I've actually always been curious to visit Ceuta. Still am.
Ivan U. KŁYSZCZ
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Insights on int'l security, intel, Russia | Research Fellow @ICDS-Tallinn.bsky.social | ivanklyszcz.com | Tweets reflect my views only
Dispiriting to see so many fall for what is an obvious Moroccan pressure move on Spain, amplified by the usual (Russian) suspects. EU solidarity is needed.
Russia wants to be seen as capable enough to project influence across the entire African continent. Frankly speaking it does not have the resources. However, despite the war in Ukraine, since 2022 Russia made a lot of progress. @ivanklyszcz.com with all the details ridl.io/russia-in-af...
Russia in Africa is Still About Propaganda – Riddle Russia
Ivan U. Klyszcz on how Russia’s relationship with sub-Saharan Africa has evolved since 2022
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recommended reading: "It took a bit longer but it is finally here! RUSSIAN GRAND STRATEGY has been published online on the Cambridge University Press website. Until 1 July you can get a pdf copy for free." Ivan U. Kłyszcz, Research Fellow at ICDS, Tallinn 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Minilateral Alignment and Security Partnerships between the Indo-Pacific and the European/Nordic-Baltic Regions - Giulio Pugliese @pugliesasia.bsky.social - Atsuko Higashino - Nanae Baldauff - Ivan U.K. Klyszcz @ivanklyszcz.com Moderator: Elena Atanassova-Cornelis Baltic Indo-Pacific Forum 2026
Information operations are a key tool of Russia's aggressive foreign policy with worldwide impact, argue @ivanklyszcz.com and Kristel Potsepp in a new ICDS report examining Russia’s global foreign information manipulation and interference ecosystem.
Spinning the Globe: Russian Information Warfare and Its Reach into the Global South - International Centre for Defence and Security
While concentrated on Europe, and especially on Ukraine, Moscow’s drive to challenge the world order has a global dimension. A tool of Russia’s aggressive foreign policy with worldwide impact is infor...
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RUSSIAN GRAND STRATEGY is available to pre-order online! Do not miss out 👀 www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0GX...
Russian Grand Strategy: The Quest for Major Power Status and a Multipolar World Order (Elements in Soviet and Post-Soviet History)
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A moving obituary by Nicolas Truong of Edgar Morin, a giant of contemporary thought. May he rest in peace. www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...
Edgar Morin, sociologue du temps présent et agitateur d’idées, est mort à l’âge de 104 ans
Il n’aura cessé de penser les événements de l’histoire dans un corps-à-corps haletant avec le siècle. Attaché à relier les savoirs afin d’élaborer sa « pensée complexe », cet intellectuel populaire, a...
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RUSSIAN GRAND STRATEGY is available to pre-order online! Do not miss out 👀 www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0GX...
Russian Grand Strategy: The Quest for Major Power Status and a Multipolar World Order (Elements in Soviet and Post-Soviet History)
Amazon.com: Russian Grand Strategy: The Quest for Major Power Status and a Multipolar World Order (Elements in Soviet and Post-Soviet History) eBook : Kłyszcz, Ivan U.: Kindle Store
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Kremlin-style colonialism: Russian propaganda is actively preparing Africans for military service in Ukraine theins.press/en/politics/....
Kremlin-style colonialism: Russian propaganda is actively preparing Africans for military service in Ukraine
Russia’s information operations in Africa expanded significantly since 2022, even if those efforts remain largely unnoticed against the much more visible…
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Since 2022, both the Chechen and Circassian diasporas in Europe have been perceived as actors for the decolonisation of Russia, in one shape or another. This contrasts with the realities of many organisations, @ivanklyszcz.com writes in a new report. ⤵
Agents of Decolonisation? The Chechen and Circassian Diasporas in Europe since 2022 - International Centre for Defence and Security
As Russia continues its aggressive foreign policy and authoritarianism deepens, questions about the sustainability of the Kremlin’s system have begun to circulate, especially since the full-scale inva...
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No diaspora with roots in the territory of the Russian Federation is immune from Russian persecution. Ivan U. Kłyszcz analyses the political role of Chechen and Circassian communities in the EU and the evolution of North Caucasus diaspora organisations since 2022. @ivanklyszcz.com
Agents of Decolonisation? The Chechen and Circassian Diasporas in Europe since 2022 - International Centre for Defence and Security
As Russia continues its aggressive foreign policy and authoritarianism deepens, questions about the sustainability of the Kremlin’s system have begun to circulate, especially since the full-scale inva...
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Ученые, которые изучали использованное для убийства Навального вещество, до этого исследовали химическое оружие зарин www.agents.media/uchenye-koto...
Ученые, которые изучали использованное для убийства Навального вещество, до этого исследовали химическое оружие зарин • «Агентство»
Группа ученых предприятия «Государственный научно-исследовательский институт органической химии и технологии» (ГосНИИОХТ), которая изучала использовавшийся для отравления Алексея Навального эпибатидин...
