Iran Democracy Monitor No. 258
A Helping Hand for the Houthis;
The Mecca Pact Courts Tehran;
Domestic Instability Is on the Rise;
Moscow Expands Military Support for Tehran;
Increased Iranian Threats Against U.S. Personnel
A Helping Hand for the Houthis;
The Mecca Pact Courts Tehran;
Domestic Instability Is on the Rise;
Moscow Expands Military Support for Tehran;
Increased Iranian Threats Against U.S. Personnel
Taipei Braces for Digital Interference from Beijing;
Moscow Stresses “Patriotic Propaganda”...;
...and Harnesses AI for Censorship;
Australia Tightens Its Digital Laws;
New Freedom House Report Sounds the Digital Alarm;
For U.S. forces and policymakers, the integration of UAS into PLA force posture raises the potential costs of intervention in a conflict with China.
Next week, Israelis will go to the polls in what will arguably be the most important election in the Jewish state’s 78-year history. It is the first electoral contest since the horrific events of October 7, 2023, in which Palestinian terror group Hamas massacred more than 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, and kidnapped 251 others.
A tense calm has prevailed in Lebanon since Israel’s military withdrew to the “yellow line” outlined in the June ceasefire between the two countries. Progress on the trajectory outlined in the ceasefire agreement is stalled.