Russia Policy Monitor No. 2695
A steadily worsening economy;
Blood diamonds of a different sort;
Russia and China deepen their energy partnership;
Russia drones over Germany;
Moscow green lights torture
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Mapping Iran’s Alternative Futures
Iran is a nation ripe for change. Forty-six years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, its radical religious regime is riven by contradictions—incapable of providing basic governance and increasingly rejected by its 92.5 million citizens. The June 2025 “Twelve-Day War” with Israel laid bare Iran’s vulnerabilities, but it did not spark mass uprisings or major opposition activity. Instead, the government doubled down: passing emergency legislation, executing alleged collaborators, and fast-tracking succession planning.
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2694
Russia banks on its Indian oil trade;
Russia tests "traditional values";
Russia imports Iranian weapons;
Reinforcements from Central Asia
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2693
Expanded ties with the Emirates
Assessing Russia's hybrid war on the West
Eavesdropping on NATO
Russia's own "Golden Dome"
The Woe's of Russia's War Economy
A Wrong Turn In The Indo-Pacific
Just a few months ago, U.S.-India relations were on an upswing. But that was then, and this is now. Ties between Washington and New Delhi have deteriorated dramatically since, for both political and economic reasons.