Russia Policy Monitor No. 2651
A new Russian means of subversion;
A grim deficit;
Russia's new, "patriotic" textbooks;
How Russia subverted Georgia
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American Priorities For Engaging The Iranian Opposition
In order for the US to proactively shape the contours of the debate within the Iranian opposition it needs to lay out what sort of government it wants in Tehran, and its expectations of the actors that will play a part in bringing about this change. And, given the growing indicators that the Islamic Republic is approaching a fundamental political and social transition, the sooner Washington does so, the better.
Africa Political Monitor No. 38
Britain’s Chagos gamble sparks fears of Chinese influence;
Tensions rise in the horn;
War toils on in Sudan…;
…As Washington sanctions RSF leader;
Nigerians protest “anti-poor” World Bank recommendations;
South Sudan’s presidential power play
Defense Technology Monitor No. 105
A low-cost bomb boosts U.S. maritime power;
Future-proofing encryption;
Surveillance, like a shark;
Biosecurity concerns grow as gene editing advances;
Self-training robots – a national security risk?
Navigating the Iranian Opposition: A National Security Blueprint for the United States
In the Fall of 2023, Iranians from all walks of life took to the streets to vent their rage at their country’s ruling clerical regime. The immediate cause for their anger was the September 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of regime security forces for the crime of improperly wearing her Islamic headscarf, or hijab. Quickly, however, what began as grassroots unrest over regime brutality transformed into something more: a fundamental rejection of the Islamic Republic’s religious system of government. And as the protests went on, hopes rose in the West that they might, at long last, coalesce into a real challenge to the country’s four-plus decades of draconian clerical rule.