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
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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
Iran Strategy Brief No. 11: Iran’s Complicated Post-JCPOA Nuclear Path
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s May 8th decision to formally end America’s participation in the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), there has been significant speculation about potential responses on the part of the Iranian leadership.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2243
The ongoing fallout from Helsinki;
New energy talks with Kyiv
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2242
New U.S. indictments target Russia's military;
Controversy in Helsinki
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 54
Vienna takes aim at political Islam;
The Islamic State's other cadres;
Jordan grapples with Syrian spillover;
An unlikely union in Afghanistan;
Worries over Wahabbism in Kuala Lumpur
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2241
Washington versus Nord Stream 2;
Russian digital interference runs even deeper
Iran’s New Revolutionary Moment
Thirteen years ago, as the Bush administration and its "freedom agenda" entered its second term in office, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman took the pulse of popular sentiment in Iran, and came away with some surprising conclusions. Iran, Friedman heard from Iranian expatriates and regime insiders, was the ultimate "red state," where the population did not share the ruling regime's hatred of the West and where people craved greater freedom and democracy.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2240
RFE/RL in the crosshairs;
Russian PMCs seek recognition
U.S.-Turkish Relations In A Tailspin
It's official: U.S.-Turkish relations are in a tailspin.
Can Iran Wait Out Trump’s Pressure Campaign?
Only time will tell if Tehran will cave to Washington's demands.
Russia’s Patriotic Cinema
Films by regime-friendly directors reveal the more subliminal level of what government representatives proclaim explicitly in interviews.
Energy Dominance Is Within Trump’s Grasp
But is he willing to embrace the policies of past administrations in order to achieve that goal?
Chinese and Russian Defense Innovation, with American Characteristics?
Military Innovation, Commercial Technologies, and Great Power Competition
Resource Security Watch No. 16
New Mekong dam could damage regional fisheries;
CFC cheating...and its consequences;
Ebola outbreak in the Congo continues;
Nipah outbreak in Kerhala; Environmental issues stress Middle East
Fight Against Terror Entering A New Phase, Still Just As Vital
Even though the Islamic State group has been greatly diminished, its offshoots and other terrorist groups still wreak havoc around the world.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1335
Malaysia rethinks the BRI;
Huawei under renewed scrutiny