Don’t Be Fooled by Russia’s Latest Election Results
In Russia, we know elections are stage-managed affairs, with outcomes predetermined well in advance and then triumphantly presented as evidence of pluralism and representative government.
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Russia Policy Monitor No. 2743
The election results are in...
...But did Putin's party really win?
Russians abroad say no...
...While Ukraine hits Moscow
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 256
Still fewer internet freedoms;
From Moscow, with love;
Inside Iran, unrest grows...;
...leading the Basij to tighten its grip;
China's Iran war diplomacy
Japan’s Shrinking Population Is Changing How It Fights
Last month, Japan released its latest annual defense white paper. The document has a great deal to say about the threats now confronting the island nation, ranging from an increasingly assertive China to a nuclear North Korea. But one of its most important themes concerns something else entirely: the changing nature of warfare itself.
China Policy Monitor No. 1692
PRC gave Iran satellite imagery of U.S. bases;
After Saudi appeal, China presses Iran to rein in Houthis;
China upgrades Djibouti base;
PRC state firm supplied material for Russian drones;
China opens canal link to Southeast Asian markets