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Here are our team’s top 10 picks for the most relevant and compelling Riddle Russia articles published in 2025: The Russia-Mali-Algeria Security Triangle @ivanklyszcz.com on Russia’s strategic maneuvers in Algeria and Mali’s security dynamics 1/10 ridl.io/the-russia-m...
The Russia-Mali-Algeria Security Triangle – Riddle Russia
Ivan U. Klyszcz on Russia’s strategic maneuvers in Algeria and Mali’s security dynamics
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In this ICDS report, Ivan U. Kłyszcz shows how the chekist mindset still shapes information warfare, while Marek Kohv explores the use of sabotage — a tool to maximise impact and undermine foreign societies. @ivanklyszcz.com
Confronting the Russian Hydra: Continuity and Innovation in the Grey Zone - International Centre for Defence and Security
The major threat to European security today is posed by Russia’s aggressive foreign policy, enacted in part by its intelligence services.
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‘…the [CN-RU energy] agreements are the product not of the natural development of economic interests, but of political games—and thus artificial conditions, which may change and force Beijing to ultimately reconsider its interest in Russian hydrocarbons.’ amwaj.media/en/article/s...
Deep Dive: The GCC-Russia battle for Chinese energy markets
Beijing and Moscow are maneuvering to boost Russian oil and natural gas exports to China and strengthen cooperation on liquefied natural gas (LNG). A string of new agreements inked in September could ...
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Early Christmas gift! 🎄 My book Russian Grand Strategy: The Quest for Major Power Status and a Multipolar World Order is set for publication with Cambridge University Press. I will be promoting the book across my social media, so, apologies in advance for the self-promotion.
My 2025 Russia-Africa in review for Riddle Russia: ridl.io/russia-afric...
Russia-Africa Ties Catch Global Tailwinds in 2025 – Riddle Russia
Ivan U. Klyszcz on Russia — Africa dynamics in 2025
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"Hybrid and sabotage operations thrive because they exploit and capitalise on ambiguity, surprise, and the seams between civilian and military domains." New report by Ivan U. Kłyszcz and Marek Kohv examines the legacy and future of Russian covert ops. @ivanklyszcz.com
Confronting the Russian Hydra: Continuity and Innovation in the Grey Zone - International Centre for Defence and Security
The major threat to European security today is posed by Russia’s aggressive foreign policy, enacted in part by its intelligence services. This report draws attention to the services’ strategic culture...
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'The Council is also sanctioning the International Russophile Movement for amplifying destabilising narratives globally on behalf of the Russian government'. Council sanctions twelve individuals and two entities over information manipulation... www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/pre...
Russian hybrid threats: Council sanctions twelve individuals and two entities over information manipulation and cyber attacks
The Council adopted restrictive measures against an additional twelve individuals and two entities in view of Russia’s destabilising activities against the EU and its member states and partners.
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‘The main task of the German soldiers in Poland will be "engineering activities," a spokesman for the defence ministry in Berlin said late Friday.’ Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border
Germany has said it will send a group of soldiers to Poland to help with a project to fortify the country's eastern border as worries mount about the threat from Russia.
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‘The updated [EU sanctions] list includes John Mark Dougan […] [who participated in information operations] with the goal of “influencing elections, discrediting political figures and manipulating public discourse in Western countries.”’ www.rferl.org/a/eu-blackli...
Brussels Adds New Names To Blacklist In Latest Russia Sanctions Package
European Union ambassadors on December 10 decided on further sanctions against Russia, with a new package adding several individuals and entities to its sprawling blacklist adopted in response to the ...
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‘President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.’ www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Zelensky says ready to hold Ukraine elections
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war wi...
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‘According to Costa, critical remarks by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and social media posts from President Donald Trump are no longer isolated outbursts but now constitute “the doctrine of the United States.”’ www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU’s Costa warns US against interference in Europe
The European Council president said allies must respect each other’s sovereignty.
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‘The U.S. officials told their counterparts that if Europe does not meet the 2027 deadline, the U.S. may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms’. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say
The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week,...
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‘US officials argued to [EU] member states that the [frozen RU] assets are needed to help secure a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow and should not be used to prolong the war, said the diplomats, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Urged Europeans to Oppose EU Plan for Loan to Support Ukraine
The US lobbied several countries in the European Union in an effort to block EU plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine, according to European diplomats famil...
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‘While the Europeans have consistently praised Washington's new peace initiative, the document shows that in addition to Merz and Macron, other participants in the call also do not trust the two U.S. emissaries.’ www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Confidential Conference on Ukraine Peace: "We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys"
DER SPIEGEL has obtained notes from a conference call involving EU leaders - including Germany's Friedrich Merz and France's Emmanuel Macron - showing just how little trust Europe has in Washington.
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