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Nov 7, 2021

We don’t have time to analyze. Why I’m starting a newsletter

Do you remember the classic British sitcom, Mind Your Language? Sometimes international news and politics seem to be actors from this series. We try to understand each other, to learn something new from the other, but something is missing and we often fail. Although we point the finger, no one…

News

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We don’t have time to analyze. Why I’m starting a newsletter
We don’t have time to analyze. Why I’m starting a newsletter
News

3 min read


Aug 6, 2021

In its battle for influence, Russia’s soft power strategy seeks to reshape Syria’s future

Syria today is divided informally and de facto into zones of influence between the main players of Russia, Iran, and Turkey. The Syrian regime itself also has reasons to worry; the economic situation in the areas it controls could be a major cause of future problems for Assad from his…

Russia

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In its battle for influence, Russia’s soft power strategy seeks to reshape Syria’s future
In its battle for influence, Russia’s soft power strategy seeks to reshape Syria’s future
Russia

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Jul 21, 2021

For Iran, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a problem

When US President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that he intended to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, international observers warned that it could have serious regional consequences. Recent events confirm these fears. Afghanistan is on the verge of collapse, with various European intelligence services predicting…

Afghanistan

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For Iran, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a problem
For Iran, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a problem
Afghanistan

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Jun 25, 2021

Why Libya will remain a battleground for mercenaries

In February this year, after five months of negotiations, a new transitional government was formed in Libya during UN-led talks in Geneva. The breakthrough came following a formal truce in October, with the Government of National Unity tasked with unifying Libya’s institutions, preparing for elections, and reconstructing the country after…

Syria

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Why Libya will remain a battleground for mercenaries
Why Libya will remain a battleground for mercenaries
Syria

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Dec 21, 2020

From Afghanistan and Africa to Vienna: The intelligence services should not be naive about ISIS

The first version of the article has been published in the European Eye on Radicalization, December 21, 2020, under “Western Withdrawal is Helping ISIS’s Resurgence”. The attack on Vienna on November 2 linked the fates of three people of Albanian descent: the terrorist Kujtim Fejzulai, the first victim, Nexhip Vrenezi…

ISIS

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From Afghanistan and Africa to Vienna: The intelligence services should not be naive about ISIS
From Afghanistan and Africa to Vienna: The intelligence services should not be naive about ISIS
ISIS

9 min read


Dec 6, 2020

The Syrian and Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations are part of a bigger process

October 20, without much media hype, Turkish forces stationed in the Syrian city of Morek began withdrawing from the base. Morek is the most important Turkish post north of the Syrian government-held city of Hama and borders the rebel-controlled northwestern part of the country. The base is surrounded by Russian-backed…

Turkey

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The Syrian and Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations are part of a bigger process
The Syrian and Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations are part of a bigger process
Turkey

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Oct 23, 2020

No, the war in Syria is not over

The article was originally published in Acta Fabula. On the evening of June 16, 2016, journalists Khaled al-Issa and Hadi Abdullah returned to their place of residence in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The day was hard — earlier that day, they covered the continuous airstrikes over residential areas in…

Syria

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No, the war in Syria is not over
No, the war in Syria is not over
Syria

6 min read


Jun 2, 2020

Article about the current Libyan conflict in Zenith Magazin

My article on Russia in Libya and the international clash over the country, published in the specialized German magazine, Zenith: https://magazin.zenith.me/de/politik/russland-und-die-tuerkei-libyen-und-syrien

Libya

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Libya

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Mar 24, 2020

The West, stuck in the mantras of the Cold War, needs new approaches

In 2018, three Russian investigative journalists were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR). The same year, dozens of fighters died in an exchange of fire in the desert regions of eastern Syria, and a Russian journalist was found dead –officially ruled as having fallen from his balcony in Yekaterinburg…

Mercenaries

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The West, stuck in the mantras of the Cold War, needs new approaches
The West, stuck in the mantras of the Cold War, needs new approaches
Mercenaries

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Feb 28, 2020

How the Drug Trade Funds Terrorism

Terrorist groups and international organized crime often make common cause, as I have detailed previously at EER. The crime syndicates in the European Union (EU) make alliances with their counterparts in the wider world and sometimes through mediators communicate with terrorist organizations in the Sahel, Central Asia, and West Africa…

Security

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How the Drug Trade Funds Terrorism
How the Drug Trade Funds Terrorism
Security

8 min read

Ruslan Trad

Ruslan Trad

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Author: http://goodreads.com/ruslantrad; PMCs, Syria, security, conflicts. Co-founder of De Re Militari journal.

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