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Russia is a key member of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, which serves as Eurasia’s version of NATO. It also provides security and military support to emerging markets, especially in Africa, and has long-standing security relations with countries such as India and, increasingly, North Korea and China. We detail security and military developments as a key part of Russia’s own security as well as being part of its export trade.

Featured January 30, 2026

Russia – Central African Republic Bilateral Relations – January 2026 Update

Russia and the Central African Republic (CAR) have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations, in a telephone conversation held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera on Wednesday (January 28). Touadera was re-elected as CAR President in December, obtaining a large democratic majority. During the discussion, the leaders reaffirmed “their mutual commitment to […]

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Featured January 29, 2026

Russia–Syria Presidential Talks: Analysis

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the Kremlin on January 28. The talks focused on political, economic, and military base security cooperation and coordination, as well as expanded collaboration in trade, investment, and post-war reconstruction. Notably, this visit marks President al-Sharaa’s second trip to Russia […]

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January 28, 2026

Russia To Strengthen Defence Ties With China

The Russian and Chinese defense ministers have held a videoconference, with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov saying on Tuesday (January 27) that Russia is ready to strengthen practical cooperation with the Chinese military. Belousov and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held talks to deepen practical cooperation in such areas as joint actions and personnel training. […]

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January 25, 2026

What Did Davos 2026 Actually Achieve?

This past week, the small Swiss resort of Davos yet again became the temporary capital of a self-appointed global elite. Under the banner of the World Economic Forum (WEF), political leaders, multinational CEOs, financial institutions, and technology giants gathered behind closed doors to discuss the global economic prosperity. Nearly 65 heads of state and government […]

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January 25, 2026

Russia, Palestine Discussions In Moscow, and Analysis

President Putin has met with Mahmoud Abbas, the President of Palestine, in Moscow, to discuss developments in Palestine as well as the larger Middle East picture. Their agenda included the current state and future prospects of bilateral ties in trade and the economy and cultural and humanitarian affairs, as well as the situation in the Middle East, emphasising the state of affairs in the Gaza Strip.

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January 21, 2026

The Arctic: Structural Power, Strategic Geography, and the Real Balance of Military Forces in the High North

For much of the post-Cold War period, the Arctic existed outside the main currents of global geopolitics. Covered by ice, distant from population centers, and governed by cooperative mechanisms, the High North was widely perceived as a region immune to confrontation. This assumption has gradually dissolved. Climate transformation, technological adaptation, and global power redistribution have […]

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January 20, 2026

Russia Discontinues UK’s Inmarsat Satellite Tracking For Fishing Vessels

Russia’s fishing industry has discontinued the use of the UK’s Inmarsat satellite terminals to track its fishing vessels. Instead, it has switched to using exclusively Russian orbital constellations (Gonets, Yamal and Express) since January 1 to transmit vessel location data to the industry monitoring system (IMS), the Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) has stated. The move […]

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January 18, 2026

How The United States Played Poker With Europe – And Trumped Brussels

The new threats by US President Donald Trump to place an additional 25% tariffs on European exports entering US markets emphasize just how naïve European politicians have been when it comes to international diplomacy and foreign affairs. In threatening such measures should the EU (and specifically Denmark) do not agree to cede Greenland to the […]

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January 14, 2026

When Will the Russia–Ukraine War End? History Points To A Yalta 2.0

The former Pentagon officer David Pyne has stated that there are clear indications that US President Donald Trump remains committed to mediating a peace deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, but the challenge lies with his hawkish senior cabinet advisers. Pyne has said that “They keep telling him that no peace deal […]

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January 13, 2026

When Geography Returns To Politics: Atlantic-Centric Global Governance versus Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Analysis

With Washington openly declaring it will seize Greenland “easy or hard,” invoking Russian and Chinese threats to justify what is plainly a territorial grab, Copenhagen responds with cold clarity: Danish forces are ordered to fire first if U.S. troops attempt invasion, signaling that NATO is no shield for American overreach. Greenland’s leaders, backed by Brussels, […]

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January 10, 2026

When Will The Russian Economy Finally Collapse?

Predictions of the collapse of the Russian economy have been ongoing now for over a decade, with statements continuing to be made that this event is shortly to occur. Why do these statements continue to be repeated, and what is driving such beliefs?  When sanctions were originally imposed upon Russia back in 2014 – a […]

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