Tag: Russia

Argentina uncovers suspected Russian spy ring behind disinformation campaigns (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Argentina’s intelligence service reportedly has uncovered a group of suspected Russian spies accused of spreading disinformation to promote Moscow's interests in the region. Local...

Russia Continues Conservative Pivot in Arctic (Part One) (Sergey Sukhankin – The Jamestown Foundation)

In response to what Moscow labels the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s militarization of the Arctic, Russia has significantly restructured its Arctic policies. Russia has...

A Frozen Conflict: The Dilemmas of Seizing Russia’s Money for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Several countries froze Russian assets after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but legal and economic hurdles make it hard to confiscate these funds to...

Outsized Climate Change Will Shape Russian Politics (Richard Arnold – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia is warming 2.7 times faster than the global average due to positive feedback loops resulting from Russia’s distinct geography, with alarming consequences for...

Hungary Becomes Main Lobbyist for Georgian Dream Government in Europe (Giorgi Menabde – The Jamestown Foundation)

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s recent visit to Hungary, by personal invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, underlines growing cooperation between Tbilisi and...

Russia’s Influence in Middle East Takes Hit From Israeli Strikes (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Israel’s unexpected missile offensive on Iran on June 13 caught Moscow off guard, disrupting its assumptions about U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and raising suspicions of...

La Chine et la Russie face à la question du Sahara marocain : vers une convergence des intérêts stratégiques (Fadoua Ammari, Rida Lyammouri –...

Dans un contexte international en recomposition, et à l’instar des autres membres permanents du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies (États-Unis, France, Royaume-Uni), la...

The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren’t Going Anywhere (Ryan Bauer – RAND Corporation)

The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company that it will end its three-and-a-half-year-long deployment in Mali is an important...

Trust deficit is the stumbling block in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks (Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

After multiple rounds of negotiations between Russia and the US, Russia and Ukraine began direct talks in May. These have led to prisoner exchanges...

Geostrategic magazine (13 June 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Azerbaijan-Vietnam; Belarus; Europe; G7-Canada; Hong...

Is Ukraine’s Drone Attack a Turning Point in the War? (Soufan Center)

Ukraine launched operation Spiderweb in early June, an unprecedented covert drone strike that hit five Russian airbases, damaging or destroying 41 aircraft – including...

Georgia Shifts Eastward Amid Strained Western Ties (Khatia Shamanauri – The Jamestown Foundation)

Georgia is increasingly turning toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, marking a sharp shift away from its...

Five questions (and expert answers) about the new EU sanctions plan for Nord Stream and Russian banks and oil (Atlantic Council)

“Strength is the only language that Russia will understand.” That’s what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday as she unveiled a...

Geostrategic magazine (10 June 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Australia; China; China-Multilateral Cooperation-WTO; Europe-Russia-Ukraine-NATO;...

Another data wiper found in Ukrainian critical infrastructure (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Newly identified wiper malware has been used to attack a critical infrastructure facility in Ukraine, researchers said, attributing the incident to a Russian state-linked...

Russia’s Defense Ties in the Middle East Poised to Rebound (Anna Borshchevskaya, Matt Tavares – Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Russia’s defense relationships in the Middle East and North Africa have been gravely weakened as a result of its war in Ukraine. However, a...