Iran Democracy Monitor No. 211
Iran's censorship noose tightens;
Rights watchdog details depths of regime brutality;
Opposition calls for stepped up U.S. assistance
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Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 11
The limits of the Saudi-Pakistani partnership;
Thai protests challenge the military-monarchy nexus;
Indian takes the high ground at Pangong Lake;
Huawei contract left PNG data center defenseless
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2412
In wake of Navalny poisoning, Germany rethinks Nord Stream;
American wings over Ukraine;
Russia's teachers wary of new vaccine;
Moscow vexed over Serbia-Kosovo deal;
Melting permafrost opens craters in Siberia
How to Resist Russia’s Crude Oil Crusade and Navigate Nord Stream 2 Nuances
Congress should adopt legislation applicable to U.S. firms similar to that it imposes on Europeans and impose retroactive financial sanctions on the companies which are bringing millions of tons of Russian crude oil to America.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2411
Putin claims U.S., Ukraine lured mercenaries to Belarus;
Another opposition blogger bloodied;
Sustaining Wagner in Libya;
Germany: Navalny poisoned by Novichok
Global Islamism Monitor No. 81
ISIS: Alive and kicking;
Jordan's Islamists increasingly on the outs;
Rising Islamist violence in Africa;
The Afghan "truce" takes hold
Resource Security Watch No. 30
Oil markets stabilize, slowly;
Amazon deforestation becomes a global trade issue;
Kids, a casualty of the pandemic;
FATF to focus on environmental crimes;
The mystery of the Chinese seeds
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2410
Navalny poisoning a Western provocation, claims Duma speaker;
What next after new START?;
The Baltics heat up;
U.S. troops injured in Syrian skirmish with Russian forces
The Trouble With the Open Technology Fund
[T]he current turmoil at USAGM is politically motivated. It isn't. It is, rather, a contest between the status quo and a new way of doing business that is less favorable to underwriting mere advocacy that contributes little to the actual fight for internet freedom, and is more focused on responsibly funding effective technology to counter censorship abroad.
China Reform Monitor No. 1431
China's hackers pillage Taiwan's semiconductor industry;
China's hackers steal data from ten Taiwanese agencies;
Taipei announces ban on China's streaming services;
Scores of Chinese fishing vessels near Galapagos Islands - Ecuador;
Saudi Aramco suspends $10 billion refinery joint venture with China
Lost In Space: Why America Needs a New Defense Strategy
It’s a fairly common occurrence for lower-level documents to be superseded by new policy decisions, requiring framing and language to be rewritten. But it doesn’t often happen to documents of such importance.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2409
Opposition leader Navalny in coma after alleged attack
Expanding strategic capabilities in the Arctic;
Russians quietly filling media ranks in Belarus;
New radar coming to Scandinavian frontier;
Russia expects to produce six million monthly vaccine doses
What War in Space Might Look Like Circa 2030-2040?
Defense Technology Monitor No. 55
SOCOM simplifying data digestion...;
...as the Air Force weaponizes cargo planes;
Another laser program to take flight;
A solution to "space junk"
The Case for Space Development
Any discussion of space development needs to begin with a basic question: is it worth it?
China Reform Monitor No. 1430
Top U.S. health official holds meeting with Taiwanese President;
New museum exhibit promotes "heroic" battle against COVID-19;
HK textbooks revised to "correct political misconceptions";
Seven countries suspend extradition treaties with Hong Kong:
After Cai Xia defection, Beijing launches campaign
Africa Political Monitor No. 6
After the wake of the UAE deal, closer Israeli ties with Sudan?;
Libyan rebels woo Rabat;
AFRICOM to be moved as part of US troop drawdown;
India's answer to the BRI involves Africa;
Russia expands continental military footprint
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2408
Plurality of Russian doctors distrust Covid-19 vaccine;
Russia promises military aid to a beleaguered Lukashenko;
Espionage accusations in Norway and the Netherlands;
Americans suspect interference in upcoming elections
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 210
Iranian COVID-19 data leaked;
Iran eyes America's elections...;
...and works against "maximum pressure";
More Iranian cyber-mischief;
Tehran targets American troops
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2407
U.S. releases advisory on new Russian malware;
Moscow offers to help U.S. with Covid-19 vaccine, Washington declines;
Russia, China work to ditch the dollar;
Russia reaches vaccine agreement with Saudi Arabia, UAE
China Reform Monitor No. 1429
Taiwan inks deal for 66F-16s;
New Taiwan passport designs up for public vote;
Google pulls 2,500 of China's disinformation YouTube channels;
Former Malaysian Minister arrested on China-linked graft ch;arges;
India raids Chinese shell companies for money laundering
Belarus Becomes A Bellwether
Suddenly, a revolution seems to be brewing in Belarus.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2406
New Donbass prisoner swap expected;
Congress takes aim at Nord Stream 2;
Medvedev reflects on Georgian war;
Russia eyes a turbulent Belarus
New Mideast Peace Deal Reflects a Broader U.S. Strategy
On August 13, President Donald Trump announced that he had succeeded in brokering a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
The Space Force plots a new course
America’s vision for space is evolving. Rapidly.
