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Iran Democracy Monitor No. 219

August 6, 2021 Ilan I. Berman, Maya Walborsky,

Iranian hackers hard at work;
Water protests...and the regime response;
Tehran turns up the heat in Iraq

America’s Iran Policy Pendulum

August 4, 2021 Ilan I. Berman Tactics Institute

For the second time in a half-decade, U.S. policy toward Iran is undergoing a profound redefinition, as the Biden administration abandons the "maximum pressure" of the Trump era in favor of a broad effort to reengage the Islamic Republic.

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2278

August 4, 2021 Matt Maldonado, Ilan I. Berman, Timothy Blinnikov

Russia versus the world wide web, continued;
The Kremlin leaves Argentina hanging;
Prominient communist banned from fall elections;
Russia faces stiff carbon tax;
Mishustin visits disputed islands;
Now Navalny's website blocked by state censor

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2477

July 23, 2021 Matt Maldonado, Ilan I. Berman, Timothy Blinnikov

Russia "checkmates" the F-35;
Russia opens up voting in the Donbas;
Sakhalin newspaper silenced;
Washington, Berlin reach agreement on Nord Stream II;
Russia files suit against Ukraine in human rights court

Russian Reform Monitor No. 2476

July 22, 2021 Matt Maldonado, Ilan I. Berman, Timothy Blinnikov

Leaked Kremlin docs point to pro-Trump influence campaign;
The fight over mural space in St. Petersburg;
Livestream restrictions for upcoming vote;
Moscow offers U.S. joint operations in Afghanistan;
Russian rights group forced to shut down