Mao’s Revolution Threatens Xi’s ‘China Dream’
Beijing has been quick to throw its weight around on the world stage in recent years.
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Why America’s Environmental Record Creates a Challenge for China
It is crucial that Washington seize every opportunity to trumpet U.S. leadership on the global stage and remind the world of China’s failure to behave as a “responsible stakeholder.”
The Costs Of The Afghan Catastrophe
By now, it's beyond question that the Biden administration's hasty, uncoordinated withdrawal from Afghanistan is nothing short of a debacle.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2283
Russian Ambassador: Kabul safer under Taliban;
Russian wildfire world's biggest;
Police search houses of Navalny, FBK supporters;
Jail time for former DNR minister;
No asylum for Afghans...;
...as Moscow encourages cooperation on Afghanistan
China Reform Monitor No. 1475
Beijing's clampdown sparks Hong Kong exodus;
New, pro-China curriculum for Hong Kong schools;
China banning Karaoke songs that endanger national unity;
Shanghai cancels English final exam in elementary schools;
Shanghai mandates the Xi Jinping thought reader for students
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2482
ROSNEFT makes record gains;
A tit-for-tat on journalist visas;
Prigozhin at the movies;
Russia "satisfied" with transfer of power in Kabul;
Whelan's lawyers make legal appeal
China is Coming for American Farms
At the expense of American landowners, farmers and companies, Chinese corporations have been buying up valuable land for years.
Global Islamism Monitor No. 93
Boko Haram on the back foot;
Hamas turns to digital fundraising;
The shape of today's terror;
German fears over an ISIS resurgence
Resource Security Watch No. 39
A tussle over access to the Nile;
The nexus of climate change and immigration;
Lebanon's water woes;
In Iran, a building hydrological crisis
Biden still has a chance to save Afghanistan by learning the lesson of Operation Linebacker
Seeing Taliban convoys rolling down a highway might intimidate Afghans, but US defense planners should see them as targets begging to be destroyed.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2281
Pundits irate over Olympic losses;
Military drills and Sino-Russian alignment;
Dispute over scale back of Black Sea oil spill;
Russian spy arrested in Germany;
Russia's budding drone commanders;
CEO of hypersonic firm arrested for treason
America Is Missing Out On Middle East Progress
A year ago this week, Israel and the United Arab Emirates made history when they agreed to formally normalize their diplomatic relations.
China Reform Monitor No. 1474
Another Xi Jinping thought center opens;
China eases child-rearing costs to boost births;
For-profit tutoring barred in core school subjects;
Power outages spread as temps rise;
Local businessman sentenced to 18 years
China Reform Monitor No. 1473
Xi attacks technology blockades;
UK, EU, NATO: China responsible for Microsoft hack and ransomware;
U.S. charges four Chinese in global hacking campaign;
China fines tech giants for content exploiting children;
Beijing counter-sanctions seven Americans
Information Warfare Watch No. 6
China's novel coronavirus theory;
The Taliban's revolution won't be televised;
The latest disinformation target: American veterans;
Mideast think tanks unite to fight Iran in the "War of Ideas"
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2480
Return of the clone candidates;
Russia's continuing coronavirus crisis;
The Kremlin crackdown on Navalny allies continues;
Belarus wants integration with Russia...on its own terms;
Villages evacuated as wildfires engulf Siberia;
No legal remedy for Grudin
Iran’s Water Crisis Could Be A Political Earthquake
The Iranians are thirsty. In the past few weeks, thousands have taken to the streets in cities and towns throughout the Islamic Republic to protest the country's deepening hydrological crisis — and the Iranian regime's chronic mishandling of it.
Defense Technology Monitor No. 67
U.S. military eyes travel-size nuclear reactors;
Tanker drone fuels Navy plane;
Invisibility approaches reality;
Pentagon planners eye directed energy to maintain space superiority;
Protecting against bullets with nanomaterial
China Reform Monitor No. 1472
More than 200 nuclear silos being built in Xinjiang and Gansu;
China sends team to help Pakistan investigate terror attack;
China pushes conspiracy theory, rejects calls for Wuhan lab audit;
China, Pakistan to collaborate on Afghanistan;
Taliban will play an "important role": FM Wang Yi
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2279
Russia, U.S. revive arms control talks;
Russia leans on Google;
Russia hacked federal prosecutors;
Kremlin wants to unmask Bitcoin transactions, users;
OSCE refuses to observe upcoming elections;
Moscow eyes Central Asia as it hedges against Afghanistan
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 219
Iranian hackers hard at work;
Water protests...and the regime response;
Tehran turns up the heat in Iraq
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 19
Iran's Chabahar Port takes center stage;
Duterte drops opposition to VFA;
Burmese junta extends state of emergency;
Indian states in border staredown;
Final attempt to save BRI project in Malaysia falters
America’s Iran Policy Pendulum
For the second time in a half-decade, U.S. policy toward Iran is undergoing a profound redefinition, as the Biden administration abandons the "maximum pressure" of the Trump era in favor of a broad effort to reengage the Islamic Republic.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2278
Russia versus the world wide web, continued;
The Kremlin leaves Argentina hanging;
Prominient communist banned from fall elections;
Russia faces stiff carbon tax;
Mishustin visits disputed islands;
Now Navalny's website blocked by state censor
China Reform Monitor No. 1471
Chinese human waste dumping endangers South China Sea ecosystem;
Firms operating in Xinjiang at "high risk" of violating law, U.S. warns;
Japan warns of China threat and "sense of crisis" in Taiwan Strait;
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products made in Xinjiang;
China urges efforts to oppose American "internet hegemony"
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2477
Russia "checkmates" the F-35;
Russia opens up voting in the Donbas;
Sakhalin newspaper silenced;
Washington, Berlin reach agreement on Nord Stream II;
Russia files suit against Ukraine in human rights court
Russian Reform Monitor No. 2476
Leaked Kremlin docs point to pro-Trump influence campaign;
The fight over mural space in St. Petersburg;
Livestream restrictions for upcoming vote;
Moscow offers U.S. joint operations in Afghanistan;
Russian rights group forced to shut down
Biden’s confused China policy
President Joe Biden’s China policy is a paradox of his own making.
