Delphi Global Research Center

🔎 Our latest GLAVNOE briefing examines how Russia is increasing internal control while facing significant internal pressures. 📄 Read the full February 2026 briefing by András Tóth-Czifra at: www.delphigrc.org/research/gla...

➡️https://www.delphigrc.org/research/why-resilience-became-the-word-no-one-in-ukraine-likes-and-what-should-replace-it

“At some point, it stops being heroic. It just becomes unlivable.” In a deeply personal essay, Maria Avdeeva asks what should replace “resilience” as the war enters its fifth year, and what real solidarity actually means.

🌍 Report Launch | Live Webinar @bobham.bsky.social
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/.../WN_fhhOh....

📌 A must-attend conversation for those tracking great-power competition, African geopolitics, and global security dynamics.
More information: www.delphigrc.org/.../Russian%....

❄️ Why is Russia looking north for its economic future?

🧊As Moscow highlights the Arctic in its outreach to the Trump administration, Andrew Berrier examines the realities behind Russia’s Arctic ambitions.

🔗 Read the full analysis here: www.delphigrc.org/research/rus...

⚙️ As the war in Ukraine grinds on, the Western Balkans are emerging as a strategic backbone of Europe’s defense effort.
In this latest analysis, Harun Karcic explains how this shift is reshaping regional security.
🔍 Read more: www.delphigrc.org/research/the... #Balkans #UkraineWar #Geopolitics

GLAVNOE | By András Tóth-Czifra
As Putin demands growth and low inflation, the economy weakens, with no reform path amid the war. Infrastructure failures and uncertainty in Chechnya expose a fragile system, leaving technocrats to manage decline without real power.
www.delphigrc.org/research/gla...

A Russian or Chinese invasion of Greenland is highly unlikely. As Andrew Berrier argues, the U.S. already has access, bases, and partnerships in Greenland. What’s at stake is legitimacy, trust, and unity.
🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/gre...

🛡️ What would a real crisis on NATO’s eastern flank look like?
⚙️ Shota Gvineria presents a fictional yet highly plausible scenario in which Russia exploits hybrid warfare and escalation management to test NATO’s cohesion without initiating conventional conflict. 🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/the...

🏭 Kiran Baez examines energy subsidies, infrastructure constraints, trade access, market saturation, and WTO ambitions to explain why plastics sit at the center of Uzbekistan’s long-term strategy and what risks this gamble carries for the country and the region.
www.delphigrc.org/research/how...

🔎 In this article, Bruce Pannier examines how infrastructure, geography, and shifting power dynamics are turning the Turkic world into an increasingly influential bloc, and why this transformation is drawing close attention from Russia, China, and Europe. 🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/the...

⚠️Just when you think you’ve seen it all, President Trump sends a letter to Norway’s prime minister that manages to be incoherent, legally reckless, and a threat to our national security.
Opinion piece by @bobham.bsky.social and Dan Perry: thehill.com/opinion/inte...

“For Putin, legacy matters, his place in Russian history and how he’s remembered as a leader who restored strength and status to Russia.” Read George Scutaru’s article on how historical ambition drives the war in Ukraine and why its outcome impacts Europe’s future. www.delphigrc.org/research/fou...

Ukraine’s decisions amid Russian pressure and uncertain Western support carry major consequences for Europe. Explore why concessions fail to bring peace in George Scutaru’s “Four Years On: Still Far From Peace In Ukraine.”
🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/fou...

👉Russia’s pitch to Africa isn’t new; it’s recycled!
🌍 Dan Whitman explains how Moscow repackages anti-colonial rhetoric while exporting disinformation, mercenaries, and exploitation across the continent.
📖 Read the full analysis: www.delphigrc.org/research/a-m...

🛡️ Power, hubris, and history’s warning.
@bobham.bsky.social’s
🏛️ “Swaggering Toward Sicily” draws a sharp parallel between Trump-era foreign policy and ancient Athens’ fatal overreach.
🔗https://www.delphigrc.org/research/swaggering-toward-sicily-american-hubris-under-trump-invites-catastrophe

🛩️ In September 2025, cheap, simple drones breached NATO airspace, forcing costly intercepts.
⚖️ The cost gap exposes serious weaknesses that new technology alone can’t fix.
🔍 Kollen Post analyzes what these gaps mean for U.S. drones and air defenses.
🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/les...

📈💰When trade becomes leverage, alliances shift.

Trump’s second term is redefining US-EU trade, testing EU sovereignty and raising the stakes for key industries. Stan Veuger explains what’s changing and whether Europe can push back.

🔗 Read more: m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

“A second Munich?”
Stephen Blank argues that proposed Ukraine “peace plans” could legitimize territorial conquest and undermine European security.
🔗 Read more: www.delphigrc.org/research/don...

Happy Holidays! 🎊

OC Media investigates Russian business ties linked to Georgia’s ambassador in Washington.
Delphi’s Bob Hamilton offers context on what this signals for Georgia’s foreign-policy direction.
🔗 oc-media.org/husband-of-g... @bobham.bsky.social

On The Newsmakers, @bobham.bsky.social challenged several misleading statements from the Russian panelist by offering clear, evidence-based corrections; illustrating how facts can effectively counter disinformation in open discussion.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0q8...
🌐 www.delphigrc.org

Hamilton on The Newsmakers:

❌ Russia can’t export advanced weapons like before.

📌 India bought cheap Russian oil for economic reasons - not geopolitics.

Watch the full interview here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0q8... @bobham.bsky.social

Dalibor Rohac’s new Delphi analysis looks at what Trump 2.0 means for Lithuania. With U.S. policy driven more by personal networks, predictability drops. Lithuania’s best strategy: lean into Europe and amplify its voice through coalitions.

Read: www.delphigrc.org/research/lit...

⚡ Ukraine’s deep strikes hit Russia’s economy, but not the collapsing front.
🪖 Troops face brutal 60-day rotations as Kyiv resists full mobilization.
❄️ Winter may be the war’s darkest phase yet, Zelensky is still betting on a miracle.
🔗 www.delphigrc.org/research/as-...

The “Deep State” isn’t just a theory - it’s a tool.
Nikoloz Khatiashvili tracks how a Kremlin narrative migrated to Georgia, now used to target CSOs, weaken trust in the West, and brand critics as “foreign agents.”
Full read: www.delphigrc.org/research/the...

Shaping strategic foresight through decades of service.🛡️

Robert Hamilton, President of @delphiglobal.bsky.social, retired U.S. Army Colonel with a PhD in International Relations, will join the Vilnius Foreign and Security Policy Conference on 21 November.

Learn more: conference.gssc.lt

Excellent analysis on Moldova’s upcoming elections from our @delphiglobal.bsky.social partner think tank, the New Strategy Center in Bucharest, Romania.

newstrategycenter.ro/en/parliamen...

YouTube video by The Newsmakers Russian drones in Poland: Is NATO ready for a showdown?

Delphi president Bob Hamilton appeared on @trtworld show @The_Newsmakers today to discuss the Russian drone incursions in #Poland. Watch the full clip here: youtu.be/l6fafMkZxmU?...

(1/3) NATO’s response to Russia’s violation of Polish airspace with multiple drones should be more than stern words. NATO should declare a no-fly zone over western Ukraine, with NATO assets deployed on the ground in Ukraine to enforce it.