Marcus Andreopoulos

Marcus Andreopoulos is a Senior Research Fellow at the international policy assessment group, the Asia-Pacific Foundation, and a Subject Matter Expert with the Global Threats Advisory Group at NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme. Marcus is currently pursuing a PhD in international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Pakistan’s Debt Dispute with UAE Signals Possible Bilateral Rift

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Islamabad’s attempt to position itself as a credible mediator in the Iran war obscures evidently deteriorating relationships with regional partners like the UAE.

Terrorist Financing and Pakistan’s Illusion of Compliance

Civilian and military personnel from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. conduct counterterrorism drills, search and rescue operations, and respond to a mock vehicle explosion as part of exercise Eagle Resolve, Mar. 28, 2017, in Kuwait. The training exercises participants' ability to respond as a combined joint task force headquarters staff. Exercise Eagle Resolve is the premier U.S. multilateral exercise within the Arabian Peninsula. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Timothy Lawn), modified, https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/NCO-Journal/Archives/2019/April/Extreme-Enemy-Saudi-Arabian-Export/

The evident growth of terrorist networks and financing in Pakistan since 2022 suggests that the country’s removal from the FATF ‘grey list’ was premature.

The Weaponization of Migrants Is Undermining the EU and its Allies

The barrier hinders illegal border crossings, provides reaction time for the Border Guard, and serves as protection for Polish authorities against aggressive actions by illegal migrants and Belarusian regime forces. Its full functionality will be achieved after equipping it with electronic systems (motion sensors, cameras). / modified / Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20220630_Zapora_na_granicy_polsko-bia%C5%82oruskiej_004.jpg

If Brussels hopes to confront the threat posed by irregular migration from Russia and Belarus, it must work collaboratively with its members to prevent this new form of hybrid warfare from overwhelming frontline EU states.

A New Playbook? Russian Interference in Georgia and Moldova Elections

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A new operational methodology is emerging regarding Russian interference, as evidenced in recent polls in Georgia and Moldova.

The AfD and China’s Marriage of Convenience

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Recent scandals involving Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and China are not an exception and reflect growing efforts by authoritarian states to destabilize Western democracies.

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