The Beirut Explosion Highlights Hezbollah’s Malevolence
That Hezbollah wields so much power in Beirut is partly a function of Lebanon’s governing structure and partly of its own designs.
China Reform Monitor No. 1428
Hong Kong elections postponed for a year;
Russia withholding missile deliveries to China while expediting sales to India;
India bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps;
China calls first ever "quadrilateral" meeting with Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan;
Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels discovered near Galapagos Islands
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2405
Siberia's smoke comes east;
Baikal backfire in Siberia;
Lukashenko says Russia lying about mercenaries;
Russian businessman's ship linked to Beirut explosion
China Reform Monitor No. 1427
Pakistan signs a flurry of BRI deals;
State Department: U.S. citizens in China face "arbitrary" arrest;
India stops China's firms from bidding on government tenders;
Xi consolidates control over law enforcement before 2022 Congress;
China closes U.S. consulate in Chengdu
Why giving the Space Force naval ranks might widen the schism with the Air Force
As support builds to mandate the newest branch adopt a maritime culture, so do the arguments against it.
Alexander Lukashenko Gets Ready to Rumble With Russia
The recent capture of thirty-two of Moscow’s mercenaries gives the Belarusian leader at least some leverage in future talks with his Russian counterpart.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2404
Russian religious news channel removed from YouTube;
Wagner mercenaries arrested in Belarus;
Russian COVID-19 shot to be ready in August;
Another American sentenced
China Reform Monitor No. 1426
China faces massive floods...;
...raising questions about the Three Gorges Dam;
U.S. announces Taiwan arms deal...so China sanctions Lockeed;
U.S. sanctions top PRC official over Muslim abuses;
...so China sanctions U.S. lawmakers
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 10
China bets on Iran for Belt and Road success in Middle East;
Five Eyes considers economic pact, expanding membership;
Malaysia echoes U.S. policy, rejects China's territorial claims;
Pakistan-China partnership faces insurgent opposition
Africa Political Monitor No. 5
Chinese construction in South Sudan hits roadblock;
Germany, Morocco find common ground on green energy;
Iran illegally fishes of Somali coast;
French oil multinational secures gas project in Mozambique;
Egyptian hackers target Ethiopian government over GERD;
Sudan's government secures foreign aid
Russia Reform Monitor No. 240
Donbass ceasefire takes effect;
A new front for weapons testing;
Belorusian opposition candidate flees to Russia;
Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons;
Berlin denies Moscow a place in the G7
What Iran Gets from the Strategic Deal with China
The new strategic pact between Iran and China is a lifeline for the regime in Tehran... and a serious threat to America's efforts to contain Iran's global menace.
Resource Security Watch No. 29
Siberian disaster a wake up call for the Kremlin;
Crude rises, Shale stagnates;
Yemen's deepening humanitarian crisis;
Pakistani farmers become bug collectors
America’s Space Strategy Comes of Age
The past few days have been momentous ones for America's approach to space.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2402
A replacement for Khabarovsk's imprisoned Governor;
Russia rejects NASA's overtures;
State sanctions Kadyrov;
Miscarriage of justice in Gulag historian case
Global Islamism Monitor No. 80
Flashpoint: Mozambique;
ISIS versus al-Qaeda in West Africa;
Hezbollah's inside game
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2401
Muscovites take to the streets, again;
Russian spies target coronavirus vaccine research;
Police officer falls to death after testifying;
Russia, Ukraine to launch military exercises;
Moscow ready to play peacemaker between Baku and Yerevan
Iran’s Coronavirus Crisis Continues
Iranian authorities have taken pains to downplay the extent of the domestic disruption that has been caused by the disease, and moved early to reopen the national economy.
China Reform Monitor No. 1425
India bans Chinese apps;
China works to suppress Uighur population growth;
Taiwan and Somaliland exchange offices;
China expands its claims in Bhutan
China's Zijin mining to buy Guyana goldfields
China Erases History, Again
Seven years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) warned its members to "forcefully resist influential and harmful false tides of thought."
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 209
The practical effects of "maximum pressure";
A new campaign of sabotage;
Iran's protest wave reemerges;
Iran's coronavirus crisis, continued
China Reform Monitor No. 1424
China passes Hong Kong national security law;
Hundreds arrested on first day of new security law...;
...and Hong Kong denies bail to first defendant;
British PM offers 3 million Hong Kongers a path to citizenship;
U.S. Army releases film on joint military exercises with Taiwan
How Central Asia Has Handled Islamic Extremism
Radical Islamic extremism established a presence in Central Asia in the late Soviet era.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2400
The consequences of climate change;
Russia fuel spill devastates Arctic environment;
India's infatuation with Russian arms;
A lopsided intel sharing agreement
U.S. Needs a Broad Response to China-Iran Moves
A new China-Iran economic and military agreement and this fall's expiration of the global arms embargo on Iran could dramatically upend international relations by expanding China's global reach, empowering Iran to threaten America's regional allies, undercutting U.S. efforts to pressure both nations and further destabilizing the Middle East.