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Ruslan Trad

@ruslantrad.bsky.social

Researcher on info ops, narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia. Editor, Security and Defense, Capital. Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab. DRM Journal co-founder. https://bio.link/ruslantrad

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Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 17h ago

"Through an opaque network of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg holding firms, an agency that manages China’s foreign reserves has discreetly scooped up stakes in Europe’s critical infrastructure, utilities, and real estate." www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

A Police HQ, Wind Farms, and Natural Gas: Mapping China's Investments in Europe

Through an opaque network of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg holding firms, an agency that manages China’s foreign reserves has discreetly scooped up stakes in Europe’s cr...

occrp.org

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 18h ago

“Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.” www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

theguardian.com

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · yesterday

The global hunger crisis is intensifying due to war and climate disasters. Instead of stepping up to help, the world’s biggest economies are executing unprecedented budget cuts, and this could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths – a crisis experts are calling "a disaster in slow motion".

Hunger crisis grows while major donors retreat

Conflict and climate change are driving a global hunger crisis, threatening millions with starvation. But as food insecurity deepens in many countries, wealthy donors are scaling back humanitarian aid...

ftm.eu

Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 2d ago

A great thread of @globalvoices.org stories from over the weekend, showing the range of coverage: articles and essays on #statelessness; community #climate action in #Nepal; Emancipation Day in #Trinidad, language preservation in #Nigeria ⬇️

Global Voices@globalvoices.org · 2d ago

In case you missed the important & interesting stories we covered this weekend, a quick 🧵, starting with this story from our Statelessness Spotlight about difficult, delayed citizenship processes in Assam, India.

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 2w ago

"While Western countries focus on the competitive threat of Chinese EVs, a different challenge is reshaping the auto industry. Beijing's legacy automakers are saturating the vehicle markets." www.reuters.com/investigatio...

China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home

While Western nations focus on the competitive threat of Chinese EVs, a different challenge is reshaping the auto industry. Beijing's legacy automakers are saturating emerging and second-tier markets ...

reuters.com

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Trump administration's new Balkans policy—cutting NATO's Kosovo force and lifting sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik—is unraveling decades of American-built security architecture in the region, creating risks for both Bosnia and Kosovo.

Power vacuum: Trump is dismantling the security architecture in the Balkans

The announcement in June that NATO would reduce its military presence in Kosovo, together with disputes between the United States and its European allies over…

theins.press

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 4w ago

As a gesture of goodwill, Macron is personally returning 23 ancient Mesopotamian, Roman, and Byzantine archaeological artifacts to the National Museum of Damascus. The treasures had been loaned to Paris's Arab World Institute in 2010 but could not be returned due to the war.

Emmanuel Macron visits Syria, 18 months after Assad's fall

The French president landed in Damascus on Monday evening. He's the first EU leader to visit the country since Bashar Assad's sudden downfall and the rise of former militant turned President Ahmed al-...

dw.com

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Civilians in Burkina Faso have accused the national army of preventing them from leaving government-held towns blockaded by jihadist rebels, forcing them to remain in life-threatening conditions where there is a lack of food and other basic essentials."

Burkina Faso’s army accused of preventing civilians from leaving jihadist-besieged towns

The government’s drive to demonstrate progress has made some soldiers hostile to those needing to leave their homes.

thenewhumanitarian.org

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · last mo.

Of course, the first thought about who is behind yesterday’s bloody attack in Damascus goes to IS. However, everyone who follows Syria closely has something else in mind - Assad’s (former) networks and Hezbollah.

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · last mo.

"Far-right groups that blend feminist messaging with anti-immigrant and anti-Islam views are using PayPal to process merchandise sales and donations, despite the company’s rules prohibiting transactions that promote hate or discrimination." www.ftm.eu/articles/far...

Far-right groups rely on PayPal to spread extremism

PayPal is being used to process payments by far-right groups that promote nationalist and anti-immigrant views under the guise of feminism, an investigation by Fuller has found. The findings raise que...

ftm.eu

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · last mo.

One of Netanyahu’s least-discussed allies, Vucic’s Serbia, will manufacture LANIUS-X. LANIUS-X is an AI-powered, drone-based attack system developed by Elbit & it functions as a maneuverable loitering munition designed to scout and engage targets in complex indoor and outdoor urban environments.

Војска Србије ће наставити да јача

Председник Републике Србије Александар Вучић изјавио је, на приказу нових и модернизованих средстава и система Војске Србије на војном аеродрому у Батајници, да ће нам бити потребно више пилота јер ст...

vucic.rs