Now on the Murmansk school curriculum: learning to kill with a drone

Drone warfare for kids. The Murmansk Ministry of Education cooperates with VOIN, a military youth organisation. Photo: VOIN Murmansk on VK Now on the Murmansk school curriculum: learning to kill with a drone School teachers in the far northern Russian region are...

China’s Maritime Toolkit for Ports, Bases, and Dual-Use Facilities (Executive Summary)

Executive Summary China’s Maritime Toolkit for Ports, Bases, and Dual-Use Facilities The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is transforming commercial maritime infrastructure into a strategic architecture of in$uence, fusing logistics, diplomacy, and defense in ways...

Ports of Power China’s Growing Maritime Network of Ports, Bases, and Dual-Use Facilities (Foreward)

Foreword By Admiral James G. Foggo, USN (ret.) Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy The Center for Maritime Strategy is delighted to partner with the Wahba Initiative for Strategic Competition to bring you this insightful monograph. chronicles China’s meteoric...

Putin wants to renew Russia’s ‘Great Northern War’

Vladimir Putin attended the Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg in 2025. Photo: Kremlin Putin wants to renew Russia’s ‘Great Northern War’ Divisions within NATO are emboldening Russia to reassert its power in Europe’s northern frontiers. Hugo Blewett-MundyMA in...

The spectre of Stalin’s terror and the failure of Kremlin reforms

OPINION The Red Square in Moscow. Photo: Atle Staalesen The spectre of Stalin’s terror and the failure of Kremlin reforms Tomas SniegonAssociate Professor – European Studies Centre for Languages and Literature – lund University 25 February 2026...

Russian cod reached record sales in Norway 

Kirkenes is one of three accessible ports for Russian fishing vessels that are not sanctioned in Norway. Photo: Atle Staalesen Russian cod reached record sales in Norway Russian-caught cod generated record revenues in Norway in 2025, surpassing €90 million. However,...