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Description: Within the last two years, Russia has significantly raised the level of conducted covert operations within the European Union. Their activities have ranged from sabotage to targeted assassinations, disinformation campaigns and special operations involving members of the GRU (Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency). Ukraine being the main focus of their special activities, Russia expanded their covert operations all across Europe with Germany, France and the UK being among their top targets. Impact: Although plummeted by EU sanctions, Russia leveraged the somewhat diluted state of EU’s main members in a crucial period in the war with Ukraine. The
Description: Representatives from both the White House and the Kremlin have confirmed that an apparent meet between President – elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been set. The meet would obviously underscore the war in Ukraine and possible outcome scenarios with the Trump administration having promised of solving the war within 100 days. Kremlin officials have confirmed the Russian interest in the discussion and also reaffirmed President Vladimir Putin’s priorities. Impact: Even though Trump’s ambitions towards resolving the Russia – Ukraine war have been adamant, White House officials pushed the deadline from 100 days to up to 6 mo
Description: On 09 Jan 2025, the Lebanese Parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as their 14th President. The election ended a two-and-a-half-year vacancy in the Lebanese Presidency with plenty of political, security and socio – economical reforms waiting on implementation. Joseph Aoun had pledged to secure the country’s borders, enhance and strengthen the rule of law and reduce the Lebanese state’s untethered use of force within its ranks. Aoun’s priorities would comprise of securing the cease – fire agreement with Israel, establish continuity of government with the election of a Prime Minister, enlarge the national dialogue with Hezbollah and facilitate economic