Russia Policy Monitor No. 2630
Life after Wagner;
Moscow versus the demilitarization of space;
Caribbean conscripts;
A helping hand from Beijing
Life after Wagner;
Moscow versus the demilitarization of space;
Caribbean conscripts;
A helping hand from Beijing
The global push to stop the bloodshed in Gaza is understandable. But a push that solely pressures the original victim of attack (Israel) and demands nothing significant of the perpetrator (Hamas) will just embolden the latter.
And at home, Iranian regime officials—who not long ago were on the back foot in the face of sustained grassroots protests—have redoubled their domestic repression, launching a sweeping national plan to enforce restrictions on female dress and conduct. What accounts for this reversal of fortune? A great deal can be attributed to permissive American policy.
After Crocus, a Russian clampdown;
Washington, Baghdad differ on ISIS danger;
Rethinking counterterrorism in Africa;
The Iranian hand behind Hamas terror
All proposed solutions to the deterrence problem on the Taiwan Strait require the United States to modernize and expand manufacturing facilities and infrastructure to increase the production and availability of military hardware.