Russia Reform Monitor No. 2351
Russian fingerprints on elections in Madagascar...;
...and in Catalonia;
ICJ case moves forward;
A harsh critique of NATO;
Solidarity at the BRICS summit
Russian fingerprints on elections in Madagascar...;
...and in Catalonia;
ICJ case moves forward;
A harsh critique of NATO;
Solidarity at the BRICS summit
The proposed military branch is not just a stunt or a campaign promise. It is a path to a better future.
Neutral particle beam gets neutered;
New crystals advance laser weapons;
Pearl protection;
PRC sonic weapon can scatter protestors;
AI helps identify special operators
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
Moscow throws Caracas a financial lifeline;
Another step toward a Russian internet;
Russian guns turning the tide in Tripoli;
A Russian Wikipedia;
Goodbye to Open Skies?
History has shown that a U.S. policy that relies on Chinese pressure on North Korea will fail, and that progress toward peace can only be achieved despite Beijing’s involvement, not because of it.
Gutting the HRC;
Rosneft drops the dollar;
Whelan detention extended;
A wave of cyber retaliation;
Russia's war on Jehovah's witnesses
* * * 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
Indonesia's radicals get bolder;
Islamists sow unrest in Africa;
More militancy in Mali;
Turkey's harsh justice;
ISIS: Resurgent already
Russian hackers masquerade as Tehran;
Botched missile launch triggers investigation;
American money flows into Russia;
Russia tops inequality list;
Russia courts Africa
Suddenly, Russia has emerged as the Middle East's indispensable nation.
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
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.
Putin's trust problem;
Moscow inches away from the laws of war...;
...and doubles down on Arctic claims;
Russian election interference...in Bolivia
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
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
U.S. blacklists Chinese entities for mistreatment of muslims;
Tit-for-tat visa restrictions;
Beijing's "visa blackmail" of a U.S. Congressman;
How China hides Iranian oil shipments;
State orders China's diplomats to report local meetings
On November 5th, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani announced that his government was planning to restart sensitive nuclear work prohibited under the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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.
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"
A fruitful Saudi-Russian summit;
A boon for Moscow in the Middle East;
Exercising Russia's nuclear chain of command;
ROSNEFT halts work at Kurdish oil field;
Statistics versus reality
Pakistan's Islamist Voice;
The Al-Hol refugee nightmare;
al-Qaeda, resurgent in Syria;
The long fight against Salafi-jihadism
Resetting the U.S.-China relationship
Taking stock, and taking action
Shifting paradigms in U.S.-China relations
Party power and repression in the age of AI
U.S. foreign policy in an era of Chinese competition
More clarity on the Nyonoksa accident;
De-dollarization: A losing bet?;
Bombshell disrupts doping investigation;
U.S. diplomats detained near Severodvinsk;
Metro bombing suspect recants
Beijing won’t tolerate dissent at home. But when foreigners criticize its geopolitical tactics, it listens.
The Kremlin's latest anti-Navalny moves;
The Shaman who sparked dissent;
Terror financing in the Caucasus;
Russia's Arctic project is in trouble
China and Russia have not only expanded their military cooperation but are also undertaking more extensive technological cooperation, including in 5G, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, new media and the digital economy.
Sino-Russian relations have been adapting to an era of great-power rivalry.
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.
Trump administration should not be tempted to consider its mission accomplished. ISIS is an enduring threat to America, its interests and its allies.
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
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
The October 22nd deal should thus be seen for what it is: a clear victory for Moscow.
Iranian hostage diplomacy becomes bolder;
Iran's shrinking economy;
A crisis of education;
The Iranian regime versus Masih Alinejad
A furor over gene editing;
Intimidation at the polls;
Russia-China collaboration on missile warning;
Tracking protestors with surveillance technology;
Secret military intel unit exposed
A new phase of the Syrian civil war appears to have been averted — at least for now.
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
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
Oil-rich Azerbaijan is undergoing a major process of top-down modernization. Here’s why the reforms are happening now—and why Washington should take an interest.
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 White House's October 6th announcement that it plans to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, paving the way for a Turkish invasion of the territory, has been greeted with widespread dismay both in the United States and abroad. Yet in truth, it should not have been altogether surprising.
St. Petersburg voters cry foul;
Putin plays up Israel ties;
New study highlights harsh "justice" for Moscow protestors;
A sudden poaching spat with Pyongyang;
The China/Russia/Iran axis mobilizes
President Donald Trump’s controversial interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must not distract attention from the important question of U.S. policy toward Russia in connection with its war in Ukraine.
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.
[T]o compete with the CCP, think like the CCP. Bringing this imperative to scale will require Washington to relearn the basics of grand strategy.
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
Suddenly, Iran's clerical regime doesn't seem quite so powerful.
A slackening of ideological bonds;
Tehran eyes the South Caucasus...;
...as Beijing buckles a bit
A raft of new policies to address the pig crisis;
Tapping national pork reserves;
Beijing hopes Europe will save its bacon...;
...and the America's too;
Impossible Foods says China its top priority
Today, there is near-universal acknowledgement that America’s critical satellite infrastructure is at risk and needs to be better protected.