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European Security
NATO’s Shift in Burden Sharing
Author: Colby Rogers Date: February 13th, 2025 Preview NATO defence ministers pushed for higher spending, readiness, and industrial growth in…
Foreign News Scan (February 10-February 16, 2025)
Author: Anna Mironova Russian media narratives evolved drastically over the course of last week as Western leaders were set to…
Ukraine
Germany Elections
Author: Trevor Peeters Preview Upcoming elections in Germany will prove to be critical in the prospects of democracy in Germany…
United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission Reports an Increase in War Crimes Against Ukrainian POWs
Author: Thomas Cline-Fedorus The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission has reported an increase in executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured…
New Recruitment Initiatives Face Backlash Amid Ukraine’s War Effort
Military recruitment challenges have been an ongoing issue throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with various attempts to address the…
Eurasia
The Zangezur Corridor: Russia’s Strategic Calculations in the South Caucasus
Author: Alireza Mamdouhi The Zangezur Corridor, a proposed transit route through Armenia allowing Turkey greater access to Central Asia, is…
Arctic Security
Foreign News Scan (February 19th – March 6th, 2025)
Author: Bogdan Koutsenko Key Takeaways The two weeks from February 19 to March 6, 2025 saw over two hundred articles…
Safe Arctic 2025: Deepening Russia’s Arctic Advantage
Author: Bogdan Koutsenko In February 2025, the Russian Emergencies Ministry recently led Safe Arctic 2025, an initiative consisting of numerous…
Disinformation
The Weaponization of Narratives: Disinformation and Media Framing of the Trump-Putin Talks and Their Impact on Ukraine
Author: Albina Holokhvastova Trump’s recent shift away from supporting Ukraine has led to the country’s exclusion from the latest peace…