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Jean-François Ratelle

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Jean-François Ratelle @ratellejeff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New piece on Iranian diaspora and polarization. theconversation.com/why-the-iran...
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Why the Iranian diaspora is so bitterly divided — in Canada and abroad
Although the connection between the Canadian far right and the pro-Reza Pahlavi movement is weaker than in Europe, growing diaspora violence shows it’s now taking root in Canada.
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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📢 New blog by @ratellejeff.bsky.social - Canada’s Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus: A Shift from the Trudeau Administration Canada’s support for Armenia remains substantive; however, a discernible shift in tone has emerged... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2026/05/06/c...
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Jasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
“History is cruel, geography crueler still…This American president demands peace, even if it is on the Kremlin’s terms. And Ukraine’s leaders, like [Bosnia’s] in 1995, must…choose whether to say yes or no to Washington.” For Odgovor.ba on (un)just peace. odgovor.ba/article/5552/
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Lessons from an Unjust Peace: Bosnia 1995 and Ukraine Today
It is a historical coincidence but a nevertheless instructive one. We observe the 30th anniversary of the initialing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, just as the Trump administration mounts a major pres...
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Russia is committing crimes against humanity by hunting Ukrainian civilians with drones, according to a UN commission of inquiry. www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies...
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine to the UN General Assembly (A/80/497)
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23/10/2025
👀 Three Russian servicemen were eliminated on October 22 in Stavropol, Russia, during a special operation executed by Ukrainian intelligence. united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukrainian Intelligence Eliminates Three Russian Soldiers in Stavropol Special Operation
Three Russian servicemen were eliminated in Stavropol during a Ukrainian intelligence operation, supported by the Caucasus Liberation Movement.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 23/10/2025
Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists” increasingly includes not militants or separatists but ordinary opposition politicians, journalists, and public figures. meduza.io/en/cards/rus...
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Russia’s ‘terrorists and extremists’ list is now sweeping up journalists and academics. Soon, Navalny donors could face life in prison. — Meduza
In recent weeks, there’s been a sharp uptick in reports about new additions to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists.” Increasingly, the list includes not militants or separatists but ordinary…
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Eastern European and Transatlantic Network @eetn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
READ: @ratellejeff.bsky.social examines the August agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and how this may signal an American regime eager to exploit weakness for its gain. Read now: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/an...
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
This is broadly good news. Some seized equipment still seems to have been diverted from the CAF, but not the guns, ammo or explosives. globalnews.ca/news/1128743...
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Quebec terrorism suspects didn’t get guns and ammo from us: Canadian Forces | Globalnews.ca
The three men took part in military-style training, police allege, as well as shooting, ambush, survival and navigation exercises and also allegedly conducted a scouting operation.
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Marta Ter @martater.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
💢 This case illustrates very well how corruption permeates every layer of the Russian army, from the policeman who tortures boys for a bonus by sending them to war, to the commanders who extort money from common soldiers to spare them from the most dangerous front lines.
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Leah West @leahwest-nsl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
There is much about this story that is staggering. But the inclusion of military members while deeply troubling is not surprising. A story: I was part of the RWE CAF research network funded by the Department of National Defence to study IMVE in the military for three years 2020-2023.
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Eastern European and Transatlantic Network @eetn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
MENTOR: Margaux Knoerr and @ratellejeff.bsky.social ‬ examine American foreign fighters in Ukraine, exploring their security implications and care needs. As part of our mentorship program, we are highlighting the outputs of young scholars throughout June. Read Now: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/am...
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Eastern European and Transatlantic Network @eetn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
READ: Marika Barbieri-Antonoglou’s policy memo explores the impact of Russian disinfo campaigns during the 2024 EP elections. This memo is part of our mentorship program, which aims to highlight the outstanding work of young scholars. Read now: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/th...
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Marta Ter @martater.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
In a shocking daylight abduction in central Moscow, entrepreneur and blogger Areg Shchepikhin was violently shoved into a car trunk by several men. His alleged kidnappers, 6 kadyrovtsy, forced Shchepikhin to record a video apology for his past criticisms of Chechens. www.kavkazr.com/a/chastj-sis...
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"Часть системной практики". Кадыровцы и похищение блогера в Москве
Предприниматель Арег Щепихин, которого вечером 3 июня похитили на Ярославском и бросили в багажник "Мерседеса", находится на свободе, сообщили телеграм-каналы "База" и "112". По данным "Базы", чеченск...
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 04/06/2025
Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya offers a cogent articulation of the argument that Ukraine's daring drone strikes over the weekend risk escalation and psychological effects that will harden the Kremlin's resolve for regime change in Kyiv without adding to Ukraine's long-term security.
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Eastern European and Transatlantic Network @eetn.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
READ: Dr. @ratellejeff.bsky.social’s latest policy memo examines how Russia is cracking down on activists and expanding the reach of the Kremlin. 📖: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/th...
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Jean-François Ratelle @ratellejeff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
New policy memo carleton.ca/eetn/2025/th...
