Russia Policy Monitor No. 2679
Target: Finland... And Beyond;
Moscow Versus Foreign Tech;
Russia Eyes Zaporizhzhia's Power
Target: Finland... And Beyond;
Moscow Versus Foreign Tech;
Russia Eyes Zaporizhzhia's Power
In December of 2024, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus fell unexpectedly to opposition Islamist forces spearheaded by the rebel group Hayaat Tahrir al-Sham.
With the State Department’s new vows to halt visa interviews for all foreign students until it beefs up its social media screening and to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students, the United States is heading down a precarious path. By doing so, it risks ceding its longstanding global advantages in terms of “soft power.”
France and The Western Sahara;
Ghana Closes DC Embassy Amid Visa Fraud Scheme;
Trump To Host African Leaders, Pushes Commercial Diplomacy;
Uganda and Germany Are On The Outs;
Mali’s Junta Dissolves All Political Parties;
U.S. and DRC Near Minerals-For-Security Deal;
RSF in Retreat;
Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over Claims of White Genocide…;
…And Deports Migrants to South Sudan in Defiance Of Court Order
The Push for Wartime Justice;
Taking Aim at Russia's Shadow Fleet;
Russia and The Taliban, Continued;
Putin's Plan for The Year;
Pillaging Ukraine's Treasures