Publications

Speculation surrounds Chechnya's strongman; 
A deepening gold trade with Abu Dhabi; 
The high cost of avoiding military service; 
More signs of long-term military planning; 
A fire sale in Crimea

The buck stops with Zelenskyy; 
A divisive determination; 
Germany takes stock; 
A notable cabinet reshuffle 

China's Defense Minister disappears; 
China uses AI to sow disinformation about Hawaii fires; 
UK Parliament researcher arrested amid China spy claims; 
Canada launches inquiry into foreign interference; 
China, Russia to build border grain terminal

Tokyo Fights to Keep the Black Sea Deal Alive; 
Manila Pushes to Fast-Track Defense Sits for Washington;
With an Eye on Beijing, Canberra Calibrates Foreign Aid; 
Palau Empowers America to Police Its Waters

China behind the largest covert propaganda operation ever;
Chinese engineers targeted by Baloch militants in Pakistan; 
Russia responds to China's controversial new map; 
Professor jailed for measuring party personnel costs 

Like Ukraine, Taipei looks for internet resiliency; 
China, The Solomons deepen cooperation; 
Malaysia's BRI woes; 
Manila crafts contingency plan for a Taiwan war; 
Cambodia's Hun Sen sets up his son as successor 

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 

China Hacks the UK Foreign Office; 
Beijing Blocks Intel Acquisition of Israel's Tower Semiconductor; 
China's Fertility Rate Drops to Record Low; 
Cyberattacks on Japan Prompt U.S. Rebuke; 
Cracking Down on Healthcare Corruption 

Russia and North Korea: Official Comity...
...And Unofficial Friction; 
Election Season in Ukraine's Unoccupied East; 
Viktor Bout's Second Act

New nuclear moves from Moscow; 
The limits of Turkish diplomacy;
New attention to Russia's nukes;
Wagner's uncertain future 

Moscow works to derail Sweden's NATO bid;
Hezbollah's new propaganda vehicle;
The problem with paid Twitter; 
Indoctrination, Russian style

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 

Moscow still shooting for the stars; 
Wagner needs to bend the knee; 
Prigozhin's people eye the exits;
Wagner's replacements?; 
A requiem for Prigozhin

Beijing Dispatches Finance Experts to Tackle Provincial Debts;
Market Failure in China's Universities;
Pla Scientists Make Laser Breakthrough;
China Seen Largely Negatively in 24-Country Survey;
Taiwan Vice President Defiant During U.S. Stopover 

China to mobilize entire nation in counter-espionage;
Taiwan investigates leaks;
Two U.S. sailors arrested for spying for China;
Few foreigners visiting China;
China says it exposed a U.S. spy

Pakistan's electoral uncertainty;
India's space ambitions surge forward;
Taking Pakistan's airport private;
Second thoughts about the Iran-Pakistan pipeline

How Russia has adapted to western sanctions;
Worries over a sliding ruble...
...As experts take stock of the Russian economy;
A different kind of college education

Zelenskyy doubles down...;
...and targets military corruption;
Belatedly, Kyiv makes energy fix;;
Fast-tracking weapons - and graft?

China replaces leaders of elite nuclear force;
Hong Kong removes requirement to flag China risk;
China restricts some drone exports to Russia; 
Pro-China influence campaign infiltrates U.S. News; 
China criticizes Russia's treatment of Chinese at border

The ripple effects of Sudan's unrest;
Moscow poised to reopen embassy in Tripoli;
UN to end peacekeeping mission in Mali;
Al-Shabaab complicates the Kenyan-Somali border;
Cairo plays host to Sudan peace talks;
ECOWAS takes a stand

A lack of law enforcement... and everything else;
A new target for Russian military recruitment;
Russia's drone push

Israel developing anti-hypersonic capabilities...
...And a sea-based system;
Nurturing AI technology;
Britain seeks quantum sensors;
Beijing's new defense against directed energy weapons

Beijing seeks to redefine unemployment woes;
Xi calls to strengthen China's control over information... 
..and U.S. companies respond warily;
Qin Gang is gone; 
China surpasses 5G goals while America trails behind

A new gulag archipelago;
Riyadh attempts to play peacemaker;
Flagging American support for Ukraine aid;
Another sentence for Navalny

China's economic slump continues;
The Holy See bows to Beijing, approves new bishop; 
Beijing doubles down on Pakistani nuclear energy;
Chinese hackers target U.S. Officials;
Beijing, Honiara deepen strategic cooperation

More changes to Wagner;
Western sanctions: less than meets the eye?;
A helping hand (of sorts) from North Korea;
A beleaguered Moscow boosts defense spending;
A new opportunity in Africa

No country for old men;
Wagner to remain a force in Africa;
Quietly, Washington tests the diplomatic waters with Moscow;
How Russia is targeting Ukraine's children;
An old client state comes calling

Yellen gets warm reception in Beijing;
With an eye on Ukraine, PLA adjusts training;
China deepens its stake in Saudi Arabia;
Hong Kong tests extraterritoriality of national security law;
Beijing promises more assistance to the Solomons

China's fishing fleet goes global...;
...And encroaches on Africa;
Dam destruction an act of Russian eco-terrorism;
Rabat's grain dilemma

Moscow's loss, Riyadh's gain;
Wagner's changed circumstances...;
...Might mean an expanded threat from the North;
Russia's war on Ukrainian children;
Where are Moscow's Chechen reinforcements?

Paris nixes NATO office in Tokyo;
Japan underwrites Dhaka's regional economic ambitions...;
...And gets more competitive with foreign assistance;
More Chinese spy balloons spotted in Northeast Asia;
Seoul, Tokyo take steps to turn the page

Cleaning house in Ukraine's supreme court;
How anti-corruption aids Ukraine's military;
Nabu focuses on crypto;
China poised to expand stake in Ukraine's telecom sector;
The IMF presses for disclosures

China sold drones to Russia for use in Ukraine;
Beijing slaps export ban on rare Earth metals;
New security law takes aim at Washington's tech offensive;
China's updated counter-espionage law prompts travel warning;
"Spy balloon" drama persists in Washington

China's Mideast footprint expands;
With an eye on NATO, Sweden strengthens anti-terrorism measures;
Taliban misrule incubates extremism

The argument over Russia's embassy in Australia;
What's Wagner's status in Africa?;
The human cost to Russia of the Ukraine War;
Prigozhin: not such a pariah after all?

Microsoft's nuclear gamble;
Building renewable energy solutions, brick by brick;
A success for the Air Force's swarm stopper;
The search for speed-of-light sensors;
The army's new digital recruitment