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-972b40303f2e57597e22987d16a593dd.jpg "How Europe Became a Safe Haven for Russian Elites Using Dual Passports to Evade Sanctions")
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![Killer Cotton: How a UK-Uzbek Tycoon Arms Russian Missiles With a Simple Key Ingredient]( "Killer Cotton: How a UK-Uzbek Tycoon Arms Russian Missiles With a Simple Key Ingredient")
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Russia’s missiles may strike with steel and fire, but their power starts with cotton. A recently sanctioned dual UK-Uzbekistani tycoon is at the heart of a hidden supply chain turning cotton pulp into deadly firepower.![Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the campaign event of his Fidesz party. (Source: Ferenc Izsa via Getty Images)]( "The Rise, Rule, and Shift of Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, Explained")
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Once a reformer who stood against Soviet influence and championed national sovereignty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has embraced Kremlin-style authoritarianism, mirroring the very centralized control he once opposed.![How Russia Taught Iran to Use Dual-Goods to Produce Weapons That Strike US Bases]( "How Russia Taught Iran to Use Dual-Goods to Produce Weapons That Strike US Bases")
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Iran used its Shahed drone—also deployed by Russia to wage aggressive war in Ukraine—to kill US troops. The attack relied on Western tech smuggled through a sanctions evasion scheme. Russia’s playbook is now a template for revisionist states to wage war and terror.![Monitoring and Intelligence: What Are Russia’s Plans for the Arctic?]( "Monitoring and Intelligence: What Are Russia’s Plans for the Arctic?")
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The Arctic is a crucial region for the geopolitical influence of the Russian Federation. A development plan for the region has been created extending to the year 2035. Officially, the country plans to develop a trade route between Asia and Europe. In reality, it aims to become the dominant power in the region.![How the Houthis Became a Russian Asset: Human Smuggling, Stolen Grain, and Weapons Procurement]( "How the Houthis Became a Russian Asset: Human Smuggling, Stolen Grain, and Weapons Procurement")
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Russia has expanded its alliance to Iran-backed Houthis, a partnership that stretches beyond weapons into human smuggling, exploitation, and warfare. From the Red Sea to Ukraine, Moscow is outsourcing its war crimes to militias willing to trade lives for cash, weapons, and influence.![Russia’s Largest State-Backed Supremacist Movement Is Thriving Above the Law]( "Russia’s Largest State-Backed Supremacist Movement Is Thriving Above the Law")
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Imagine if your local church group collaborated with the FBI to beat and torture anyone they didn’t like—and called it patriotism. The Russian Community, the country’s largest extremist group, is thriving under Putin’s wartime regime as its members raid homes and terrorize their victims.
-5947c77002279f1b732400e88fec4b3a.jpg "Killer Cotton: How a UK-Uzbek Tycoon Arms Russian Missiles With a Simple Key Ingredient")
-278ccb44f31eada82b3fb30301b152e6.jpg "The Rise, Rule, and Shift of Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, Explained")
-9a1a8aa6bb981b0fb9d7186857f4a470.jpg "How Russia Taught Iran to Use Dual-Goods to Produce Weapons That Strike US Bases")
-f0dd1de65fbd86de122fc366e20588b6.jpg "How the Houthis Became a Russian Asset: Human Smuggling, Stolen Grain, and Weapons Procurement")
-5746403867799959735b56b29d6d5350.jpg "Russia’s Largest State-Backed Supremacist Movement Is Thriving Above the Law")