How AfD became a haven for former Stasi agents and officers
Alternative for Germany (AfD) positions itself as a political force that opposes the current political establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, state bureaucracy, and allegedly excessive control by intelligence services. It also promises to fundamentally change both the domestic and foreign policy agenda if it comes to power. The…
The 21st sanctions package left Russian fish untouched
In July 2026, after weeks of debate and difficult negotiations, the Council of the European Union approved the 21st package of sanctions. Yet contrary to the loud political statements that preceded it, one of the most discussed sectors of the economy vanished entirely from the final document: fisheries. As early…
The Russian Orthodox Church in Europe as an instrument of the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) outside Russia performs functions that go far beyond ordinary religious ministry through its involvement in spreading propaganda, justifying aggression, and assisting the espionage activities of Russian special services. Its European network comprises more than 600 centres and includes churches, communities, and monasteries that may have…
How Greece saved Russian LNG from the sanctions
In July 2026, one of the most acute diplomatic crises since the start of the sanctions confrontation with Moscow erupted at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. The adoption of the EU’s 21st sanctions package — designed as a final blow to the Kremlin’s financial and energy revenues — was…
Italy’s military secrets in the hands of Moscow: arrests, diplomatic expulsions, and lessons for NATO
The spy scandal that erupted in Italy in June–July 2026 confirmed that Russian military intelligence has not ceased its active operations in the country, focusing on its military secrets, defense-industrial complex, and military supplies to Ukraine. On 7 July 2026, carabinieri in Rome arrested two former employees of the Italian…