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China Policy Monitor No. 1685

August 3, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

Global opinion shifts toward China;
China denies weaponizing Panama inspections;
Fourteen countries, EU reject China's SCS claims;
China uses water cannons on Philippine vessels; 
Washington tightens visa rules for foreign students

Ukrainian TrophyLab Widens the Cracks in Russia’s Military Facade

July 30, 2026 Ilan I. Berman The Wall Street Journal

The Ukraine war has evolved into an innovation contest since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Faced with a larger adversary that it can’t match tank for tank or aircraft for aircraft, Kyiv has compensated with ingenuity—adapting commercial tech for military purposes, pioneering new applications for drones, and refining battlefield tactics for maximum effect. The result has been a conflict in which information is as crucial as firepower.