PRC Factories Slow as Trade War Takes Its Toll;
Beijing Pumps Cash Into The Chinese Economy;
Taipei Cracks Down On PRC ID Holders;
China Interfering In Philippine Elections – Manila;
China And Egypt Hold First Joint Air Force Exercises
Amman Cracks Down On The Ikhwan;
Russia Rehabilitates The Taliban;
Doha Deepens Its Stake in Post-Assad Syria...;
...As Damascus Grapples With Inconvenient Jihadis
U.S. Space Force strategy must extend beyond “right of bang” and focus on shaping the operational environment through posture, partnerships, and technology before conflict arises.
Foggy Bottom: Pyongyang Still Pursues Bioweapons;
Washington, Manila Conduct "Full Battle Test"...;
...As Ties With Tokyo Blossom;
Seoul Worries Over Chinese Expansion
Kyiv possesses a trump card. The past three years of war have seen Ukraine's brave defenders make massive military advancements, as battlefield necessity has become the mother of invention. In the process, Ukraine has singlehandedly managed to change the shape of modern warfare.
The recent EU-Central Asia Summit demonstrated how Brussels is paying more attention to the region than Washington.
As President Trump explores a nuclear deal with Iran, he would be wise to recognize that Tehran probably comes to the negotiating table less because it fears Washington than because it smells opportunity.
In recent days several Russian bloggers—both loyalists and oppositionists—have hinted about plots to remove Putin. Even though most such reports are based on little more than gossip, they serve the useful function of reminding us that Putin’s clock is running down.
An Acute Medical Shortage;
Changing Ukraine, One Step at a Time;
Ominous Plans for Space;
Moscow's Shrinking Middle Eastern Maritime Footprint;
Russia Ramps Up The Rhetoric...
America needs an effective strategy for Greater Central Asia to enhance its competitive position in a region that will significantly impact the Russia-China relationship, geopolitical competition in Asia, and key resource markets including uranium, oil, and natural gas. The proposed strategy ensures open access in Greater Central Asia while securing opportunities for profitable American investment through technological partnership, resource development, and logistical facilitation.
China To Use AI in Education;
Ukraine Bans PRC Firms Supplying Russia With Missiles;
RFA Halts Radio Transmissions in Mandarin and Tibetan;
China is Using Generative AI to Ramp Up Disinformation in Taiwan;
White House Backs Off Nvidia's H20 Chip Crackdown
An Additive Boost for Sub Supply;
3D Printing That's Out Of This World;
Starlink in China's Crosshairs...;
...While Beijing Readies HPM Weapon;
Chainmail, Reinvented
The BBC Makes The Case;
RT is Gaming The Western System;
How The Houthis are Messaging;
Info Target: Israel
Iran's Killer Regime;
Regime Proxies Face The Future;
Oil Boosts The IRGC Further;
Dividing Lines Deepen in The Caucasus;
Iran Abandons The Houthis
PRC Firm Violated Panama Canal Ports Contract;
Xi Removes CMC Vice Chair;
Russia Recruits PRC Citizens To Fight in Ukraine;
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies;
PRC Ministries Issue U.S. Travel Warnings
As every tourist who has strayed into a bazaar or souk knows, Middle Easterners drive a hard bargain. And the Iranians, with their long history of strategy and commerce, are among the region's most savvy negotiators. President Trump's pointman for the region, Steve Witkoff, is finding this out the hard way.
Managing, Not Fighting, Demographic Decline;
Plummeting Morale In The Russian Military;
Russo-Iranian Ties Get Deeper Still;
Russia Beefs Up Naval Rearmament...;
...And Sets Its Sights On The Arctic
America needs to design and implement an effective strategy for Greater Central Asia to enhance the United States's competitive position in a region that will affect the Russia-China relationship, the geopolitical competition in Asia, and key resource markets, particularly uranium, oil, and natural gas.
In Trump's military, a more skeptical view of climate;
China's future energy source;
Africa searches for answers to food insecurity;
China accelerates stockpiling efforts
Kadyrov's Chechnya presents a deepening dilemma for Russia's federal state.
AF/PAK Tensions Over Isis;
What The Palestinians are Saying Now;
The Houthis Expand Their Footprint in Africa;
In Syria, An Extremist Ecosystem Festers
Zimbabweans Protest Mnangagwa’s Presidency;
A Franco-Algerian Thaw;
The AEW Takes Aim At ECOWAS…;
…And Courts Moscow for Military Support;
France Seeks to Stabilize Egypt;
DRC Explores Minerals-For-Security Deal with U.S.;
Russia, China Expand Media Influence in Africa
Trump’s tariff agenda is not simply a policy preference; it is essential for the security and safety of the United States in the decades to come.
Putin Looks for Reinforcements;
Military Recruitment Surges...;
...As The Kremlin Anticipates the Day After;
Europe Needs Beefed Up Naval Capabilities to Counter Russia, China
If its imperial vision isn’t decisively defeated, any peace agreement with Russia over Ukraine is guaranteed to be merely temporary.
Once upon a time, the Middle Eastern media environment was predictable and staid, dominated by a few prominent outlets that in Arab countries were often owned and operated by the governments’ information ministries. No longer.
“Who controls the Rimland rules Eurasia [and] who rules Eurasia controls the destinies of the world.”
