Russia Policy Monitor No. 2670
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
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.