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Day: October 9, 2024

@visegrad24: The Dominican Republic has announced that it has deported 11 000 Haitian migrants over the past week and will continue to deport around 10 000 migrants a week for the foreseeable future. They say the deportations are needed as there is an “excess” of migrants in the country

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Post date October 9, 2024

The Dominican Republic has announced that it has deported 11 000 Haitian migrants over the past week and will continue to deport around 10 000 migrants a week for the foreseeable future.

They say the deportations are needed as there is an “excess” of migrants in the country pic.twitter.com/r4fs2jjqzQ

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 10, 2024

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@visegrad24: Anti-Israel students at Pomona College vandalizing a building at on campus and using zip-ties in the doors to lock other students in. Several students asked through a window but a Jewish girl got trapped as she was too afraid to leave Via @EYakoby

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 9, 2024

Anti-Israel students at Pomona College vandalizing a building at on campus and using zip-ties in the doors to lock other students in.
Several students asked through a window but a Jewish girl got trapped as she was too afraid to leave

Via @EYakoby pic.twitter.com/c84214Ca4O

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 10, 2024

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@visegrad24: BREAKING: Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota

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Post date October 9, 2024

BREAKING:

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota pic.twitter.com/A0bedp7rT9

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 10, 2024

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Ukraine war briefing: End the war in 2025 through ‘decisive action’, says Zelenskyy

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Post date October 9, 2024

Ukrainian president to meet Keir Starmer and Nato’s new secretary general, Mark Rutte, in London on whirlwind tour. What we know on day 960

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Post date October 9, 2024

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@KyivIndependent: At least six people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast on Oct. 9, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram. kyivindependent.com/russias-missil…

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Post date October 9, 2024

At least six people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast on Oct. 9, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram.https://t.co/BGJjYbwfKW

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 9, 2024

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@KyivIndependent: At least six people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast on Oct. 9, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram. kyivindependent.com/russias-missil…

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Post date October 9, 2024

At least six people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast on Oct. 9, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram.https://t.co/BGJjYbwfKW

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 9, 2024

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Russia-NATO Confrontation Risks and Predictions
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Russia – NATO confrontation: assessments of risk, analysis of the geopolitical motivations, predictions

You are looking for an assessment of the risks, geopolitical motivations, and future predictions surrounding the confrontation between Russia and NATO.

Here is a breakdown of how think tanks and experts evaluate the evolving Russia-NATO confrontation as of mid-2026.

Geopolitical Motivations
Russia’s actions are driven by deep-seated geopolitical and domestic objectives, largely centered on reshaping the European security architecture.

Fracturing the Alliance: According to analysis by the Belfer Center, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s core strategic objective is to fracture the NATO alliance and undermine confidence in its collective defense commitment (Article 5).
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Preventing Political/Economic Expansion: Russia perceives itself as locked in a long-term, existential struggle with NATO, seeking to counter Western political and economic expansion into what it considers its sphere of influence.
CSIS

Exploiting Transatlantic Strains: Moscow actively seeks to capitalize on perceived weaknesses or divisions within the alliance, particularly regarding the scale and reliability of U.S. support under shifting political dynamics in Washington.
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Risk Assessments and Current State of Confrontation
The risk of a full-scale conventional war between NATO and Russia remains low but catastrophic, while the immediate and growing danger lies in a “gray zone” or “shadow war” campaign.

The Escalating Shadow War
Experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Eurasia Group note that as the conventional war in Ukraine continues (or even if it pauses), the conflict with NATO is shifting toward hybrid warfare.
Eurasia Group

CSIS data highlights that the number of Russian attacks in Europe nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, continuing to rise. This escalating campaign of sabotage and subversion aims to impose costs on NATO for its support of Ukraine without triggering a conventional military response.
CSIS

Key Tactics Include:

Infrastructure Sabotage: Arson, explosives, and physical attacks targeting transportation, military bases, warehouses, and critical infrastructure.
CSIS

Electronic Warfare and Cyberattacks: Increasing use of electronic attacks and probes of airspace.
Eurasia Group

Disinformation and Subversion: Funding far-right extremist groups, election interference, and massive disinformation campaigns designed to exploit domestic societal divisions.
Eurasia Group

The Conventional Posture
While NATO seeks to avoid direct military confrontation, both sides are preparing for the worst-case scenario.

NATO Preparations: The alliance has stepped up military deterrence, conducting operations like Eastern Sentry, Baltic Sentry, and Arctic Sentry to protect strategic airspace and underwater infrastructure. However, analysts note significant capability gaps remain in air defense and long-range strikes.
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Russian Reconstitution: According to CSIS, Russia is adapting to a wartime economy, rapidly scaling the production of weapons proven in Ukraine, which creates an asymmetric threat to NATO’s defense industrial base.
CSIS

Predictions for 2026 and Beyond
Looking forward, analysts predict a period of intense instability and potential limited escalation.

A Limited Military Incursion: A key scenario explored by the Belfer Center suggests that within the next few years, Russia’s gray-zone campaign could culminate in a limited, fast-moving incursion into a NATO border state (such as the Baltics). Using unmarked proxies or unmanned systems, Moscow
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