Australia's Maritime Vulnerabilities;
New Port Puts Cambodia on The Map;
Crypto: How North Korea Has Survived;
Fear and Loathing in Tokyo
Surkov's Imperial Vision;
The Kremlin Solidifies Its Grip on Eastern Ukraine...;
...As Prisoners Languish;
More on The Moscow-Pyongyang Connection;
UN’s Human Rights Council set to mock itself – The United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to reappoint its special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, to a second three-year term on Friday, mocking its own mandate to fairly and seriously investigate human rights problems around the world.
Secretive PRC Firms Lure Fired Federal Workers;
China Fetes U.S. Business Leaders in Beijing;
China Releases Staff of U.S. Due Diligence Firm;
China Unveils Its New Deep-Sea Cable Cutter;
U.S. Blacklists 50 PRC Firms to Curb Ai, Chip Capabilities
On March 20, Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora commemorated Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Typically, U.S. administrations have used the occasion to practice some soft power diplomacy. In the past, America's Nowruz greetings have taken pains to highlight Iran's proud pre-Islamic heritage, underscore its immense civilizational potential, and draw a distinction between the country's historic greatness and its current repressive clerical regime.
HTI Exploits The Gaza Narrative;
Bangladesh's Turmoil: An Opening for Islamists?;
Morocco in The Isis Crosshairs;
"Pay to Slay" Stays Alive
China's Expanding African Propaganda;
More Russian Disinfo in Europe;
Qatar is Shaping The Post-Assad Media Environment in Syria;
Taking "Cognitive Warfare" Seriously;
How Moscow is Manipulating AI
Doha Deepens Its Stake in India;
Pakistan's Westward Push;
India, France Plan Small Modular Nuclear Reactors;
Afghanistan's Taliban Head East
Training for a War Without a Battlefield...;
...As China Targets American Space Superiority;
Awareness Across The Electromagnetic Spectrum;
Precision Radar in Development;
The UK's Answer to Drone Swarms
U.S. Expels South African Envoy;
Sanctions Prompt Rwanda to Sever Ties…;
…And Cause M23 Rebels to Withdraw From Peace Talks;
Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Risk New Conflict;
Mali Withdraws From French Bloc;
Score One for The Sudanese Army
Military Purge Deepens, Top Generals Arrested;
Provinces Encourage Babies With Childcare Subsidies and Milk;
China Executes Four Canadians for Drugs;
PRC EV Makers Accelerate Global Push;
Man Gets Prison for Helping Pressure PRC Expat to Return Home
Iran Makes A Play in East Africa;
Hopelessness Spreads in The Islamic Republic;
How Iran is Gaming "Resistance";
The Regime's Human Rights Crackdown Continues
As U.S. Tightens Sanctions, Chinese Firms Curb Russian Oil Imports;
PRC Hackers Stole Belgian State Security Emails;
New Chinese Quantum Chip is 1 Quadrillion Times Faster;
European Parliament Suspends Access For Huawei Lobbyists;
U.S. Sanctions Thai Officials for Sending Uyghurs Back To China;
Now, as Hamas retakes control of Gaza after a two-month ceasefire with Israel and reconstitutes its capacity to resume its terror, classified documents published in recent days by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center highlight Israel’s desperate need to restore a sense of deterrence in the minds of its bitterest enemies.
Putin's (Sort of) Police State;
Brussels Raises the Alarm...;
...As Poland Preps for Confrontation;
Trump Cuts Complicate Recovery of Children Taken by Russia
ASEAN has grown from a small, consensus-based group into a significant regional bloc, now at the center of U.S.-China competition. Its expanded scope and diverse membership make it both a key player and a complex challenge for external powers.
More Grim Demographic Data;
Ex-UK Intel Chief: Russia Will Test Europe's Resolve;
Naypyidaw Makes A Play;
Chinese-Style Surveillance Comes to Russia's Second City
Falling Prices Stoke Deflation Fears;
Premier Li Qiang Calls for More Stimulus;
Amid U.S. "Chaos," China Offers "Certainty"– FM Wang Yi;
U.S. Soldiers Arrested for Selling Secrets to China;
China's New Spy Satellite Can See Details from Low Orbit
PRC Universities Open Their Doors as U.S. Cuts PhD Programs;
U.S. Resumes $870 Million In Security Assistance to Taiwan;
China Conducts Second Live-Fire Drill Near New Zealand...;
...And Live-Fire Exercises Near Vietnam;
Thailand Deports At Least 40 Uyghurs
U.S. Freezes Aid To South Africa…;
…And Withdraws from South Africa Climate Pact;
RSF Attacks Sudan Refugee Camp, WFP Halts Aid;
Regional Blocs Weigh Troop Deployment in Eastern Congo;
Somalia Punches Back Against ISIS;
AFRICOM Faces A Bleak Future;
EU Strengthens Ghana’s Defense Against Sahel Threats
Meanwhile, the new White House's penchant for deal-making is providing an opportunity for Russia to improve its position still further—by offering itself up as a diplomatic intermediary between Washington and Tehran.
How Grozny is gaining leverage over Kyiv;
A New Lease on Life for Nord Stream... Maybe;
Who are Russia's Islamic Radicals, really?;
Europe takes aim at Frozen Russian Assets;
The Haves and Have-Nots of Putin's War
A desire to end conflict will not suffice in achieving an actual end to hostilities in either Ukraine or Gaza.