Tag: Russia

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Now Longer Than Soviet War Against Hitler (RFE/RL)

Three years. 10 months. 18 days. As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out assault on...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 12, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin’s continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). The Russian Ministry of Defense...

Nordic officials reportedly dismiss Trump’s Greenland claims (Politico)

Nordic governments are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, warning that the claims are not...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 11, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces are reportedly fielding a new Geran long-range strike drone variant, the Geran-5, a drone derived from an Iranian interceptor drone design. Ukrainian forces...

The Evolution of Russian and Chinese Air Power Threats (Justin Bronk – RUSI)

In 2020, RUSI published papers on the potential threats posed to Western forces by Russian and Chinese combat air capabilities and ground-based air defence...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 9, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike against Lviv Oblast on the night of January...

What the Bella-1 Teaches Us About Targeting Shadow Fleets (Jose M. Macias III – CSIS)

After months-long journey marked by suspicious behavior, identity changes, and attempts to evade international scrutiny the United States seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker Marinera,...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 7, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

The US Coast Guard seized two oil tankers with links to Russia for attempting to bypass US sanctions against Venezuelan oil. US, Ukrainian, and Coalition...

U.S. defies Moscow, seizes oil tanker despite Russian submarine escort ( Dave Lawler – AXIOS)

The U.S. Coast Guard seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday after a cat-and-mouse chase across the Atlantic, despite the vessel being shadowed by...

Raid Venezuela, ‘America First’ cambia rotta

(Marzia Giglioli) 'America First' cambia rotta? È l'interrogativo che segue il Raid deciso da Trump in Venezuela. L'azione decisa per spodestare Maduro si somma innegabilmente...

Russia-South Korea ties: Drifting, Holding, or Hardening? (Abhishek Sharma, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

Since the new administration under Lee Jae-Myung took office in Seoul, many changes have occurred in South Korea’s ties with its regional partners, except...

Denmark Blames Russia for “Destructive” Cyber-Attacks (Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine)

Russia is responsible for recent destructive and disruptive cyber-attacks against Denmark, according to the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS). In a public statement published...

New Name, Same Brutality: Russian Mercenaries Committing Atrocities in Mali (The Stimson Center)

Africa Corps soldiers are committing egregious atrocities in Mali, including accusations of rape, beheadings, and other human rights abuses and war crimes, according to...

Geostrategic magazine (3 December 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Africa; Australia; Belarus-Russia; Canada-China; Democratic...

Geostrategic magazine (21 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: COP30; Georgia; MENA Region; Russia;...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces may be attempting to fix Ukrainian forces within Pokrovsk itself while also encircling Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket from the west,...