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Russia Is Turning Military Recruitment Into an Administrative System
Regional quotas for employers, higher recruiter payments and targeted student campaigns show the Kremlin widening the machinery that …
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K3 Scout Camera Flaw Tests Britain’s Defence Procurement
A Chinese-address connection in a camera subsystem has exposed the gap between Britain’s policy on sensitive surveillance equipment …
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Russia’s war economy is exposing the limits of elite protection
A Pladrom investigation traces arrests across drone makers, defence plants and regional government, then connects them to the …
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Patriot Licensing Exposes the Limits of Allied Defense Industrial Policy
Washington wants more allied production but remains reluctant to decentralize its most sensitive PAC-3 technology, creating a test …
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VK’s behavioural profiles blur ad tech and state surveillance risk
VK’s shared Discovery infrastructure is designed to make user interests legible across content, search and advertising. In Russia, …
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America’s permanent daylight saving bill tests politics against circadian science
The House has chosen year-round DST, while leading US medical organisations prefer permanent standard time and the Senate …
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Poland turns historical memory into leverage over Ukraine’s EU timetable
Czarzasty’s Volhynia demand is not a new Brussels rule, but unanimity means Warsaw can make bilateral history politically …
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Ukraine’s anti-corruption system is becoming a reconstruction safeguard
The first-half report pairs cases involving senior former officials with more than 2 billion hryvnias in measured economic …
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Poland links air-defense decisions to civilian alerts after missile breach
Warsaw is redesigning the institutional chain between fighter scrambles and public warning. The move follows a Russian Kh-101 …
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Chornobyl shows how Ukraine is institutionalizing northern defense
Land policy, permanent fortifications, mine barriers and persistent surveillance have turned the Belarus frontier into a standing security …
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Iran is turning Hormuz into leverage over the whole US pressure system
Washington wanted a narrower bargain around freedom of navigation. Tehran’s new terms link the strait to sanctions, the …
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Serbia’s Ukraine energy aid shows how Belgrade is balancing Brussels and Moscow
A €2 million transformer package gives Serbia a concrete role in Ukraine’s civilian recovery while Belgrade continues to …
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Paul Biya’s Geneva stay exposes Cameroon’s succession risk
The 93-year-old president is still exercising power from Switzerland, but an unfilled vice presidency and four decades of …
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US intelligence keeps a hidden role in Ukraine’s pressure on Russia’s energy system
The Atlantic says Washington is still supplying targeting intelligence at no charge. The arrangement shows how a relatively …
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Russia keeps opposition parties legal while filtering out their candidates
The 2026 Duma campaign shows an institutional model in which administrative law narrows competition without requiring a blanket …
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Green Party's Zack Polanski calls climate crisis biggest threat to Britain since Second World War
Green Party politician Zack Polanski has warned that the climate crisis is the most serious threat to Britain …
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Andy Burnham not considering new public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein UK activities
The Prime Minister is not actively considering a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's UK activities, despite ministerial statements …
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Southwark Green leader Jame McAsh vows to make driving harder
Southwark Green leader Jame McAsh has set out a vision for the borough that includes new restrictions on …
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GOP senators see Trump as midterm drag with Texas seat in play, reports say
Republican senators reportedly fear that President Trump's push for voter ID laws and a «slush fund» controversy could …
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Drone Attack on Russian Black Sea Resort Kills Seven
A drone strike on the resort village of Arkhipo-Osipovka in Russia's Krasnodar Region has killed seven people, including …