What are Russian ships in the Black Sea hiding and how to stop them?
If you haven't read this already, I would like to recommend a report from The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) titled: Greyzone Lawfare: Russia and the Voyages of the SPARTA IV. It shows how cer...
28 Okt 202330min
What if Trump wins elections in 2024 but Vice President Harris says no? How would Trumpists react?
Can the Republicans govern and do they care about it? They have a majority in the House of Representatives, but at this moment they are unable to elect the Speaker of the House. The candidacy of Jim J...
21 Okt 202329min
Haiti: What can the UN-backed Kenya's security mission do about the power of the gangs?
How much is Haiti a functioning state in the situation where 300 gangs are active across the state and the government cannot enforce its authority in quite a few areas? Not to mention the widespread p...
14 Okt 202321min
If PiS wins the elections in Poland, could it lead to the creation of an illiberal front in the EU?
After Slovakia, in Central Europe, all eyes are on Poland. Poles vote in parliamentary elections on October 15th. The winner will be either the populist-conservative political alliance United Right le...
7 Okt 202320min
Does Chancellor Scholz regret that he started to talk about Zeitenwende?
How can Europe build a new security architecture? Can it wait until the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House? Should the West abandon all self-imposed red-lines when helping Ukraine? And...
30 Sep 202319min
Can Slovakia become the next Hungary and the Trojan horse of Russia in EU and NATO?
Slovak early elections will take place on September 30. It seems the winner will be either the left-wing populist Smer of former Prime Minister Robert Fico or liberal Progressive Slovakia. What does i...
23 Sep 202321min
NATO vs. Russia in Romania? What can/should the Alliance do in the Black Sea region?
Is Russia dangerously close to NATO? The drone incident in Romania shows it won't be wise to underestimate the situation. "Russia is escalating and testing NATO," Iulia-Sabina Joja thinks. She is a Se...
12 Sep 202327min
Is the coup in Niger a pro-Russian coup?
Andrew Lebovich is a Research Fellow with Clingendael's Conflict Research Unit and also a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). When the coup in Niger hap...
5 Sep 202321min
