Russia Reform Monitor No. 2579
A carve-out for Tokyo on Russian crude;
The real possibility of a wider war;
Sanctions flip Russia's tech strategy on its head;
Moscow turns to E-summons;
Navalny's condition deteriorates further
A carve-out for Tokyo on Russian crude;
The real possibility of a wider war;
Sanctions flip Russia's tech strategy on its head;
Moscow turns to E-summons;
Navalny's condition deteriorates further
With the outbreak of the Ukraine war more than a year ago, Russia's already unfree media sphere has constricted precipitously. New regulations and constraints imposed by a Kremlin desperate to control the narrative about its "special military operation" have made independent journalism virtually impossible inside the country, and precipitated a mass exodus of journalists, producers, and opposition media figures to locations in Europe and beyond.
Wagner fighters win their freedom;
Deepening Russo-Iranian economic ties;
The Chechens make contingency plans;
Russian arms trade with India impacted;
More grim evidence of military brutality...;
...And battlefield missteps
When it comes to negotiations with Iran, hope truly seems to spring eternal in Washington, D.C.
Meet the new (Al-Qaeda) boss;
The Abraham accords and Morocco's Islamist opposition;
A crackdown on Islamists in India;
An ISIS media presence in Malaysia