Russia Reform Monitor No. 2279
Defiant in Moscow...;
...and cautious in Kyiv;
Punishing public assembly;
Putin threatens a new arms race...;
...as NATO closes ranks
Defiant in Moscow...;
...and cautious in Kyiv;
Punishing public assembly;
Putin threatens a new arms race...;
...as NATO closes ranks
Kerala under quarantine;
Rising temperatures a challenge for millions in South Asia;
Ankara, Baghdad come to hydrological terms;
A bug-heat link;
The DRC gets aheads of the Ebola crisis
A helping financial hand from Iran;
New signs of Russian sickness...;
...breed denials in Moscow;
Putin's Caspian power play
ISIS holds out in the MIddle East...;
...and sets its sights on Southwest Asia;
The basis for British intervention
Its [Airbnb] policy for the West Bank subjects Israel to a singular global standard and reflects an all-too-common narrative about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By empowering one-sided Israel-haters, it also makes peace less likely, not more.
Battle lines in the Azov;
Tightening the noose on Russian money laundering;
How South Ossetia helps the war against Ukraine;
More electoral meddling from Moscow
Politicizing China's universities;
Security forces crack down on student activists;
Beijing forces tech firm disclosures;
Beijing's social credit system to become mandatory by 2021
Russia is already building missiles outside the INF treaty, according to an October 29, 2018 report from the Congressional Research Service.
By any standard, Russia’s attack upon Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea is an act of war.
Behind the Kremlin's failed bid to control Interpol;
How Putin's cohort has enriched itself;
Russia and Israeli-Palestinian peace;
The opposition's case for arming the masses
NATO's new mission should be robust, visible and built around two key goals: safeguarding the free flow of maritime traffic in the region (something that Russia's actions have threatened), and bolstering Ukrainian sovereignty by augmenting the military assistance already being provided to the country by the U.S. and Europe.
How to Think About Denuclearizing North Korea
Understanding North Korea’s Internal Strategy
China’s Role in the North Korea Crisis
On the Outside Looking in: Russia and the Korean Peace Process
An Asian Preference for the Status Quo
The effectiveness of American sanctions;
Russia's return to Latin America?;
The problem with Russian polling;
An opening for Moscow in Harare;
Browder back in the Kremlin's crosshairs
China's top man in Macao, RIP;
Beijing, Washington trade verbal barbs;
Keeping a closer eye on China's veterans;
Xinjiang's security spending boom;
Beijing meddling in Taiwan's midterms
In August of 2008, Russia used separatist proxies in South Ossetia to attack Georgian villages near the city of Tskhinvali.
As officials in Kyiv have consistently warned, an intensification of the on-again, off-again shooting war between the two countries was only a matter of time.
Two grim words — ‘hollowed out’ — routinely surface when we speak about America’s once formidable industrial and manufacturing prowess.
Xi's anti-corruption campaign marches on;
Chinese troops deployed overseas via Hong Kong;
Xinjiang campaign draws Pakistan ire;
As Myanmar worries about Chinese influence, Japan steps in;
A new era for Beijing-Tokyo ties
As Central Asians seek to design structures of cooperation that fit their needs, they should certainly build on the achievements of the late 1990s.
Regaining America's edge against Russia (and China);
A different kind of Russia hack;
The FSB versus internet cooperation;
New factors in the Russian-Iranian alliance
Russian hackers target Foggy Bottom
On November 25 Russian vessels blocked Ukrainian ones from entering the Sea of Azov, fired on Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea, rammed some of those ships, seized three Ukrainian ships, and wounded six in these exchanges.
Sectarian divisions deepen in Nigeria;
The cost of Pakistani reform;
The pace of Palestinian terrorism;
Russian worries over Jihadist reconciliation
Direct energy extends UAV airtime...;
...and so does 3D printing;
DARPA takes aim at hypersonic weapons;
Reintegrating super soldiers
Launching the "Moscow Format";
Jamming NATO's "TRIDENT JUNCTURE";
New trouble for Navalny;
Russian Central Asian basing making it a target
Just how solid is the strategic partnership between Russia and Iran?
