February, 2023

• 27 February

  Wagner’s New Competition?

  

  Reports indicate the emergence of another private military company (PMC) in Russia established by Gazprom, the majority government-owned energy giant and conglomerate.With mercenaryism generally illegal in Russia, the organizations like Wagner clearly exist at the pleasure of Russian President Putin and rely on relationships among leaders for their legalization.The announcement …

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• 27 February

  Russia’s Wagner Chief Announces Ammo Delivery After Row

  

  The head of Russian mercenary outfit Wagner said Thursday his fighters in Ukraine were getting ammunition after he accused Russia’s top brass of withholding supplies. “Today at 6:00 a.m., it was announced that the shipment of ammunition was starting,” Prigozhin said in a statement shared by his press service, adding …

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• 27 February

  Stratégies d’infiltration de la surveillance biométrique dans nos villes et nos vies

  

  Depuis 2019, l’initiative Technopolice documente et analyse le déploiement illégal des technologies d’intelligence artificielle qui cherchent à augmenter la puissance policière de répression dans l’espace public. En quatre ans, ces technologies se sont perfectionnées et leurs promoteurs – des entreprises et des représentants de politiques sécuritaires – tentent de sortir …

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• 27 February

  Al-Monitor/Premise poll: Russia’s role seen as negative in Turkey, Yemen, Iraq

  

  The Russian invasion of Ukraine hurt the region economically, as supply chain disruptions and food shortages topped respondents concerns in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq One year after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s image has taken a hit in Turkey, Yemen and Iraq, according to the latest Al-Monitor and Premise …

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• 27 February

  MLRS and the Totality of the Battlefield

  

  Multiple rocket launchers like MLRS and HIMARS have altered the totality of the battlefield in Ukraine. The integration of long-range precision effects and intelligence into a single system is therefore a critical lesson that other forces must learn. The combat outcomes of a war are generally defined by the totality …

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• 27 February

  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Assessing a Year of Military Aid to Ukraine

  

  How has the Western effort to train and equip Ukrainian forces fared in year one – and what might we expect from additional military assistance in the future? In August 2021, several Ukrainian officers relayed concerns about ‘corruption, incompetence, alcoholism, and idiocy’ in their military. However, when we followed up …

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• 27 February

  The UK as a European Power

  

  Through its efforts to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, the UK has demonstrated the strength of its commitment to European security. Over the last year, the UK has built on its previous position as Ukraine’s strongest European supporter to place itself at the centre of efforts to accelerate allied military …

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• 27 February

  INTERVIEW Slobodan Samardžić: I don’t believe Vučić even when he says what day it is, the West is hunting in the dark to connect the Ukrainian war and Kosovo

  

  Slobodan Samardžić, full professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, says in an interview with Danas that he fears that Vučić will sign the European proposal for the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, because, he says, his policy has always led to that. He believes that this signing would …

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• 27 February

  How Ivica Dačić got the nickname “suitcase”: A reminder of the affair from 2006 with elements of a political thriller

  

  During his long political career, depending on the political moment, he was called “Mali Sloba”, “sugar boy”, but the nickname that has remained with him to this day is “Koferče”. We are talking about Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the head of diplomacy and the …

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• 27 February

  Morocco’s Mocro Maffia threatens Europe and North Africa

  

  Morocco, Belgium and the Netherlands have become pivotal in the growing Latin America-Europe cocaine chain. Belgium and the Netherlands have overtaken Spain as Europe’s main entry points for cocaine coming from Latin America. The 65.6 tonnes of the drug intercepted at Antwerp port in 2020 nearly doubled in 2022. And …

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