Tag: Ukraine War
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KBA13 Insight Update Internaional: Iran War, Trump-Xi Summit, Ukraine Ceasefire, Taiwan Risk, and the Collapse of Strategic Order
The week of May 19, 2026 marks a decisive moment in global strategic disorder. From the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz to the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, from the Trump-Xi Beijing summit to the collapse of the Ukraine ceasefire, every crisis points to one structural reality: American power is being tested simultaneously across multiple…
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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…