Russia Reform Monitor No. 2264
The FSB hunts leaks in the Skripal case;
More U.S. assistance for Ukraine
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Exercise Trident Juncture is a response to Russian aggression
Forty thousand participants; 130 aircraft; 70 vessels; 30 participating countries: Exercise “Trident Juncture 18” already has been labeled as one of the “most complex exercises” to be executed by NATO in the past 30 years and, in terms of countries participating, is the largest military exercise of 2018
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2263
Another Memory museum closes its doors;
A Russo-Israeli crisis over Syria
China Reform Monitor No. 1348
A lifeline for Caracas;
Trade tensions with America on the rise
Ankara And The Khashoggi Affair
The strange (and almost certainly tragic) case of Jamal Khashoggi – the Saudi civic activist turned American newspaper columnist – continues to profoundly roil U.S.-Saudi relations.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2262
Russia and Ukraine - finally enemies;
Russo-Israeli ties on the rocks
China Reform Monitor No. 1347
A step backward for Beijing in South Asia;
New scrutiny toward Chinese news outlets
Maduro’s Oppression Keeps Him In Power
Political repression can go a long way. Just ask Nicolas Maduro.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2261
Washington threatens sanctions over Nord Stream 2;
With an eye on Russia, U.S. ramps up European air power
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 189
Iran's Clandestine Oil Trade;
An Exodus of Afghans;
A media blackout on "sex tourism";
The high price of civil protest
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2260
Rosgvardiya head calls out Navalny;
A glimpse into Russia's African inroads
China Reform Monitor No. 1346
"Sinicizing" religion in the PRC;
China's policies in Xinjiang draw ire abroad
Uzbekistan’s New Face
Uzbekistan, long considered the center of Central Asia, has the region’s largest population and borders every other regional state including Afghanistan.
How The Middle East Can Help China’s Muslims
The proof is increasingly irrefutable: China's Uighurs are under assault.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2259
Ongoing unrest over pension reform;
Muddying the facts in the Skripal attack
Defense Technology Monitor No. 32
The future of wingbot squadrons;
Genetically altered bio-weapons on the horizon;
The race for Quantum dominance;
David's Sling comes of age;
Solving the problem of sea mines
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2258
Burnishing Putin's cult of personality;
The Kremlin's contingency plan
Global Islamism Monitor No. 56
The Islamic State's Second Act;
Afghanistan's Parallell Government;
The Persisence of "Pay to Slay";
Iran in the Crosshairs;
The Kurdish Prisoners Dilemma
China Reform Monitor: No. 1345
How the Pentagon sees Chinese strategy;
China's anti-Christian offensive
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2257
A renaissance in Russo-Pakistani ties;
Carrots and sticks in Syria
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2256
Navalny gets shut out, again;
With an eye to the West, Russia gears up for mil. drills
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2255
Flashpoint: Syria;
Russian hackers target the Ukrainian Church
China Reform Monitor: No. 1344
Beijing, Kabul increase counterterrorism cooperation;
Buying Tibetan goodwill
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2254
Strategic maneuvers in Africa... and Afghanistan;
Russian disinformation and the vaccination debate
Making Sense of Russia’s Policy in Afghanistan
For some time, Western sources have been accusing Moscow of backing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.However, little effort has been done to analyze the modalities of this support and the way it relates to Moscow's overall policies and objectives in Central and Southern Asia.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2253
The perils of Nord Stream 2;
Russia's sense of siege
China Reform Monitor: No. 1343
Delhi frets over Hambantota;
How Xi eclipsed Deng’s progress
Fear and Loathing in Morocco
There's a growing Iranian Infiltration into Morrocco.
Red China’s Green Revolution
China’s dismantling of the Mao-era rural commune system and return to individual household farming under Deng Xiaoping has been seen as a successful turn away from a misguided social experiment and a rejection of the disastrous policies that produced widespread famine.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1342
A new push for academic patriotism;
Second thoughts about the BRI
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 55
In India, melding religion and vocation;
Stories from Darzab;
The Taliban reverts to type...
;...as Beijing wades into the Afghan fray
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2252
The rubble of the ruble;
A new Russian space weapon?
Defense Technology Monitor: No. 31
Google's controversial AI principles;
Bridging the drone weapons gap;
Russia targets space debris...and satellites?;
Toward the automatic tank;
Military AI: Organizing for success
China Reform Monitor: No. 1341
Google's modus vivendi with the PRC;
All eyes on El Salvador
If Britain Opts For Corbyn, Then The New Prime Minister Will Clash With Trump Over Israel
The signs of breakdown in the liberal international order are mounting, and they’re coming from disparate directions.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2251
New sanctions stagger Russian markets;
Russia's Syrian military laboratory
Advancing democracy in Armenia
War, peace, democracy and U.S. policy in the Caucasus.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2250
Revealed: Russia's desired arms control agenda;
How Russian hacking imperils American security
What Ukraine Needs to Get Putin’s Attention
The answer, one of Russia’s leading opinion centers has concluded, has everything to do with a pervasive sense of cultural siege.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2249
Are Russians warming toward the West?;
Congress turns up the heat
China Reform Monitor: No. 1340
China's "cold war" against America;
Empty promises to Manila
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2248
Toward a more political Russian military;
Isolating Russians anew
China Reform Monitor: No. 1339
China's declining "soft power";
Beijing's burgeoning stake in Israel
Understanding Putin’s Paranoid Style
The answer, one of Russia’s leading opinion centers has concluded, has everything to do with a pervasive sense of cultural siege.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2247
New plans for naval modernization;
The end of the Russo-Israeli entente
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2246
Moscow's vision for Syria;
Holding the line on Crimea
Russia Is Giving the World a Preview of Some of Its Most Advanced Military Equipment
This week, Russia is hosting its biggest military exhibition—Army-2018.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2245
Another blow to Soviet remembrance;
Moscow, Delhi draw closer on counterterrorism
China Reform Monitor: No. 1338
China expands media links to Africa;
Asian nations band together to balance Beijing
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2244
Obfuscating the particulars of pension changes;
A new warning to NATO