Just heard from the Annual Deception Line of Putin, Russia is intent on continuing its state capture driven strategic corruption across the globe…
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: bushcenter.org/publications/…
Great insights @HudsonInstitute:
Time to ramp sanctions on the Kremlin from 3/10 to 5/10.
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.
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Discussing the Kremlin Playbook in Latin America tomorrow 👇
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! HSC2025.eventbrite.com
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
Good discussion in Skopje today. Offering, hopefully guidance to the incoming government there.
@Rugeste on #20yearsCRPM: "Russia and China do not offer a credible alternative to the Western Balkans. Only transactional cash for state and media capture".
Way to go! EU Integration is a great force for good against corruption 🇪🇺
Corruption impedes progress. On #InternationalAnti-CorruptionDay and 20th anniversary of #UNConventionagainstCorruption we celebrate 🇪🇺 and 🇦🇲 anti-corruption efforts - EUR 1 million Twinning by🇩🇪 and 🇱🇻 supports the CPC and MoJ, while EU-CoE #PGGIII fights #economiccrime.
COSP10: are we better at anti-corruption now than 20 years ago? Do we have more hope? Can we re-power democratic resilience? #COSP10
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 👉shop.freiheit.org/#!/Publika…
Russian hybrid warfare against the world and russian danger for Bulgaria youtu.be/dBq2CCmVay8 via @YouTube Great input @apmassaro3 on the day that Bulgaria finally gets a Euro-Atlantic government voted in 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇧🇬 🇺🇦 New hope.
The Kremlin targets NATO members #Bulgaria, #NorthMacedonia, #Montenegro; uses #Serbia as disinfo hub for the #Balkans. Tackling #mediacapture #corrosivecapital networks is key.
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
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⚠️ #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
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It is so sad to see how the Bulgarian government (legislative, executive and judiciary) condemns the country’s regions to ghettoization…No leadership!
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: kp.csd.bg
What is the future of #EU#Enlargement in the immediate neighborhood, EU as a #geopolitical#power
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 euractiv.bg/wp-content/uploa…
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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: ned.org/the-big-question-how…
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Lessons on #Russia approaches to simmering conflicts in #WesternBalkans discussed today as part of @dgapev Strategy Groups chaired by @ManuelSarrazin. Thanks for substantive contributions @StojanovicSonja @Rugeste #MaximSamorukov @CarnegieRussia
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Catch up on reports in the Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience series from @He_Shumei @Sarah_G_Cook @RollandNadege @Rugeste @AndreiAndreev14 @nicholasdwright @edwardlucas Glenn Tiffert and Martin Hála ned.org/sharp-power-and-demo…
Thanks @ThinkDemocracy for the wonderful collaboration. Some interesting findings and suggestions for civil society across the globe for exposing and limiting #StateCapture and #CorrosiveCapital.
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Participants at the 2019 Regional #GoodGovernance and Anti-Corruption Forum are discussing solutions to move on with #EU #enlargement, while delivering on the governance reforms in the #Western Balkans.
