the long front lineBrute force and Moscow’s show of strength, from Ukraine to EuropeThe missiles fired at Kyiv and the suspected drone shot down by Romania in the Black Sea. The Russian threat is in full swingbyMicol Flammini20 AUG 26
The analysisHow Putin’s Russia uses the ‘Rodina method’ to stamp out dissentThe Yabloko party has been subjected to a carefully orchestrated campaign: a barrage of absurd allegations, ranging from copyright infringement to foreign funding. This is how authoritarian situationism is reshaping the Russian political landscape. The next victimsbyGiovanni Boggero19 AUG 26
interconnections and regimesThe Caspian Sea routes that Trump does not want to seeA document maps out the arms network between Russia and Iran in waters where the West has no presencebyMicol Flammini19 AUG 26
The caseThere is a new controversy concerning Russia in VeniceFollowing criticism of the Russian pavilion at the Biennale last spring, Kyiv is now taking issue with the film “Dau”, which is in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister: “It’s propaganda”byEnrico Cicchetti18 AUG 26
editorialItaly is already embroiled in a hybrid warThe drone in Latvia, the fire in Colleferro and the significance of European rearmamentbyRedazione14 AUG 26
Related theatresTrump’s former adviser John Bolton accuses the president of lacking a strategy against the regime in Iran“I believe Trump has missed an opportunity to deal a truly heavy blow to the Iranian regime,” the ambassador tells Il FogliobyGiulia Pompili14 AUG 26
Concrete indicatorsFrom the Kuril Islands to China: Japan caught in the grip of Moscow and BeijingArrests, interrogations and inspections of Japanese companies in China. Xi Jinping’s leadership is stepping up the pressure following Prime Minister Takaichi’s statements on Taiwan. And Putin’s visit to the Russian Far East islands adds another source of tensionbyGiulia Pompili13 AUG 26
editorialIt is now India that is selling fuel to RussiaUS tariffs and criticism have not been enough to curb trade. This development also points to another factor: the crisis in the Russian petrol market is deeper than everbyRedazione13 AUG 26
The caseThe Leipzig drone and Germany’s strategy against hybrid warfare from the airThe Russian link is gaining ground in relation to the drone found at the German airport during the night of 4–5 August. It is possible that a network that has been operating in Europe for some time is behind the incidentbyLorenzo Monfregola12 AUG 26
behind the scenesThe Russian Starlink and the party-loving engineer who looks after itMoscow is working on its satellites, and the idea has little to do with the familiar faces in the Kremlin. Timing and concernsbyMicol Flammini12 AUG 26
