Iran Democracy Monitor No. 242
Iran's Killer Regime;
Regime Proxies Face The Future;
Oil Boosts The IRGC Further;
Dividing Lines Deepen in The Caucasus;
Iran Abandons The Houthis
Iran's Killer Regime;
Regime Proxies Face The Future;
Oil Boosts The IRGC Further;
Dividing Lines Deepen in The Caucasus;
Iran Abandons The Houthis
PRC Firm Violated Panama Canal Ports Contract;
Xi Removes CMC Vice Chair;
Russia Recruits PRC Citizens To Fight in Ukraine;
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies;
PRC Ministries Issue U.S. Travel Warnings
As every tourist who has strayed into a bazaar or souk knows, Middle Easterners drive a hard bargain. And the Iranians, with their long history of strategy and commerce, are among the region's most savvy negotiators. President Trump's pointman for the region, Steve Witkoff, is finding this out the hard way.
Managing, Not Fighting, Demographic Decline;
Plummeting Morale In The Russian Military;
Russo-Iranian Ties Get Deeper Still;
Russia Beefs Up Naval Rearmament...;
...And Sets Its Sights On The Arctic
America needs to design and implement an effective strategy for Greater Central Asia to enhance the United States's competitive position in a region that will affect the Russia-China relationship, the geopolitical competition in Asia, and key resource markets, particularly uranium, oil, and natural gas.