#Russia

The CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) is one of the elite policy analysis institutes in the world, and only the most distinguished experts are invited to contribute. Among them are Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, who probably know more about Russian services than anyone else. Let’s see how they sum up this year's Russian intelligence-counterintelligence-diversion activities at CEPA's i

We are not yet at the point where the Russian Federation is engaging in open colonialism in Africa, but it is increasingly seeking to expand its influence on the continent, or at least to maintain it where its authority has been eroded by, for say, Tuareg rebels. What are the possibilities and limits of Russian expansion on the "black continent" in 2025? What is the current situation, and what can