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After Karabakh: War, Peace, and the Forging of a New Caucasus
The outcome of the Second Karabakh War is a watershed event in the modern history of Eurasia. It represents the moment of conception of a new South Caucasus, the only part of the world that borders on Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Unsurprisingly, external powers like the U.S., China, the EU, India, and the GCC states are all taking greater interest in its future.
Latest Policy Paper
Iran’s Digital Fortress: The Rise of the National Information Network
The Iranian regime’s most acute vulnerability comes not from external attack but from within: from the persistent and growing discontent of its own citizens. In response, Tehran has leaned more and more heavily on a long-term strategy of digital control.
Latest Defense Dossier

Defending the Future: Space, Technology and Strategy
Latest In-House Bulletins
Africa Political Monitor No. 55
DRC, M23 sign Qatar ceasefire;
Militants exploit Starlink in the Sahel;
Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves electoral commission;
U.S. suspends Sudan peace talks amid post-war power dispute;
Choppy diplomatic waters for Capetown
China Policy Monitor No. 1642
China counters Starlink;
Taiwan's President scraps U.S. stop;
PRC AI firms form alliances to reduce reliance on foreign tech;
Chinese tech giants unveil new advanced AI products;
China launches $1 billion investment fund for southeast Asia
Defense Technology Monitor No. 112
Nature's superfiber;
Beijing pursues deep-sea strategy...;
...As Darpa releases sea drone;
A space metal milestone;
China's "kill mesh" tightens
Global Islamism Monitor No. 132
The Taliban Comes In From The Cold... At Least In Moscow;
Hamas On The Outs?;
The Islamist Threat Grows In Africa...;
...And Syria
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 46
China expands maritime activity...;
...as nervous neighbors seek strength in numbers;
NATO summit highlights Taiwan risk;
The Quad goes rock solid;
Bitcoin booms in Bhutan;
North Korea focuses on cybercrime
Information Warfare Watch No. 48
The Dark Side of Starlink;
A Farewell to WhatsApp?;
Putin's Puppet NGO;
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 245
Iran Invests In European Crime;
Tehran's Caucasian Conduit;
Tehran Accelerates Its Afghan Purge;
Persistent Support For Proxies
Resource Security Watch No. 60
In Trump's military, a more skeptical view of climate;
China's future energy source;
Africa searches for answers to food insecurity;
China accelerates stockpiling efforts
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2688
Russia ramps up chemical weapons usage in Ukraine;
Pyongyang supplies 40% of Russia's weapons: Ukrainian intelligence;
Russia's shadow fleet has tripled;
GPS jamming in the Baltic sea
South Asia Strategy Monitor No. 25
Connectivity Comes To Kashmir;
Bangladesh Looks Ahead To National Elections;
Chinese-Backed Militia Secures Control of Mines in Myanmar;
In Islamabad, Fears of Iranian Instability
Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 17
Military Necessity is The Mother of Invention;
Ukrainian Drones Take To The Seas;
A Grisly Business;
Leaning Into Defense Tech