Russia and Ukraine could remove one immediate threat to global fuel markets,...
Do Sanctions Still Work? Russia, Iran and Sudan Say No
On February 1st, the G7's price cap on Russian crude oil quietly reset itself to $44.10 a barrel — down from $47.60, and a...
Russia-Africa Policy Debates
With the heightening of the current geopolitics, many African governments have increasingly welcomed economic, diplomatic, and security ties with Russia. And noticeably, Russia's engagements...
How Are Ground Drones Changing Warfare in Ukraine?
Ukraine is increasingly turning to unmanned ground vehicles to reduce the exposure of soldiers on one of the world's most heavily monitored battlefields, potentially...