Press Release – In Memoriam: Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025)
Press Release – In Memoriam: Vladimir Socor (1945–2025)
Announcing – Promethean Liberation: Russia’s Emerging National and Regional Movements
Identity Crisis in the Making of Sahel Militants
Executive Summary: Militant groups in the Sahel exploit widespread youth isolation and social breakdown—offering young men belonging, purpose, and brotherhood that mimic and replace weakened family and community ties. Radicalization often follows a predictable psychological... MORE
Pakistan’s Operation Sarbakaf Against TTP Angers Locals
Executive Summary: Operation Sarbakaf, Pakistan’s latest offensive against Afghanistan-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Bajaur, has triggered significant local opposition and displacement, undermining its effectiveness. Provincial resistance from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s leadership and the failure of... MORE
TTP Projecting Power Outside Pakistan’s Northwest
Executive Summary: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reactivated its networks in Punjab and Karachi, reviving the so-called “Punjabi Taliban” as part of its post-2021 resurgence and ambition to wage an Afghan-style insurgency nationwide. Chaudhry Muneeb-ur-Rehman... MORE
Brief: Gazan “Gray-Zone Militants” Challenge U.S. Immigration Vetting
Executive Summary: A Gazan man accused of participating in the October 7 attacks entered the United States on a visa after concealing his ties to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP). His... MORE
Brief: Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Raises Tensions in Nigeria
Executive Summary: Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been deemed medically fit to stand trial on terrorism charges in Nigeria, raising concerns about renewed separatist agitation in the country’s southeast.... MORE
Azerbaijan Permits Transit of Commercial Goods to Armenia
Executive Summary: Azerbaijan’s decision to allow commercial goods intended for Armenia to transit through its territory has been welcomed as the first major outcome following the August 8 meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders... MORE
Kremlin Shifts Focus to Information Warfare
Executive Summary: Russia’s draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2.4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by 54 percent, signaling a potential pivot toward intensified information warfare. The Kremlin’s informational... MORE
Non-Russians in Russia Arm Themselves as War in Ukraine Drags On
Executive Summary: Immigrants and non-Russians in the Russian Federation have been acquiring weapons at an ever-increasing rate since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, leading to the rise of more ethnically-related... MORE
Kremlin Seeks Terrorist Label for Russian Dissidents Abroad
Executive Summary: The Russian Supreme Court is preparing to consider a lawsuit designating the New York-based Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) as a “terrorist organization.” ACF is the U.S. arm of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by... MORE