Russia Policy Monitor No. 2743
The election results are in...
...But did Putin's party really win?
Russians abroad say no...
...While Ukraine hits Moscow
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Iran Democracy Monitor No. 256
Still fewer internet freedoms;
From Moscow, with love;
Inside Iran, unrest grows...;
...leading the Basij to tighten its grip;
China's Iran war diplomacy
Japan’s Shrinking Population Is Changing How It Fights
Last month, Japan released its latest annual defense white paper. The document has a great deal to say about the threats now confronting the island nation, ranging from an increasingly assertive China to a nuclear North Korea. But one of its most important themes concerns something else entirely: the changing nature of warfare itself.
China Policy Monitor No. 1692
PRC gave Iran satellite imagery of U.S. bases;
After Saudi appeal, China presses Iran to rein in Houthis;
China upgrades Djibouti base;
PRC state firm supplied material for Russian drones;
China opens canal link to Southeast Asian markets
Why Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Needs Trans-Caspian Pipelines
The dream of the “Trump Route” in the Caucasus will remain unfulfilled without further connectivity to Central Asia.