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China’s Space Ambitions
Assessing China’s space program is vital to understanding how investments in space add to a country’s comprehensive national power.
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The Shifting Dynamics of South Asia
Latest In-House Bulletins
Africa Political Monitor No. 24
South Africa poised to deport thousands of Zimbabweans;
Zambia in trouble over Chinese debt;
Seeking press freedom in the Sahel;
Americans eye the exits as Sudan's civil war worsens;
Still hope for America in Africa
China Reform Monitor No. 1550
Hong Kong eliminates most elected seats;
Scholz's push for China port deal triggers pushback;
China cracks down on foreign firms, cuts their access to info;
Facing a lack of recruits, China revises conscription law;
U.S. Seeks to "De-risk" its relationship with China: Sullivan
Defense Technology Monitor No. 86
China focuses on laser mitigation;
Talking to hypersonics;
The end of encryption?;
The problems with planetary defense;
A reusable interceptor for hypersonics?
Global Islamism Monitor No. 103
Meet the new (Al-Qaeda) boss;
The Abraham accords and Morocco's Islamist opposition;
A crackdown on Islamists in India;
An ISIS media presence in Malaysia
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 31
Biden, Yoon bolster American extended deterrence in South Korea;
Japan funds energy project on India’s strategic islands...;
...While Burma paves the way for Chinese planes;
Washington and Manila train to control critical waterway;
White House woos the Solomons, while Honiara delays elections
Information Warfare Watch No. 22
Digital authoritarianism and weaponized disinformation;
Israel's upgraded public diplomacy;
China, TikTok and cognitive warfare
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 230
Iran's growing boldness on the high seas...
...And in cyberspace;
The shadowy domestic organization beating back Iran's protests;
Congressional pressure on Biden's Iran policy builds
Resource Security Watch No. 49
China and Africa's critical minerals;
The environmental risks of the Ukraine war;
A scramble for the Arctic
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2584
Targeting the legal defenders;
Countering Wagner in Africa;
The real state of Russian industry;
Flashpoint: Zaporizhzhia
South Asia Strategy Monitor No. 7
The divisive hunt for an Indian separatist;
Pakistan seeks to protect Chinese residents;
Japan's new indo-pacific plan;
Lithium find a mixed blessing in contested Kashmir