Russia Reform Monitor No. 2382
Russians hoarding cash during pandemic;
New nuclear talks commence;
Syria as military laboratory;
A sympathetic voice at Vedomosti;
A Russian demonstration against the lockdown;
Fear and loathing in the motherland
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Israel has lots at stake with annexation
With Israel’s new “unity” government now set, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a decision in the coming weeks with huge consequences for Israel’s relations with America and the wider world: whether to begin the process of annexing major parts of the West Bank.
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 7
Tokyo seeks to pull production from China...;
...while latent investment projects imperil China's geopolitical gambit;
Beijing's "Health Silk Road" takes shape;
China establishes administrative districts in contested island chains;
A confirmation of coronavirus in the Hermit Kingdom
How Morocco Is Managing The Pandemic
[T]he Kingdom of Morocco has been particularly hard hit. It currently ranks second only to Egypt in the number of active North African COVID-19 cases, and by itself represents more than 13 percent of all infections on the continent. Yet the Moroccan government has nonetheless managed to parlay its fight against the coronavirus into a source of national unity – and, increasingly, into one of regional prestige as well.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2381
Moscow plays the Cossack card;
Medical students on the coronavirus front line;
Moscow's quarantine impacts the movement of journalists;
Making it easier to become Russian
South Ossetia makes its move