Managing, Not Fighting, Demographic Decline;
Plummeting Morale In The Russian Military;
Russo-Iranian Ties Get Deeper Still;
Russia Beefs Up Naval Rearmament...;
...And Sets Its Sights On The Arctic

Putin Looks for Reinforcements;
Military Recruitment Surges...;
...As The Kremlin Anticipates the Day After;
Europe Needs Beefed Up Naval Capabilities to Counter Russia, China

Surkov's Imperial Vision;
The Kremlin Solidifies Its Grip on Eastern Ukraine...;
...As Prisoners Languish;
More on The Moscow-Pyongyang Connection;

Putin's (Sort of) Police State;
Brussels Raises the Alarm...;
...As Poland Preps for Confrontation;
Trump Cuts Complicate Recovery of Children Taken by Russia

More Grim Demographic Data;
Ex-UK Intel Chief: Russia Will Test Europe's Resolve;
Naypyidaw Makes A Play;
Chinese-Style Surveillance Comes to Russia's Second City