Authoritarian Threats
Russia is developing a steadily more aggressive shadow war campaign against Baltic Sea countries, but there’s been little response.
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December 18, 2025
Why Russia’s Shadow Fleet Sails Unhindered
Russia is developing a steadily more aggressive shadow war campaign against Baltic Sea countries, but there’s been little response.
December 18, 2025
Frozen: Europe Struggles to Agree Ukraine Lifeline
The dispute over €210bn of Russia's reserves frozen in Europe is entering a decisive phase.
December 18, 2025
Counting the Cost of Putin’s Assault on Ukraine’s Biosphere
Any peace settlement has to include compensation for Russian damage to Ukraine’s environment, alongside reparations for lost lives and property since 2014.
December 16, 2025
Émigrés in Putin’s Crosshairs
As 2026 nears, Russian authorities are preparing a new, large-scale attack on political emigrants.
December 16, 2025
Russia and China’s Shadow War in Europe
China and Russia share common interests: weakening US leadership, fracturing Western unity, and creating strategic paralysis across the democratic world.
December 15, 2025
Japanese Chips: A Model for Countering China
While Tokyo no longer dominates global chipmaking, it has forged a path to reduce dependence on China and make itself indispensable.
December 15, 2025
Joy Division: Belarus
Good news on political prisoners masks alarming geopolitical shifts.
December 11, 2025
Why Russia is So Resilient
Outsiders have misread the Russian system and why it functions despite the pressures of wartime.
December 11, 2025
How Russian Drone Developers Outpace the West
Russia’s Geran attack drones have morphed from crude versions of Iranian Shahed UAVs into an affordable and flexible strike system, with deadly results.
