Tag: Russia
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Global Intelligence Briefing (7–12 July 2026): Iran War, US–China Rivalry, Ukraine, South China Sea, and Global Security Risks
The latest KBA13 Insight Global Intelligence Briefing analyzes the most significant geopolitical developments of July 2026, including the Iran conflict, US–China rivalry, Ukraine, South China Sea tensions, cyber intelligence, terrorism, economic warfare, and strategic risks likely to shape global security in the months ahead.
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The Intelligence Civilization: How the KGB Shaped Putin’s Russia and the Modern Security State
This KBA13 Insight special investigation examines Vladimir Putin’s rise from a KGB officer in Leningrad and Dresden to the architect of Russia’s permanent secret state. The essay traces how Soviet intelligence culture survived the collapse of the USSR, reconstituted itself through the FSB, captured the Russian state, fused with oligarchic wealth and organized crime, and…
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Five Books to Understand the Geopolitical System: Power, Empire, Diplomacy, Pandemic, and the Return of History
This essay examines five important books that help readers understand the geopolitical system through history, power, diplomacy, disease, empire, and trade routes. From Henry Every’s piracy and the rise of global capitalism to Vladimir Putin’s strategic worldview, from Ukraine’s diplomatic struggle to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Silk Roads, these books reveal that geopolitics is…