Russia Policy Monitor No. 2646,
A step forward for the Kremlin in Africa;
The limits of Turkish support;
NATO beefs up arctic defenses against Russia;
Russia counterattacks in Kursk;
How Russian education is suffering
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China Policy Monitor No. 1609
U.S. disrupts vast PRC hacking operation;
Fiji calls in Australia to thwart PRC hackers;
U.S. to ban Chinese software, hardware in vehicles;
As births fall and the economy slows, dairy farms swim in milk;
China fines PWC $62 million for auditing Evergrande
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 237
No country for journalists;
Iran's cyber-warriors target Iraq;
The long arm of the regime;
Tehran focuses on Israel's eastern flank;
New Iranian missiles for Moscow...;
...and a fresh framework for bilateral cooperation
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2645
Another casualty of Russia's war;
Putin swells the size of Russia's military...;
...And updates its nuclear posture
When Nations Clash, Children Suffer: Unpacking China’s Abortion Ban
On Sept. 4, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs announced that China would no longer carry out foreign adoption work, except for a few narrow exceptions. In turn, the U.S. Department of State notified American families, many of whom had already been matched with children in China years ago and were just waiting to bring their kids home.
With this devastating announcement, China has nullified the bond that American families had with their waiting children. For the families affected, it is a waking nightmare. For the U.S., it is the latest failure of Washington to tame the worst impulses of the Chinese Communist Party.