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January 2026 In late December 2025 and during January 2026, the Islamic Republic of Iran activated one of the most difficult instruments of digital control available to modern authoritarian systems: it severed its connection to the global network. She did it quickly. Almost surgical. The goal was clear. Reduce the flow of information about protests. […]

January 2026 On January 29, 2026, the European Union made a political move that has been for a long time now circulating the Brussels hallways, but until now remained at the level of discursive threat and informal examinations, by deciding to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – IRGG as a terrorist organizations and in

January 2026 The wave of protests that caught on in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the end of 2025 and continued into January 2026 cannot be characterized just as an indicator of dissatisfaction with the current regime or as a spontaneous reaction of the population to the worsened economic conditions. Namely, we are speaking

January 2026 The last decade brought along a gradual, but essential change in the architecture of security in Southeastern Europe. Besides state military and police structures, new actors entered the scene – private security companies (PSC), whose growth is incited by a combination of political transition, economic insecurity, and regional security vacuums. While up to

January 2026 Political crises that last for years often lose the character of an exception and become part of the structure of the system. That’s when the paradox of modern international relations arises: the longer the crisis lasts, the less its potential escalation is recognized as a real possibility. Venezuela has existed in such a

January 2026 First of all, one can notice the consolidation of the political institutions of the Russian Federation. In September, elections were held for 11 of the 89 regional legislative assemblies, as well as for the 21 highest official persons (in everyday speech – governors) of the subjects of the federation. In all gubernatorial elections,

December 2025 Today, Latin America is at a crossroads reminiscent of historical cycles of instability, but in this regard, a new chapter is opening in which populism not only shapes public policy, but also redefines the boundaries of the social contract and institutional legitimacy, while protests and geopolitical turns become a measure of the real

December 2025 The Government in Bulgaria resigned on December 11, 2025, just before the scheduled vote of no confidence in te Parliament, after many weeks of mass protests that gathered in Sofia and other bigger cities dozens of thousands of citizens dissatisfied with the deeply rooted corruption, economic pressures, and the way the executive government

December 2025 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have entered into a mutual defense agreement whereby an attack on one side is considered an attack on the other. Although the details of the agreement have not been made public, it is clear that it includes all military and defense assets deemed necessary. This, at least in theory,

December 2025 The Western Balkans is again entering a period of deep political instability, but unlike earlier decades, the present chaos does not look like temporary turbulence but like a permanent condition. The region functions without a clear strategic direction, without consensus about a future geopolitical anchor, and without the capacity to generate from inside