Armands Astukevičs, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The invasion of Kursk region by Ukrainian forces caught analysts in the West and the Russian elite off-guard. After Ukraine’s unsuccessful counter-offensive last summer and the prolonged difficult situation on the front, the Kursk operation marked a major breakthrough and a stopping point in […]

Elīna Vrobļevska, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The Ukraine Peace Summit and NATO’s Washington Summit were the central events of this summer in transatlantic security and defence policy, demonstrating the Alliance’s commitment to developing its support for Ukraine and strengthening the defence capabilities of European countries. The Kremlin has also used this […]

Māris Cepurītis, Director and researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The USA hosted a historic NATO Summit in Washington DC on the 10th and 11th of July, marking 75 years since the Alliance’s creation. While the world has changed significantly since 1949, ironically the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s primary opponent today is almost […]

Māris Cepurītis, Director and researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies After over 25 years in power, Vladimir Putin has established himself as a key figure in Russian foreign policy. The role of Putin and his administration in foreign policy includes defining the country’s foreign policy course and taking certain key decisions, such […]

Māris Cepurītis, Director and researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies Considering the centralisation of power in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin plays a key role in setting the country’s course. This applies not only to the country’s domestic and foreign policy but also to its information activities. Even before the large-scale invasion of […]

Elīna Vrobļevska, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies France has been one of the main targets of Russian cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns this year, largely due to the European Parliament elections this week. However, alongside the Kremlin’s current disinformation targets, there is a long-standing, systematic effort in the Russian and European information space […]

Elīna Vrobļevska, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow on 22 March this year has served as a tool of information manipulation and deception to advance Russia’s political and informational agenda. In the immediate aftermath, Russian officials and law enforcement institutions issued statements about […]

Armands Astukevičs, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The Centre for East European Policy Studies continues to analyse current trends in Belarus, information activities, their impact and disinformation campaigns in which the regime of dictator Alexander Lukashenko continues to actively target its neighbours in the West. Distortion of facts and events regularly serves […]

Armands Astukevičs, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies Belarus continues to actively target its Western neighbours through informational influence and disinformation campaigns. While the classic theme is the hybrid migration operation on the Belarus’s border with EU member states, in recent months the military threat dimension has been increasingly emphasised in Belarus’s false […]