Great Power Strategic Competition on Earth and in Space
The United States Space Force was established due to rising threats in space, a domain that is vital to U.S. national security and economic interests. Strategic competition among great power on Earth and in space is likely in the coming decades. Analyzes strategic competition among great powers to make predictions about future conflict in space.
Information Warfare Watch No. 5
Saudi Arabia's coming media offensive;
England's controversial "online safety" bill;
Chinese disinfo now takes aim at Japan;
Moscow focuses on information warfare
China Reform Monitor No. 1470
China expands its use of secret detention;
U.S. mutual funds invest $150 million in Xinjiang companies;
Under pressure, Ukraine drops criticism of Xinjiang rights abuses;
Chinese scientists removed virus records from U.S. database;
Hong Kong begins to censor films
Global Islamism Monitor No. 92
Another step forward for Saudi reforms;
The Taliban maps out its agenda...;
...Afghan forces brace for the inevitable;
The brotherhood in Cairo's crosshairs;
America urges Europe to act on foreign fighters
Defense Technology Monitor No. 66
U.S. special ops to use Israeli indoor drones...;
...as China develops counter drone tech;
A royal robotic submarine;
Russian war robots join the ranks;
New Army eyes saving lives
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2475
The Taliban takes pains to reassure Russia;
Biden demands Russia crack down on cybercrime...again;
Nord Stream II set for completion next month;
Putin's vision for unity with Ukraine;
Russian COVID deaths continue to surge;
Extra coaching for Tokyo
Cuba Protests Could Presage Brighter Regional Future
As video of protests in Havana circulates on social media, many are wondering about Cuba's future. Why now? What's changed for everyday Cubans? And, most importantly, what do the protests mean for the island nation's communist government and its grip on power?
The Deep Seabed Is China’s Next Target
In late 2020, a Chinese submersible, the Fendouzhe, descended over 30,000 feet to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, home to the deepest point in the earth’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep.
Resource Security Watch No. 38
How climate change fuels African instability;
Climactic shifts fuel southern migration;
Russia looks north for military expansion;
The intersection of climate change and great power competition
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2474
Price hikes and possible shortages ahead;
Exploiting Crimea's cultural heritage;
Bard College branded "undesirable";
Russian hackers continue to test the U.S.
Russia supports ASEAN on Myanmar;
Tajikistan looks to Russia to secure border with Afghanistan
Turkey’s Ties To Jihadist Groups Run Deep
President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met last month on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Berlin. The meeting was short on tangible results but long on symbolism, with Erdogan proclaiming that “there is no problem that cannot be resolved in Turkey-U.S. relations.”
If The Afghan Government Falls To The Taliban, The Country Could Once Again Become A Haven For Terrorists
History, they say, doesn’t really repeat itself, but it does sometimes rhyme.
The Federal Government Can’t Counter China on Its Own
The states, and America’s nonprofit and private sectors, must play a role, too.
To Avert Disaster in Afghanistan, Look to Central Asia
A coming infrastructure conference could lay the groundwork for a new strategy in the region.
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 18
The problem with Chinese vaccines;
Sino-Indian border standoff continues;
Burma's junta puts Aung San Suu Kyi on trial;
North Korea faces food crisis...again;
Tokyo, Manila hold first joint air force exercises
Britain’s Economic Ties with China Will Dictate the Future of the Special Relationship
America must use diplomacy to convince its best friend that an injection of the famous British courage in the economic space is necessary for protecting the UK’s sovereignty, security, and values.
Information Warfare Watch No. 4
Iranian disinfo offensive takes aim at Israel;
Indonesia's increasingly managed media;
Target: Taiwan;
Anti-vaccination propaganda continues to spread in Asia
Africa Political Monitor No. 14
Germany acknowledges Namibian genocide;
Congolese flee to Rwanda;
The west returns to Libya;
Flashpoint: GERD;
New life for China-funded port in Tanzania
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2473
Russia, China renew friendship treaty;
More journalists harassed by police;
Putin eyes an "unfriendly" Ukraine;
Kremlin hunts for Navalny ally;
Russia refuses to open Syrian aid crossing;
Cruz plays hardball over Nord Stream II
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2472
A confrontation off Crimea;
Torture on the peninsula;
Forgery industry booming over vaccination requirements;
Russian military flexes its muscles in the middle east;
Moscow versus the western order
China Reform Monitor No. 1469
Chinese military scientists face U.S. visa fraud charges;
China stops Taiwan from buying vaccines...;
...as America lends a helping hand;
Pushed out of China, bitcoin miners are coming to America;
China stepping up market interventions
Can Afghanistan Be Part of An Integrated Central Asia?
A more integrated and cohesive Central Asia that includes Afghanistan will do more than anything else in sight to render it stable and predictable.