War in Ukraine, Day 9: for the first time in history, fighting around nuclear power plants
The report is based on media reports, expert analyses, and official information posted online. Situation as of March…
War in Ukraine, Day 7: Russia escalates air and missile strikes against major cities
Morning report, March 3 The report is based on media reports, expert analyses, and official information posted online.…
War in Ukraine, Day 5. Putin keeps bombing Ukrainian cities Syria-style
1 March 2022: Day 6 The report is based on media reports, expert analyses and official information posted…
Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine and the West is entering the next phase: The crisis
President Putin today decided to recognize the "independence" of the regions in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed separatists…
Russia need not invade Ukraine: it already got what it wanted
The media has recently been full of warnings of Russia's imminent invasion of Ukraine. The head of the…
“Threat of democracy.” The real security concerns behind Russia’s lies about NATO
Russia is waging hybrid war in the cognitive sphere to confuse and manipulate. It tries to impose its…
The next phase of the Hybrid War, or why Russia is unlikely to invade Ukraine
European security has greatly deteriorated in the last months. Europe is experiencing a Russian-induced energy and migration crisis.…
NATO’s defining moment is now or never
While NATO is not obliged to defend Ukraine, it is committed to defending itself. That responsibility just happens…
The possible invasion is not the real issue. Russia’s new wave of destabilization needs a three-dimensional approach
Ukraine, NATO, and the EU are once again concerned that the ongoing Russian military build-up near Ukraine might…
Putin’s offer to “stop NATO expansion”: the reason behind Russia’s month of aggression
Just as the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs is drawing to an end, the Russian Federation…
Russia’s Hybrid War against Ukraine intensifies while military conflict remains low-intensity
In a hybrid war, the main battlespace is the cognitive spaces of populations and key decision- and policy…
Why Ukraine does not (yet) “deserve” NATO membership
Despite the title of the article, I strongly support a future NATO membership for Ukraine. It is probably…
Hybrid War in Ukraine and Belarus: same thing and potentially same disastrous outcome
Calling for dialogue, the Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya has stressed that "the revolution in Belarus is not…
Ukraine’s new National Security Strategy: Russia as the aggressor, full NATO membership, and a few drawbacks
Ukraine has still not established a common conceptual understanding or a common terminology. The disparity between the physical…