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Oleksandr Demchenko
BRICS Summit in Kazan: Why Did the Participants Travel to Russia?
The BRICS summit began in Kazan on October 22, 2024, under Russia's chairmanship, with official events starting on October 23. Nearly all heads of BRICS member states attended in person, except for Brazil's president, who joined via video link due to an injury.
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The Illusion of Neutrality: Why China-Brazilian Initiative Cannot Be Alternative to Ukrainian Victory Plan
China and Brazil held an international meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss their proposals for a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.
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Glib Voloskyi
Russia is training North Korean soldiers to support its war against Ukraine. How will it impact the frontline?
On October 14th, President Putin introduced the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with the DPRK to be ratified by the State Duma. The agreement included the clause of mutual military aid in the event of war. The same evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced that North Korea de facto became a party of the conflict.
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Oleksandr Demchenko
Syria, Talibs, junta. How Russia is growing its influence in BRICS
Syria's turn to apply for BRICS membership. This decision, like several similar ones, is adopted on the eve of the member countries summit, which will be held at the end of October in Kazan, Russia. Syria's intention is curious in the context of Afghanistan’s earlier application, and Palestine’s plans to join as well. What is Russia’s interest in these actions, and how can they aid Kremlin’s role in global politics?
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Why are servicemen leaving the Armed Forces?
This research is focused on the issues due to which the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose qualified personnel. Qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used for this research. The qualitative research method included interviews with personnel in combat units and the military command & control (C2) bodies that are dealing with human resources matters.
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Generalization and assessment of Territorial Defense Forces application experience in 2022
This policy brief contains a succinct history of development and application of Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) during the new phase of Russian aggression after 24 February 2022.
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No alternative. Ukraine’s full fledged NATO membership is the only efficient security guarantee
Ukrainian partners, among them NATO members, have number of prejudices regarding Ukraine’s full fledged membership in NATO.
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Protest dynamics and the Kremlin state capacity to reaction and countermeasures
This document is a public (abbreviated) part of the closed research under the title “Transformation of Russian Statehood” conducted by the Analytical Department NGO “Come Back Alive!”.
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Needles for a porcupine
The decision of Russian political-military leadership on February 24, 2022, to morph local aggression at Donbas and tensions at sea into the largest regional war in Europe since 1945 is the greatest tragedy of modern Ukraine.
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Mykola Bielieskov
Zelenskyy Presents Ukraine's "Victory Plan" to Biden: What Might and Should Be in It?
Mykola Bielieskov, Senior Analyst at CBA Initiatives Center, meditades about the document that he ambitiously described as a "Victory Plan". The plan will be presented to the current US President Joseph Biden as well as presidential candidates from two parties - Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
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"Ukraine will not win if it only fights back"
On July 25, analysts of “Come Back Alive” presented the study “Transformation of Russian Statehood”. The work contains an analysis of ways to study Russia and its regions in depth, ways to find its weaknesses in the socio-security, diplomatic, information and cultural, cyber and economic dimensions, as well as recommendations for further action.
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How and why the Kremlin is holding "elections" in the occupied territories
The Kremlin is preparing to hold so-called elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine on Russia’s Single Election Day on 10 September 2023. The “elections”, which will be held in two dozen russian regions, are planned for all the occupied territories. The only difference is that in the Crimea, voters will have to “elect” a representative to the Russian State Duma and the Ternovska Municipal Council of Sevastopol.