The Bush Institute released a three-part series detailing Russia’s strategic corruption in Europe and provides recommendations for European policymakers to stop Moscow’s harmful practices that seek to destabilize the West.
Learn more about the three pillars of Russia’s strategic corruption in Europe: https://t.co/WqWKM6zx5Y
Happening now: @Rugeste, @MartinCSDEnergy, and Isaac Levi sit down with @Matt_Boyse to discuss how the US and Europe can work together to counter Moscow's growing economic and political ambitions.
https://t.co/K8lcKGgOt5
Miami, the gateway to the Americas, will host @FIU's premier #NationalSecurity event on May 12-13.
Co-hosted by @GordonInstitute and @FundacionTAEDA, #HSC2025 brings together security leaders to address the most pressing challenges in the region.
RSVP! https://t.co/f6e5qm67zf
In this historic (again) day for global democracy and market economy 🇺🇸🗽, in Budapest 🇭🇺 #EEN2024 Annual meeting kicks off, the European Union’s Flagship Initiative for doing business in Europe and beyond 🇪🇺. Should we all be reading Trump: The Art of the Deal? 🤠 Buckle 🆙
Still minorities, except for Serbia. Media and cognitive capture has played its role for Russians and Eastern Europeans to lean on the same horse for their conflicting strategies
@Rugeste on #20yearsCRPM: "Russia and China do not offer a credible alternative to the Western Balkans. Only transactional cash for state and media capture".
The 🇪🇺🇩🇪 have started their journey to developing the full array of instruments to protect Europe’s political and economic freedoms and support 🇺🇦 on its way to freedom.
“🇩🇪 needs to spearhead and support 🇪🇺 efforts to design and kick start a common economic security strategy with instruments on risk assessment, investment screening, customs and financial intelligence coordination, anti-money laundering", says @Rugeste, Co-author des Kremlin Playbooks. @CSDBuildBridges
Zur Studie 👉https://t.co/vKxWx7Vywr
Russian hybrid warfare against the world and russian danger for Bulgaria https://t.co/KzutbciPKR via @YouTube Great input @apmassaro3 on the day that Bulgaria finally gets a Euro-Atlantic government voted in 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇧🇬 🇺🇦 New hope.
Russia’s infiltration of #media in the #Balkans predates a possible invasion, thanks to Kremlin-aligned businesspeople, politicians, and influence agents who shape editorial policies and amplify #disinformation.
🗨️ @Rugeste & @GoranGeorgiev42@EURACTIV
https://t.co/yWSeuM9Z35
⚠️ #Illicit capital circulates in and out of the #WesternBalkans on a staggering scale, enabled by governance weakness, endemic #corruption, organised #crime, and a rampant shadow economy.
🗯️ CSD's @Rugeste & Vanya Petrova for @EURACTIV
https://t.co/2k3X8C11AL
Indeed C. Belton's work feels like a deep dive into the Kremlin Playbook, @CSDBuildBridges just followed up with a closer look at Kremlin and the #EnergyCrisis: https://t.co/Zg0TJnb8Ae
This analysis is based on Catherine Belton's "Putin's People" and Heather A. Conley's fantastic analysis from 2016 called "The Kremlin Playbook", and it partly explains why the West were so hesitant to act against Russia before Feb, 2022.
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EURACTIV Bulgaria is the media partner to this timely conference organised by @CSDBuildBridges in Brussels with keynote speakers @GDelbosCorfield and @ViolavonCramon Registration open. Full program here https://t.co/oc0wYsY9bA
@FEDNglobal Open competition is the driving force for innovation in the #PrivateSector, just like it is essential for a vibrant #democracy. More market economy, less state capture.
With the future of the Russia-Ukraine conflict uncertain, what are the greatest challenges to maintaining/expanding democratic solidarity and support for Ukraine? We asked @peterkreko@MSnegovaya@Rugeste and Mykola Riabchuk for their thoughts: https://t.co/1xQAGrdXrw
¿En qué partes de America Latina está el dinero ruso? Lo explica hoy desde Sofía, en Bulgaria, Martín Vladimirov, del Centro para el Estudio de la Democracia. Óigalo aquí: https://t.co/qncC8cO78w