Russia Policy Monitor No. 2603
Guarded optimism about Ukraine's counteroffensive;
A tacit ally in Hanoi;
Moscow and Pyongyang: an "anti-imperial" alliance;
UK puts Wagner on terror list;
Moscow wants a North African foothold
Guarded optimism about Ukraine's counteroffensive;
A tacit ally in Hanoi;
Moscow and Pyongyang: an "anti-imperial" alliance;
UK puts Wagner on terror list;
Moscow wants a North African foothold
Niger Coup: Europeans look for an exit;
...As Washington mulls pulling up stakes...
...While ECOWAS threatens consequences...
...And the African Union suspends Niamey;
The AU leaves Somalia, creating security challenges;
Uganda's troubling trajectory;
A way out of Kenya's unrest
Digital authoritarianism and weaponized disinformation;
Israel's upgraded public diplomacy;
China, TikTok and cognitive warfare
It’s time to restore the distinction between disinformation and plain old lying.
TV rain runs aground in Riga...
...And gets a new lease on life in Amsterdam;
The PRC tones down the rhetoric... Sort of;
Facebook as arbiter of COVID truth;
The digital fight for Iran