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Russia and Iran are deepening their alliance with weapons and nuclear intelligence exchanges while the West still searches for a diplomatic solution in vain.

Ukraine extends humanitarian aid to Syria, forging new diplomatic ties as decades of Russian-backed oppression come to an end.

In July 2024, Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum published her latest book ‘Autocracy Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World’, where she explores the status quo for modern-day autocracies, the ways they operate and cooperate, as well as how this ‘interlinkedness’ can be the reason of their downfall. Below we explore the ideas outlined in her book in light of current political events. 

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said this week that the country intends to increase defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP), one of the highest percentages among EU countries.

Reports of mysterious ‘SUV-sized drones’ over New Jersey have sparked panic and wild speculation, including claims of an “Iranian mothership” prowling US shores. 

Under the guise of religion, Moscow has created a spy and propaganda network across Ukraine and Europe, spreading pro-Russian influence, anti-Ukraine sentiment, and pro-war rhetoric – another tool in the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare arsenal.