Russia Reform Monitor No. 2295
The codification of the Russian criminal state;
Rising prices augur poorly for Russia's economy;
Europe takes a sterner line on Nord Stream II;
Moscow backs Maduro
The codification of the Russian criminal state;
Rising prices augur poorly for Russia's economy;
Europe takes a sterner line on Nord Stream II;
Moscow backs Maduro
Huawei fracas prompts Chinese economic threats;
Czech cybersecurity agency issues warning against Huawei;
U.S. universities unplug from Chinese telecoms;
China is winning the AI race;
Rolling out facial recognition
Few things are more infuriating than to hear Western leaders lecture Israel about how it should behave — whether the issue is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or other matters — while they say little if anything about far more serious matters of regional stability or human rights around the world.
China's economy shows signs of stress;
Chinese missiles can sink American carriers;
New Ministry of Emergency Management;
The PRC's Argentine space station stokes fears of secret ops;
U.S. arrests Chinese "birth tourism" operators
What is to be done with ISIS returnees? America's allies and partners have grappled with this question for more than a year now, ever since the Islamic State's self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria began to crumble. But the issue has become more acute in recent days as a result of American policy.