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The Peace Deal's Blind Sport: Human Rights Repression in Russia
This policy memo examines the impact of the post-2022 amendments to the Foreign Agent Law, the new criminal code amendment introduced in March 2022 and 2023 to target anti-war support, and the increas...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17/04/2025
⚡️Nearly 102,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. Russian independent media outlet, Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 101,833 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
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Nearly 102,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Russian independent media outlet, Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 101,833 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
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Eastern European and Transatlantic Network @eetn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
READ: Dr. @ratellejeff.bsky.social's white paper analyzes Armenia’s asymmetrical peace negotiations with Azerbaijan to argue that it must make a painful choice between its sovereignty, identity, security, and the pursuit of international justice. To read: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/th...
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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
For the past six weeks, Hungary has been blocking €10 million ($11 million) in non-lethal military aid to Armenia from the EU’s European Peace Facility (EPF), RFE/RL reported on Monday, citing sources. oc-media.org/hungary-repo...
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Hungary reportedly blocking EU non-lethal military aid to Armenia, again
Hungary also initially blocked aid in 2024 before agreeing to withdraw its objection on the condition that aid also be sent to Azerbaijan.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Other Side of Signalgate Eyewitness account of the US strikes against Yemen that killed an estimated 50+ civilians, hit a cancer-treatment center under construction, and destroyed homes at night during Ramadan --- for no apparent gain, and with no clear strategy in mind
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The Other Side of Signalgate
The Trump Administration’s extraordinary security breach has elicited shock, amusement, and anger. An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall.
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Anton Barbashin @abarbashin.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Trump is eliminating Wilson Center, a stellar US foreign policy study establishment. Along with it goes the Kennan Institute - one of the best Russia study institutions. I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017. Such a loss
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Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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Jean-François Ratelle @ratellejeff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Recent talk at the Armenian Embassy in Canada. canada.mfa.am/en/news/2025...
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A discussion-talk titled was held at the Embassy of Armenia to Canada
On March 6, a discussion-talk titled “Armenia's Geopolitical Future: Navigating Challenges on the Path to Peace” was held at the Embassy of Armenia to Canada.
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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨New PONARS Policy Memo: Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission by @ratellejeff.bsky.social and Marat Ilyasov @ieres-gwu.bsky.social 📖Read more here: www.ponarseurasia.org/military-mob...
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Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 929 (PDF) The partial mobilization announced by the Kremlin in September 2022—six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—triggered a s...
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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against Chechnya’s leadership for threatening Novaya Gazeta and its staff over a 2017 investigation into reports of mass extrajudicial executions of gay men in the republic. oc-media.org/echr-upholds...
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ECHR upholds Novaya Gazeta's complaint against threats by Chechen officials
The threats were made over Novaya Gazeta’s coverage of anti-gay purges in Chechnya.
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Mark Youngman @threatologist.com · 24/02/2025
Islamic State attack on Israeli embassy in Berlin thwarted An 18-year-old native of Chechnya has been arrested in Germany on charges of planning to attack the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
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Mark Youngman @threatologist.com · 22/02/2025
The best* book ever written on the Caucasus Emirate’s ideology is now available for pre-order. The Caucasus Emirate: Ideology, identity and insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus (Manchester University Press) amzn.eu/d/6QrSQ3h * and only
Front cover of The Caucasus Emirate: Ideology, identity and insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 22/02/2025
Strange story: Sweden has expelled an antiwar Russian activist and scholar and banned her from the EU zone for 20 years, arguing that her advanced theoretical mathematics research has Russian military applications. She'll likely be imprisoned if she returns home. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rysk...
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Ryska fredsaktivisten utvisas i 20 år – klassas som säkerhetshot - Nyheter (Ekot)
En av grundarna till den svenska antikrigsorganisationen Ryssar mot kriget, aktivisten och forskaren Daria Rudneva ska utvisas ur Sverige.Säkerhetspolisen ...
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 17/02/2025
Measuring Progress in a CVE Program: A 3-Year Longitudinal Case Study crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/me...
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Measuring Progress in a CVE Program: A 3-Year Longitudinal Case Study
As proof of concept for their methodology, the Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV) present a case study documenting the progress and setbacks of a participant in its CVE intervention pro...
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Trump demanded a $500 billion "payback" for protecting Ukraine, including 50% of revenue from extraction of rare minerals, oil, gas, etc. "Trump’s demands would amount to a higher share of Ukrainian GDP than reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Treaty"
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Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Panic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from U.N. Human Rights Council www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
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Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from U.N. Human Rights Council
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and UNRWA and for broader review of U.S. funding for the international org...
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Most overrated russian capability? russia's air defense is now primarily known for friendly fire. It has struggled to intercept numerous Ukrainian strikes and would face major challenges against NATO. Its primary strength lies in its vast number of batteries and interceptors
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 27/11/2024
⚡ Russian forces occupying Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region have converted the city’s mines into logistical hubs, storing military supplies and establishing field hospitals.
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Bakhmut Coal Mines Become Key Logistics Hub for Russian Military Operations
Once an industrial hub, Bakhmut has been transformed into a critical staging area for Russian forces, with mines being used to stockpile military resources.
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