Russia Policy Monitor 2727
Moscow preys on the mentally infirm;
Putin's growing paranoia;
Russia's shadow fleet takes the sky...;
...as its mercenaries struggle in Mali
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China Policy Monitor No. 1675
Iran conflict increases Chinese reliance on U.S. ethane;
Beijing forces cancellation of Taiwanese President's Eswatini visit;
Tiangong space station to double in size;
Italy extradites PRC hacker to U.S.;
Manila dismisses PLA "combat patrols" as "information operations"
How Iran’s Regime Stays In Control
Permanent internet blackouts, child mobilization, and foreign militias have emerged as new features of the Islamic Republic’s crisis governance.
Could Floods in Dagestan Trigger a Tectonic Shift?
The catastrophic flooding in Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan has exposed the limits of Russian state capacity on its southern periphery at a moment when Moscow's grip on the wider Caucasus is already loosening.
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2726
Putin chokes off the internet;
The dismal state of the federation;
Russia pushes population displacement in occupied Mariupol;
More crackdowns on rights groups;
Putin reshuffles Russian soft power