Africa Political Monitor No. 58
Sahel states quit the ICC;
Mutharika returns to power in Malawi;
Madagascar imposes curfew after protests;
Guinea approves new constitution;
China revamps Tanzania–Zambia railway;
Gen Z protests sweep Morocco
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Russia Policy Monitor No. 2698
An AI race without Russia;
A Russian response to Europe's frozen assets plan;
Denmark warns of mounting Russian hybrid warfare;
Moscow helps Beijing prepare to seize Taiwan
US Space Strategy Can’t Rely on SpaceX Alone
The question is no longer whether SpaceX can deliver payloads into orbit; it is whether America’s present, profound dependence on this company could be politically weaponized in the future. The simmering summer-long feud between President Trump and Musk, which largely stemmed from the latter’s objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and which saw access to SpaceX used as a key bargaining chip, suggests that the answer to this question is “yes.”
Armenia’s Strategic Dilemma: Geography versus History
China Policy Monitor No. 1648
China's new K visa for overseas STEM graduates sparks backlash;
China restricts exports of precision machine tools to Russia;
China to revitalize Tazara Railway;
China, U.S. strenghten cooperation after record drug seizure;
China's "breathtaking" nuclear buildup