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Will Russia make a military move against Ukraine? Follow these clues (Atlantic Council)

For weeks, the eyes of the world have been on a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, as Western officials struggle to decipher Russian President...

Geopolitics & Worlds January 21, 2022

China, Russia, Iran complete joint drill amid ‘restrictions on sea routes from some major powers’ (Leng Shumei, Global Times)

China, Russia and Iran held a three-day maritime joint exercise in the Gulf of Oman, aiming to deepen pragmatic cooperation among the navies of...

Geopolitics & Worlds January 21, 2022

US, Europe present united front before Blinken-Lavrov talks (Al Jazeera)

The United States and its Western allies have insisted they will be united in responding strongly to any Russian incursion into Ukraine before talks...

Geopolitics & Worlds January 20, 2022

Taking Action to Expose and Disrupt Russia’s Destabilization Campaign in Ukraine (US Department of State)

In advance of a potential further invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence services, mainly the Federal Security Service (FSB), a U.S. sanctioned entity, have been...

Geopolitics & Worlds January 20, 2022

Iran, Russia, China To Hold Joint Naval Drill Amid Growing Ties (RFE RL)

Iran, Russia, and China will hold joint naval exercises in the north of the Indian Ocean on January 21, Iranian media have reported, amid...

Uncategorized January 20, 2022

Russia Imprisons Another Jehovah’s Witness For ‘Extremism’ (RFE RL)

A Russian court in Siberia has handed a three-year prison term to a Jehovah's Witness, in the latest persecution of members of the banned...

Uncategorized January 20, 2022

Russian-Led Mission in Kazakhstan Unveils New Peacekeeping Model (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown

From January 6 through January 19, Russia and its allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) conducted a successful stabilization mission in Kazakhstan,...

Uncategorized January 20, 2022

Don’t believe Putin’s propaganda. Sanctions are hurting Russia (Harley Balzer, Atlantic Council)

The Putin regime has long sought to convince Russians that international sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine are actually beneficial for the country....

Uncategorized January 20, 2022

France’s Macron Calls For EU Security Pact To Put Forward To Russia (RFE RL)

French President Emmanuel Macron says EU countries need to build a new "security and stability framework" that would require "strategic rearmament," as well as...

Uncategorized January 19, 2022

Tough Talks Produce New Russia-West Face-Off (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Diplomats naturally value dialogue; but when it comes to current relations with Moscow, the wisdom of such an approach looks dubious—particularly following the week...

Uncategorized January 19, 2022

Blinken to travel to Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion (Al Jazeera)

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Kyiv following a week of diplomacy between Washington, Moscow, and NATO countries...