Information Warfare Watch No. 33
A cold shoulder for TikTok in Central Asia;
Fresh EU sanctions attempt to squeeze Russian propaganda;
A new Chinese chatbot for indoctrination;
In Beijing, a growing emphasis on "cognitive warfare"
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Russia Policy Monitor No. 2632
A post-election personnel reshuffle;
Russia seizing western assets;
Mobilization by other means;
Nuclear blackmail of a different sort
Iran’s Unexpected Regional Revival
On April 13th, the "shadow war" that has raged between Israel and Iran for decades finally broke into the open. That day, Iran's clerical regime fired over 300 drones and missiles at Israeli territory in retaliation for Israel's targeting of a top Iranian military commander in Syria days earlier. The massive Iranian attack, and Israel's limited response days later, has ushered in an ominous new "balance of terror" in the Middle East.
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2631
Russia’s alternative futures;
The Pentagon's satellite security concerns break into the open;
Russia blacklists Freedom House;
Russian income for Ukrainian defense
Global Islamism Monitor No. 113
Governance pains in Afghanistan;
Mali makes counterterrorism progress;
Reconfiguring al-hol... and the Iraqi role;