Kremlin ignores CBW deadline;
Unmasking the Wagner Group;
New sanctions hit Russia;
Growing signs of domestic discontent;
Moscow's man in Vienna
China is now in full celebration mode, commemorating four decades since it turned away from Mao Zedong Thought and toward Reform and Opening Up — the blend of market and socialist policies initiated in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping that the Communist Party credits for “giving the Chinese people growth and prosperity.”
The U.S.-Saudi relationship is growing paradoxically both more contentious and more collaborative. What does that mean for the oil industry?
Last week (November 9), Russia finally convened its long-heralded peace conference on Afghanistan.
America offers alternatives to Russian energy...;
...as Moscow increases output;
Keeping protesters off the streets;
The FSB dips its toe into the drone debate;
Too close for comfort
These days, the consensus among connected venture capitalists and savvy entrepreneurs is unanimous: Israel's hi-tech sector is thriving.
The Pentagon's post-INF world;
Russia turns its back on Europe?;
Russia's interconnected conflicts;
Anarcho-terror in Arkhangelski;
Russia's intelligence penetration of the UK
In fact, China’s stake in Israeli hi-tech has become so significant that it now runs the risk of impacting the longstanding special relationship between Jerusalem and Washington.
Having illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, Moscow lost no time in seizing Ukrainian energy assets in and around the region.
After the INF, intimidation;
Another Trump-Putin summit on the horizon...;
...as Bolton puts Russia on notice;
U.S.-Russian military tensions rise in Syria;
Russia's cyber proving ground
Taking aim at Tehran's domestic militia;
All not quiet on the Eastern front;
Soccer as a sign of protest;
Iran's missiles move forward
Russia's expanding adventurism spurs domestic debate;
Expanding the Russia surveillance state;
A renewed focus on foreign NGOs;
Russia plants a flag on the Golan Heights;
Moscow plans a separate peace for Afghanistan
Making an example out of a movie star;
Interpol Head in Beijing's crosshairs;
Taipei looks for allies...;
...amid growing intimidation from the mainland;
Chinese nationalism no laughing matter
The Islamic State may be receding in Iraq and Syria, but its militants may soon find safe harbor nearby — in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The 2016 elections in the United States exposed a massive campaign of subversion and interference carried out by Russia and aimed at undermining the inner workings of American democracy.
New twists in Navalny-Zolotov showdown;
How Putin hopes to repatriate Russian money;
Putin touts advanced missile technology;
The Kremlin courts Tashkent
On Nov. 6, Americans will go to the polls in midterm elections that are likely to reshape the complexion of national politics. But even before they do, U.S. foreign policy will face a crucial test of resolve vis-a-vis the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Russia's quiet AIDS crisis;
The high cost of crossing the Kremlin;
New energy ties to Turkmenistan;
Russia's dismal demography, continued;
Orthodox church split reverberates abroad
The Politburo expands its horizons;
A new military partnership with Pakistan;
A new Chinese spy scandal...;
...and another...;
... as "Five Eyes" gird against Chinese spying
A territorial truce in the North Caucasus;
Crisis averted, but Russo-Israeli tensions still simmer;
Russia's rising appeal in Europe;
(Slightly) brighter economic horizons ahead
As Korean policymakers, aid workers and scientists look to solve challenges, they should turn to Israel to find existing innovations that can make a difference, or create new ones together.
China's controversial anti-Muslim campaign...;
...gets legal cover;
Egypt's Sinai strategy goes local;
Fears of an Islamic State drone Navy;
al-Qaeda expands its African presence
Let's be clear: the Saudi murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was a despicable act by a regime that, even after enacting modest reforms recently, still tolerates virtually no domestic dissent...The United States needs Saudi support to rein in the America-hating, terror-sponsoring, nuclear weapons-pursuing, regional destabilizing and human rights-abusing regime in Iran.
When people discuss Indo-Russian relations, they generally focus on Russia’s arms sales to India. However, India’s energy relations with Moscow also possess considerable and, arguably, growing significance.
The case for weapon-detecting Wi-Fi;
Pentagon seeks space sensors to counter hypersonics...;
...and eyes interception options;
Russia's chameleon combat force;
How AI aids electronic warfare