Show threadKriszta SatoriJan 7
Vitaly Shevchenko of #BBCMonitoring writes: 'Russia's commentary on the Marinera saga has been decidedly low-key, as if designed not to antagonise the US or create the impression that Moscow was determined to defend the Russia-flagged tanker.'
Kriszta SatoriAug 19, 2025
#TheGlobalJigsaw latest miniseries on JNIM, a branch of al-Qaeda is worth your time. It's one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups, based in the Sahel,where around 50% of deaths from terrorism were registered last yr. We look into its leaders, its narrative, its modus operandi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv9
and try to understand its impact on local life and on the region’s complex geopolitics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yvb
With #BBCMonitoring's Jacob Boswall, Collins Nabiswa and Barry Marston
BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda

The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda is one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups

BBC
Show threadKriszta SatoriNov 20, 2024
#TheGlobalJigsaw explores some 'solutions' #Russian decision makers are offering, with the help of #BBCMonitoring 's Francis Scarr and Veronika Malinboym - from fiscal incentives to restricting access to abortion to banning propaganda of “childless lifestyle” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6r7n
BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Russia’s “special demographic operation”

Why is the Kremlin worried about population decline?

BBC
Kriszta SatoriNov 17, 2024

#BBCNews - Russia's soldiers bringing wartime violence back home
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e7vl01gngo
By #BBCMonitoring 's Vitaly Shevchenko

We looked into the implications of this on #TheGlobalJigsaw too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlb

Russia's soldiers bringing wartime violence back home

Many of the attackers have previous criminal convictions and were released from prison purely to fight.

Show threadKriszta SatoriNov 6, 2024

V #BBCMonitoring Vitaly Shevchenko:
Ukrainians know that their chances of surviving Russia's assault will be miniscule if US support is cut - and Donald Trump's rhetoric strongly suggests that that is a distinct possibility.

He is also seen as much friendlier towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his relationship with Volodymyr Zelensky has been rocky

(Cont.)

Show threadKriszta SatoriNov 6, 2024

V #BBCMonitoring Francis Scarr:
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was unaware if the Russian president had plans to congratulate Trump.

"Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country that directly and indirectly is involved in the war against our state," Peskov told reporters.

But there was also welcome acknowledgement that Trump could significantly reduce the flow of American military aid for Ukraine.

Show threadKriszta SatoriOct 2, 2024

V #BBCMonitoring 's Ghoncheh Habibiazad:

Iranian MPs chanted “Allahu Akbar [God is greatest]”, “Death to Israel” and “Revolutionary IRGC, thank you, thank you” today at the parliament, following Iran’s missile strike on Israel yesterday.

Show threadKriszta SatoriSep 28, 2024

V #BBCMonitoring
#Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei 's comments: the resistance front's attacks on "worn-out and declining" Israel will become "even more powerful".

If you are not sure what he means by 'resistance', #TheGlobalJigsaw explains it here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0htcwzj

BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Deconstructing Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’: Part two

The loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence

BBC
Kriszta SatoriMay 26, 2024
Belated happy #Caturday to all #CatsOfMastodon from the boss lady. She is currently in windowsill-cat position - this is how she does her most intent listening, currently playing the Bonus episode of #TheGlobalJigsaw on #BBCMonitoring 's #Africa operations. She is trying to spot some meowing under the ubiquitous birdsong in this episode - can you hear any? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hzv1sb
BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Monitoring Africa

What does it take to track media on a continent where radio is king?

BBC
Show threadKriszta SatoriApr 6, 2024

from the lense of the #IRGC in particular what these groups and allies provide is a screen of responsibility - it provides a means of plausible deniability for #Iran to both engage its enemies militarily and also deny the kind of direct responsibility that perhaps could provoke a broader conflagration.

In the second part of this mini series on the #AxisOfResistance we’ll go to more #BBCMonitoring colleagues - to see how groups linked to the Resistance serve #Iran ’s interests.

A teaser:
cont.