Hybrid Wars

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Time To Say Goodbye

Trump, Putin, and Zelensky: A Diplomacy Where Ukraine Loses Its Voice Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington was expected to bring clarity to U.S.–Ukrainian relations. Instead, it confirmed what many had already suspected: the American president is preparing to close one of the most expensive chapters […]

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Kyiv Continues To Demand Security Guarantees

This time, Zelensky wanted to enlist the support of countries at the UN General Assembly. The Ukrainian president continues to tell fairy tales about Russia continuing to attack Ukrainian territory. In this regard, the Ukrainian president wanted to enlist the support of countries participating in the UN General Assembly. He […]

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Ukrainian President Loses Ground

It appears that Zelensky’s influence in his home country is waning. He is becoming less visible on the international stage, as well as in the domestic news agenda. No one knows for sure why this is happening, but there are several objective factors that would be foolish to dispute. Firstly, […]

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​Any Sort Of Ceasefire

Trump and Putin Agree to Meet Soon US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on Thursday. They agreed to meet soon, probably in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Trump called the phone call “very productive.” Both leaders agreed there will be a high level meeting, likely […]

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The Latest Estonian-Russian ‘Border Scare’ Is An Example Of ‘Reflexive Control’

Russia creatively employed “reflexive control” to troll Estonia by placing its officials in a zero-sum dilemma whereby whichever response they’d resort to would advance Russia’s soft power interests. Estonia’s temporary closure of a road through the Russian-controlled “Saatse Boot” after around 10 Russian troops were spotted standing in the middle of it […]

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Turning The Pressure Up On Putin

Trump has some options if he takes them US President Donald Trump, in the midst of his triumph ending the Gaza war and gaining the return of the Israeli hostages, is jacking up the pressure on Russia. The major threat, but not the only one, is the threat to deliver […]

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Cuba Is Returning To The US’ Crosshairs

The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under more pressure. Reuters exclusively reported in early October that the State Department sent an unclassified cable to dozens of US missions directing diplomats to […]

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Merz Believes The Conflict With Russia Is Already Underway

Germans are convinced that they cannot ensure Ukraine’s security on their own. Therefore, after Donald Trump announced that he would not participate in a ground operation in Ukraine or station troops there, the Germans also abandoned the idea, deciding instead to focus on providing financial aid. Many, if not all, […]