Publications

China Reform Monitor No. 1395

November 27, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

China to enhance patriotism among Hong Kong youth, officials;
China's patriotic education program expanded to all Chinese;
British Parliament highlights concerns over Beijing's influence;
Mainland students reporting on professors at HK universities;
Belgium ejects, bans Confucius Institute Director for spying

Iran Democracy Monitor No. 202

November 21, 2019 Ilan I. Berman

* * * SPECIAL ISSUE: IRAN'S PETROLEUM PROTESTS * * *
Iranian authorities blame foreign interference;
Calls for official force...;
...beget a mounting death toll;
The battle over the Iranian internet...;
...and its real world costs

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 2

November 19, 2019

Singapore's contingency plans for possible Hong Kong-style protests;
ISIS recruiters prey on vulnerable expats in Southeast Asia;
Washington's latest proposal: Grade the "Belt and Road";
Kim Jong-Un gains the upper hand in negotiations with Washington;
Taiwan sounds the invasion alarm

Iran’s economy is a house of cards

November 18, 2019 Ilan I. Berman The Hill

Just how durable is the Iranian economy, really? As the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran marks its one-year anniversary, that’s the question many policymakers in Washington are asking.

China Reform Monitor No. 1394

November 14, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Shanghai apartment dwellers subjected to facial recognition;
Mahjong houses fall silent as China purifies social environment;
39 Chinese nationals found dead in refrigerated truck;
Solomon Islands' government says China's island is unlawful;
China offers Solomons a stadium and Huawei infrastructure

China Reform Monitor No. 1393

November 13, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

SPECIAL CRM: CHINA EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH AMERICA'S ASIAN ALLIES, AND OTHERS


Singapore and China upgrade defense pact, expand joint military exercises;
China, South Korea, hold first "strategic" defense talks in five years;
Manila's coast guard chief calls for joint resource exploration with China;
Chairman Xi visits Nepal, signs MOUs and promises disaster aid;
North Korea offered rare earth mining rights to China

Trump’s refugee crackdown threatens US security

November 7, 2019 Lawrence J. Haas The Hill

On the heels of his controversial decision to pull out of Syria and abandon the Kurds, our close allies in the fight against the Islamic State, the President’s move to cap Iraqi refugees is sure to raise further doubts about why people in foreign lands should risk their lives to work with the United States.

China Reform Monitor No. 1391

November 7, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

A potential oil game-changer for China...;
...and new natural gas wealth for the PRC;
A Kazakh investigation into China-linked transport project;
President Trump calls on China to investigate Biden;
Beijing to Prague: Cancelling sister city pact a "breach of faith"

The New Faces of Iranian Protest

October 29, 2019 Ilan I. Berman The National Interest

Today’s anti-regime activism actually has more than two dozen public faces. And if they become better known globally, these personalities could help galvanize still greater resistance to the country’s clerical regime.

China Reform Monitor No. 1390

October 25, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. calls on countries not to repatriate Uighurs to China...;
...and sanctions Chinese companies for importing Russian oil;
China replaces DPRK as Japan's #1 threat;
Three Chinese nationals charged with fentanyl trafficking;
Moscow helping Beijing build advanced missile warning system

China Reform Monitor No. 1389

October 24, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Moscow backs mega gas pipeline to China through Mongolia;
The Taliban visits Beijing...again;
China mobilized "the masses";
China accused of harvesting organs from Uighurs;
Malaysia treads cautiously on Uighur abuse

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 1

October 21, 2019

Thai army chief wary of Hong Kong-type unrest;
India receives a warning about Huawei;
China eyes additional naval base in Cambodia;
The trade consequences of Kashmir;
Sino-Russian balancing, and Mongolia

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2342

October 17, 2019 Margot van Loon

The Kremlins' war on the web;
Priests defending protestors:
More Kremlin support for Maduro;
Moscow's moratorium proposal dead on arrival;
New evidence in exile's assassination;
Lavrov strikes a defiant pose in New York

China Reform Monitor No. 1388

October 14, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Facial recognition comes to Chinese schools;
China hacked Asian telecoms to spy on Uighurs and other targets;
China exposes violations of party frugality;
Manila to allow China telecom into military bases;
Nation's first polar observation satellite launched

The future of combat is urban

October 9, 2019 Jacob McCarty Jane's Defence Weekly

The US armed forces are waking up to the fact that cities are likely to be the main environment for tomorrow’s battles and that they have some catching up to do with their rivals, as Jacob McCarty reports.

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2340

October 8, 2019 Margot van Loon

Confederacy with Belarus inches forward;
Russian oil rising;
Russia's "hot zone" hit by explosion;
Deterrence against Russia eroding, U.S. military chief warns;
Unfair sentencing feeds new protest;
Moscow scores and energy win in Uganda