Read More 2 minute read International Opinion Moscow’s hybrid war against Belarus recalls its actions in Ukraine in 2013, Vlantsevich says Moscow can’t afford the consequences of a direct military invasion of Belarus and doesn’t have sufficient resources to… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russian Aggression Europe fails to see Moscow using economics as a weapon not only against the former Soviet states but against it as well, Tsybulenko says “In contrast to the countries of the West which are led by the principle, ‘politics is the concentrated… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russian Aggression Putin has created a Fifth International organizing the right, Felshtinsky says Marx created the First International; Engels established the Second; Lenin, the Third; Trotsky, the Fourth; and now Vladimir… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read International Opinion Were Babich and Belarusian siloviki preparing a coup? Lukashenka appears to think so Sergey Dorenko, editor of This is Moscow Speaking, says that the Lukashenka regime is engaged in searches and… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read International Opinion When a foreign state buys off officials in another country, it’s more than just bribery Andrey Dynko, a Belarusian commentator, has reminded the world of something many would like to ignore: when a… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read Hybrid War International Putin regime has set up not one but five ‘fifth columns’ in Germany, Eidman says In the third article of his series on Moscow’s influence operations in the West, Igor Eidman says that… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read International More Trump’s pick of Tillerson for Secretary of State while dismissing CIA intelligence on Russia causes consternation US President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t assumed office and his Electoral College vote has yet to be officially confirmed by the Congress,… byKseniya Kirillova
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