Zelensky presented the “Victory Plan” for Ukraine

Geopolitics Military Affairs Strategy & Defence

On October 16, 2024, Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, presented a “Victory Plan ”  to Ukraine’s parliament (Verkhovna rada)....

Horn of Africa on the Brink of Another Conflict? Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea Join Forces Against Ethiopia’s Geopolitical Ambitions

Geopolitics Military Affairs Strategy & Defence

Tensions in the Horn of Africa are escalating as Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea join forces to counter Ethiopia’s rising ambitions....

Could an Istanbul Deal Have Brought Peace?

Strategic Thinking Strategy & Defence

The experience of the post-Soviet republics with security-related agreements with Moscow is such that the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian talks had little...

Cybersecurity and the Defense Industry Should Become Priorities After NATO’s 2024 Summit

Complex Challenges & Resilience Geopolitics Global Agenda Military Affairs Non-Military Security Strategic Thinking Strategy & Defence

NATO’s 2024 summit is over; as always, it has brought forward multiple topics. Especially given the current turbulent geopolitical and...

Usage of Drones in the War in Ukraine

Geopolitics Military Affairs Strategy & Defence

Drones, or UAVs, were often considered weapons of the future. Before the two world wars in the 20th century, the...

On how Ukraine desperately needs help from the West and why its victory in the war is in our best interest

Geopolitics Military Affairs

In February 2024, two years have passed since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine. From the beginning, the total...

Turkey agreed to the entry of Sweden into NATO

Geopolitics Military Affairs

On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden’s candidacy for NATO membership. Thus, after long months of waiting,...

Behind the Ballot: Unmasking Influence Narratives in Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland’s EP Races

Non-Military Security

With the June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections approaching, several political figures and manipulative actors in the Czech Republic, Poland,...

China’s Narratives on Russia’s War on Ukraine in Central Europe

Non-Military Security

The war in Ukraine has placed China in a challenging position in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland regarding its...

How Russian propaganda exploits the tension between Zelensky and Zaluzhny

Global Agenda

The failure of the summer offensive and the decreasing level of support from allies have led to growing tensions between...

Republicans in the US Senate block aid to Ukraine and Israel

Geopolitics

On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Republicans in the US Congress’s Senate rejected the Biden administration’s request for financial aid worth...

The European Commission invites Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the EU. When will they become Member States?

Global Agenda

The candidate countries under the enlargement policy have anticipated the European Commission’s assessment of their progress toward joining the European...

War in Ukraine: how Ukraine could keep the momentum and not be halted by winter

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

As Ukraine braces itself for another winter amidst a conflict that has lasted nearly two years, the war’s tactics must...

The EU must be ready to welcome new members by 2030

Geopolitics

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has contributed to Ukraine and Moldova gaining candidate status in June 2023, giving a new impetus...

War in Ukraine as the Second World War: How is Zelenskyy shaping the perception of war through historical analogies

Others

It has been over a year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24, 2022. Throughout this period,...

Hacked satellites, attacks on Wagner’s websites or shutdown of emergency services. What does cyberwar in Ukraine look like?

Geopolitics Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations

For almost a year and a half now, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been accompanied by numerous cyber operations...

The EU militarily support Ukraine through two European defence funds. We explain their functioning and why the EU massively increases their budgets

Geopolitics Military Affairs

The European Union (EU) institutions have announced the allocation of additional funding to their defence funds – the European Defence...

Andreas Umland: Four Challenges Facing a Ukrainian-Russian Truce. Part III: The Crimean Conundrum

Geopolitics Military Affairs

Executive Summary There is currently an intense debate about scenarios for ending, or at least freezing, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine....

Infodemic and Societal Resilience in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland

Non-Military Security

Although disinformation is hardly a new phenomenon, the internet has enabled the ultimate battle for hearts and minds, and social...

Japan Deepens Its Cooperation with NATO And Strengthens Its Military Capabilities. Could Tokyo Become Another Member of The Alliance in The Future?

Geopolitics Strategic Thinking

NATO is in negotiations with Japan to open a liaison office no later than 2024 in Tokyo. At the same...

Andreas Umland: Four Challenges Facing a Ukrainian-Russian Truce. Part II: Domestic Hindrances for a Russian-Ukrainian Truce

Strategic Thinking

Picture credit: designed by artist Boris Groh/Ukraine Postal Service Summary There is intense public debate over when and how to...

Ukraine’s counteroffensive: operational opportunity or political choice?

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

For weeks, many people following the conflict in Ukraine have been waiting for a counteroffensive that would shift the initiative...

Ukrainian grain in the EU: European farmers criticize the EU for helping Ukraine with agricultural exports

Non-Military Security

Eastern countries of the European Union have introduced a temporary ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine in an...

Hungary deepens energy cooperation with Russia and remains Moscow’s Trojan horse in the European Union

Geopolitics

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Szijjártó revisited Moscow, where on April 11, he signed a new contract on energy supplies,...

Ukrainian spring offensive – Ukrainian special vol.2

Military Affairs Strategy & Defence

Several indications show that Ukraine is likely preparing to launch a new military offensive to liberate another part of its...

Moscow’s Red Lines, Nuclear Threat, and Restraint

Geopolitics Strategic Thinking

Red lines and nukes Whenever the Ukrainian armed forces achieved something vis-à-vis their Russian foe, and occasionally even without immediate...

Andreas Umland: Four Challenges Facing a Ukrainian-Russian Truce. Part I: The Constitutional Impasse

Geopolitics Military Affairs

Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...

New package of US military aid to Ukraine and M2/M3 Bradley IFV

Military Affairs Technology and Innovations

The US will supply M2/M3 Bradley heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine. Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, US...

The EU got to an agreement with Hungary about €18bn aid package for Ukraine

Geopolitics Global Agenda

At the beginning of December, the situation between the European Union and Hungary escalated. After Brussels recommended freezing €7,5 billion...

Peace talks may end bloody war in Ethiopian Tigray region

Geopolitics Global Agenda

Delegates of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) met in Pretoria, South Africa...

Analysis of the offensive near Kharkiv. What factors were behind Ukrainian success?

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

Ukrainian forces gained the initiative and successfully carried out a counter-offensive in eastern Kharkiv. Its implementation is important in terms...

Ukraine’s growing role in Europe’s energy security

Non-Military Security

So far, Kyiv’s significance to Europe has been primarily to transit oil and gas supplies from Russia, which Moscow is...

Is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in danger of an accident? Moscow abuses control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to pressure Kyiv

Military Affairs Non-Military Security

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine came under the control of Russian troops less than a week after the...

Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia

Global Agenda

Ethnic cleansing has further escalated the crisis in conflict-torn Ethiopia. The African country has been experiencing a bloody civil war...

The war in Ukraine – implications for food security

Non-Military Security

The war in Ukraine and its impact on the global supply of agricultural products, especially grain, has intensified the discussion...

The global food crisis caused by Russia may lead to new waves of migration to the EU

Global Agenda Non-Military Security

The African Union (AU) states that have trade relations with the Russian Federation are concerned about the situation in Ukraine....

Modernisation of the armies of the NATO’s Eastern Wing as a result of the war in Ukraine

Military Affairs Technology and Innovations

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has, indirectly, led to a significant strengthening of NATO’s eastern wing defences. In addition to increasing...

Bringing CIMIC Back Home

Military Affairs Non-Military Security

In recent years CIMIC became almost a synonym for participation in missions abroad. Most of NATO and EU member countries...

Transnistria may become a new front in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

Geopolitics Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

In recent weeks, there have been discussions about the possible involvement of the separatist republic of Transnistria (located between Ukraine...