What do repeated air threats mean for a town’s daily life, and what can wider patterns tell us about air defense? Explore Delphi’s Ukraine Air Threat Atlas, built from public Ukrainian Air Force reports. Choose a place. Bring a question. delphigrc.org/ukraine-air-... delphigrc.org/research/the...

🔎 In his new analysis, Darrell Driver explores how a thawing Arctic is reshaping the longstanding contest between Eurasia’s continental powers and their maritime rivals, and why allied cooperation will help determine the outcome. 📖 Read the full analysis: delphigrc.org/research/fro...

United Russia officially secured nearly 58% of the vote, but an analyst suggests it would have been around 34% without manipulation. In September’s GLAVNOE, Andras Toth-Czifra explores this election and the economic challenges the Kremlin confronts. delphigrc.org/research/gla...

GLAVNOE: The past month in Russia - September 2026

Your monthly overview of major recent developments in Russian politics, economy, and society. September 2026 Issue.

delphigrc.org

New interview: Director of Delphi Global @bobham.bsky.social on Ukraine's air defense crisis: "I would call the lack of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors Ukraine's biggest strategic vulnerability right now." On Russia's Duma "election," US policy under Trump, and more 🎥👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK01...

We're introducing our first opinion piece: "Gulliver and the Drones: What Lilliput Can Teach the Giants" by Michael Collins. Read the full piece on our site and tune in for more: delphigrc.org/research/gul...

Following a 26-year U.S. Army career and political-military assignments, Dr. Gary Espinas brings deep expertise in national security, foreign policy, Russia, and Eurasia. We are pleased to welcome him as a Senior Fellow at Delphi. Learn more about Gary: delphigrc.org/fellows/gary...

Dr. Michele Devlin brings an interdisciplinary approach to environmental security, Arctic affairs, global health, and emergency response. We are excited to welcome her as a Senior Fellow at Delphi. delphigrc.org/fellows/mich...

Delphi Global Research Center is pleased to welcome Andrea Matačić Cayley as a Senior Fellow. From The Hague to Cambodia and Ukraine, Andrea has spent more than two decades advancing accountability for war crimes and human rights violations. Learn more about Andrea: delphigrc.org/fellows/andr...

🌊 The Black Sea is no longer a flank. It is where the credibility of Western deterrence is being tested. At the 2026 Rīga Conference, Delphi Global Research Center convened “Beyond the Frontline: Building a Secure and Connected Black Sea Region.” delphigrc.org/announcement... @bobham.bsky.social

Europe can regulate technology and set digital standards, but it still relies heavily on foreign systems, creating a techopolar dilemma. Miro Popkhadze's analysis highlights Europe’s dependence on American cloud services and Chinese technology. 🔗 delphigrc.org/research/the...

🇬🇪 What occurs when an occupied nation tells its history in the occupier’s language? 🔎 Nikoloz Khatiashvili's analysis explores how this rewriting of history could impact Georgia’s political future. Read the full article 👇 delphigrc.org/research/whe...

In the August edition of GLAVNOE, Andras Toth-Czifra examines: 🗳️ The exclusion of anti-war candidates 🗺️ Putin’s campaign-focused regional tour 🚨 Pressure on critical infrastructure and logistics 📉 Russia’s deepening federal and regional fiscal problems delphigrc.org/research/gla...

In 6 weeks, Russia attacked 52 vessels near Romania, while Romania shot down 3 Russian drones. George Scutaru suggests these actions aim to disrupt Ukraine's exports and assess NATO's response to critical infrastructure like Neptun Deep. 🔗 delphigrc.org/research/rus...

🇺🇦 📺 Broadcasting live from Kyiv just after another devastating airstrike, our President @bobham.bsky.social joined PBS NewsHour to capture the conflict’s rapidly changing landscape. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zd-...

