Publications

China Reform Monitor No. 1411

March 25, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. warships visit VIetnam to commemorate anniversary;
The KMT drops the "1992 consensus";
Crackdown intensified on critics of Xi's virus response;
Coronavirus lockdown curbs pollution, saves more than 50,000 lives;
Ten speed boats attack Taiwan Coast Guard

China Reform Monitor No. 1410

March 23, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

China-Sweden relations take a nosedive;
China's Ambassador rails against Norway's Fokus 2020;
PRC asylum applications to Germany double in a year;
U.S.-backed candidate for UN top IPR post beats out PRC candidate;
China is converting internet domains into "content farms"

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2373

March 23, 2020 Matt MaldonadoIlan I. Berman

​Russian campaign against Jehovah's Witnesses expands to Belarus;
Moscow streets swell with protestors (again);
Moscow's high-tech deterrence;
Behind the Kremlin's plan to populate the Russian Arctic;
Navalny org fined as foreign agent;
Hoarding hits Russia​​

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 6

March 19, 2020

China seeks to reshape the narrative around COVID-19;
Coronavirus and Chinese leverage in Asia;
Taiwan's KMT to reassess its China policy;
Indonesian purchase of Russian fighter jets in doubt;
Blue dot network funds 5G in Southeast Asia

Africa Political Monitor No. 1

March 19, 2020 Jacob McCarty

​On Israel, Trump makes an African play;
Coronavirus impacts East African shipping imports;
The GERN continues to roil Egyptian-Ethiopian relations;
Sierra Leone ends recognition of Kosovo;
Unprecedented​​ locust swarms threaten African resource security;
The Kremlin's military play in Libya
 

China Reform Monitor No. 1409

March 17, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Led by Huawei, China's firms are expanding into Russian AI;
Hackers add Taiwan to World Health Organization website;
Huawei to build 5G factory in France;
Myanmar's Kachin State approves China-backed business park;
Reddit CEO calls Chinese app TikTok "parasitic" spyware

Iran Democracy Monitor No. 204

March 13, 2020 Ilan I. Berman

* * * SPECIAL ISSUE: THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC AND CORONAVIRUS * * *

A raging infection;
Tallying regime losses so far;
The likely cause of Iran's suffering;
The cost of "Islamic medicine"
Tehran moves to mute criticism

China Reform Monitor No. 1408

March 10, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Russian experts oppose sharing AI innovations with China;
Local officials "resorting to extreme administrative measures";
Australia's spy chief warns of "unprecedented foreign threat";
Lack of free speech spread COVID-19 -- Peking University professor;
Tech giants continue moving production out of China

China Reform Monitor No. 1407

February 26, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. designates China's official media outlets as state agents;
Norway: China has acquired our space technology;
Germany stops short of Huawei 5G ban;
Aussies rip UK counterparts for giving Huawei access to "Five-Eyes";
China keeps Kenya, Djibouti guessing on Security Council seat

In Iran, an Electoral Flop

February 26, 2020 Ilan I. Berman National Review

What if you held a national election and no one turned out? That’s the situation currently confronting Iranian officials, who are grappling with the aftermath of a truly disastrous outcome in last week’s parliamentary elections.

China Reform Monitor No. 1406

February 25, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Hubei party heads replaced over "botched outbreak response";
Xi ally installed in Hong Kong;
Huawei hit with more charges of racketeering and IPR theft;
Motorola wins $764.6 million in compensation from China's Hytera;
Pentagon supports restricted chip sales to Huawei

How The Revolutionary Guards Could Reshape Iran

February 24, 2020 Ilan I. Berman The National Interest

Iran’s clerical army could decide that an internal transition is the best answer, and move to remove (or at least subordinate) the country’s current clerical elite. Such a step, after all, would allow the IRGC to preserve its current, extensive grip on national power while simultaneously working to alleviate economic pressure from the U.S. and reintegrate into the international community.

The Risks Of Sino-Saudi Partnership

February 20, 2020 Ilan I. Berman Al-Hurra Digital

What does Riyadh really think about China? It was one of the questions on my mind last week, when I led a research delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 5

February 20, 2020

Coronavirus nudges Japan toward recession;
U.S.-Philippines relationship on the rocks;
Australian officials cancel UK trip over Huawei;
Singapore targets political opposition, media with "fake news" law;
Quarantined Chinese workers delay Belt and Road projects

China Reform Monitor No. 1405

February 11, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

UK gives Huawei the green light...;
...while France chooses Nokia and Ericsson for 5G;
China's interference threatens New Zealand's role in "Five Eyes";
Danish PM responds to China over satirical flag drawing;
Student jailed for mocking Xi on Twitter while in the U.S.

China Reform Monitor No. 1404

February 7, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Florida scientists fired for hiding participation in China program...;
...as Harvard chemistry chairman is arrested;
Apple: Beijing's requests for user data spiked in first half of 2019;
China has "no intention to participate" in arms talks;
U.S. sanctions Chinese companies for "funding Iran's terrorism"