Oleksiy Volovych
Dual Power and Uncompromising Rivals
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A New Round of Civil War in Libya
Oleksiy Volovych April 4, 2019 the Libyan National Army under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive against the capital of Tripoli. The declared by H. Hafthar aim of the attack was supposedly to “clean the Tripoli from islamists and terrorists”, although the true aim of this offensive is, in fact, to drive away the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya led by Kh. Haftar’s longtime opponent, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, supported by some western countries and the UN. Estimating the parties’ chances to win, it should be noted that the chances of the Commander of the LNA to win…
More >>Authority of Austria’s Intelligence — In Ambiguo
The Role and Risks of the Activities of National Intelligence Services of the EU Countries in Achieving Political Goals Serhiy Polyovyk The scandal caused by the Austrian intelligence services remains front and centre in the mind of European analysts in security, defense and special services of the EU. It broke into the open when European counterparts put forward reasonable suspicions against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT) because of Austria’s over-loyalty to Russia. These suspicions are also confirmed by links between the right-wing radical parliamentary Freedom Party…
More >>Aggravation of the Crisis in Sudan
Roman Kot April 11, 2019, a military coup took place in Sudan, during which Omar al-Bashir, the country’s President, was removed from his post. Besides, the Sudanese military disbanded the Cabinet and the Parliament of the country — the National Assembly, and also announced a three-month state of emergency to be followed by a two-year transitional period. Also, state Sudanese media reported that all political prisoners, including the leaders of the protests taking place in the country, were released from prison. This is the end of the thirtieth year of Omar al-Bashir’s staying in power…
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Serhiy Polyovyk
The Role and Risks of the Activities of National Intelligence Services of the EU Countries in Achieving Political Goals
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Austrian Intelligence Feels Isolated at the International Level Serhiy Polyovyk The popular German periodical, weekly Der Spiegel, on the 1st of April 2019 published an editorial with reference to mfh/dpa about Germany’s being concerned with the development of right-wing extremist tendencies in Austria. The question is: is it advisable to continue to co-operate with some representatives of the Austrian government, who share extremist and nationalistic views? To the earlier concerns about Austrian policy, are added the European partners’ fears regarding the neighbouring Austria’s special services’ excessive dependence on Russia. In the European…
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Aggravation of the Crisis in Sudan
Prospects for the Development of the Situation in Sudan
Prospects for the Development of the Situation in Sudan
Sudan and the Interests of the United States, the PRC and the RF Oleksiy Volovych On April 11, 2019, a military coup took place in Sudan. The Command of Sudan’s Armed Forces arrested and removed from all posts the country’s President, Omar al-Bashir (75 years old), who came to power in 1989 after a military coup. Thus, O. al-Bashir, left his post in the same way as he came to it — as a result of a military coup. It is already the eighth military coup after the declaration of Sudan’s independence on January 1, 1956. All in all, between 1952…
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