Speaking from Kyiv, Delphi Global President @bobham.bsky.social explained why Russian ballistic missiles are increasingly penetrating Ukraine’s air defenses, and why the broader trajectory of the war in 2026 is more complicated than these attacks suggest. 🎥 mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/KTwouO...

In a new Washington Examiner op-ed, Delphi Global Research Center President @bobham.bsky.social and Dan Perry explain why the world may already have entered its broadest strategic conflict since 1945, and why rebuilding Western defense production can no longer wait. 🔗: lnkd.in/eDpZS-rU

We are excited to welcome eight emerging Ukrainian leaders to Washington, DC, for Delphi Global’s Statecraft and Imagination fellowship. This program, which began on August 3, features a panel discussion on Ukraine’s geopolitical future. 🇺🇦🏛️ delphigrc.org/announcement...

Delphi Global and ASU Barrett-O'Connor Center Host a Panel Discussion "Statecraft and Imagination: In Search of Ukraine's Geopolitical Future"

Delphi Global Research Center in Washington, DC.

delphigrc.org

Bruce Pannier’s Delphi Global report explores how Tajikistan, once benefiting from instability, now faces less attention, funding, and growing economic pressure as calm returns. Read full article delphigrc.org/research/taj...

China and Russia are aligned globally in challenging U.S. power and promoting a multipolar order, but their approaches to Africa are diverging. Alexander Korolev's latest report explores this growing divide. delphigrc.org/research/the...

⛽ Russia may be running on empty. With September elections approaching, the Kremlin is under growing pressure to preserve the appearance of normalcy while confronting decisions it can no longer postpone. Read the full analysis: delphigrc.org/research/gla...

📍 Will Russia mobilize again in 2026? 🔎 In Delphi’s latest analysis, Andrew Berrier examines the warning signs, the risks facing the Kremlin, and what another mobilization could mean for NATO’s northern flank. 📖 Read more: delphigrc.org/research/rus...

Russian Mobilization in 2026: The Odds Are Even

How likely is Russia to organize a large-scale military mobilization this year?

delphigrc.org

🎧 Add to your weekend listening list. Our President @bobham.bsky.social discusses Ukraine, NATO, Russia, Taiwan, and U.S. foreign policy. “The war in Ukraine is the most important thing happening for U.S. national security right now.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FKZ...

Retired Army Colonel Thinks RUSSIA is the Biggest Threat to the USA

YouTube video by Whick TV

youtube.com

What if NATO’s eastern flank is only as strong as its softest center? In his latest article, Robert Beck examines a critical but often overlooked vulnerability in NATO’s eastern defense posture: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. delphigrc.org/research/the...

🇺🇦 Application deadline is today. This free online course is designed for students interested in diplomacy, international security, crisis response, public diplomacy, countering disinformation, and strategic decision-making. 🔗About: delphigrc.org/crisis-manag... 📝Apply: forms.gle/ALriHW3y358a...

📢 You still have time to register for tomorrow’s report launch and discussion.

🇪🇺 Russia is watching for weakness on Europe’s edge, and testing how far it can go. In his latest essay, @bobham.bsky.social examines Russia’s pressure on Europe’s “unquiet frontier” and its implications for NATO’s eastern flank. 📖 www.statecraftandstrategy.com/the-challeng...

🇺🇦 Only 5 days left to apply! ⏰ Deadline: July 15, 2026, 11:59 PM ET 🔗 delphigrc.org/crisis-manag...

In the latest issue of GLAVNOE, András Tóth-Czifra examines how a diminished SPIEF, intensifying Ukrainian drone strikes, fuel shortages, rising war spending, and mounting fiscal pressure are exposing deeper vulnerabilities in Russia’s wartime system. delphigrc.org/research/gla...

Drones over Moscow this month broke a four-year promise: that the war would always stay somewhere else. Eitvydas Bajarūnas on why the Kremlin's inability to explain the attack is a worse sign for the regime than the attack itself. delphigrc.org/research/the...