Eurasia

Baltic Roundup | May 2026

Since the start of 2025, some two dozen drones have entered Baltic territory as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Dear readers, Since the start of 2025, some two dozen drones have strayed into Baltic territory as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine. At least five incursions occurred …

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Syria and Jordan by the Numbers

Trade statistics show why Amman has more reason than Damascus to welcome the improvement in bilateral commerce. Syria’s border with Jordan has long reflected the state of relations between the two neighbors. The border itself, delineated by France and Britain in October 1931, was tightly enforced only from 1970 onward, …

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UAVs in the Western Indian Ocean Forcing Adaptations in Maritime Security

The proliferation of UAVs is expanding maritime surveillance capabilities while simultaneously enabling malign actors to disrupt global shipping—exposing a critical gap in the maritime security architecture. The growing access to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is transforming maritime security across East Africa’s coastal regions. The …

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Ukraine’s Transformation Into An Anti-Polish State Wasn’t Inevitable

There were several pivotal moments in history when Ukrainian nationalism could have become something altogether different than it is today with its state glorification of fascist OUN-UPA war criminals. It was recently assessed that “Ukraine Is Now Indisputably An Anti-Polish State” after Zelensky glorified the Volhynia Genocide’s culprits at the …

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In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation there were “sebrozervos”, the Ukrainian military withdraws from Konstantinovka, the UAV raid on the Saratov refinery. What’s Happening at the Front

In today’s summary: On the Sumy direction is reported on the expansion of the control zone of the Russian military to the north of SumyIn the Kubyan direction, Russian fighters still maintain a presence in the northern part of KupyanskOn the Konstantinov direction, a partial withdrawal of Ukrainian units from …

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