South Asia Monitor No.8
Bangladesh drifts West;
Nepal, India draw closer;
Washington envisions a Western quad;
China poised to deepen Afghan foothold;
Pakistan hurtles toward chaos
Bangladesh drifts West;
Nepal, India draw closer;
Washington envisions a Western quad;
China poised to deepen Afghan foothold;
Pakistan hurtles toward chaos
The risky business of Russian defense science;
Truss: focus on Ukrainian victory, not Russian Democracy;
A different kind of prisoner's dilemma;
Belgrade rethinks loosened citizenship rules for Russians;
Greater connectivity for Kyiv
China limits data for foreigners;
Beijing trains rural cadres;
China clamps down on comedy;
China incentivizes families;
China's "Smokeless war" against spies
In some respects, the diplomatic peace offensive is as important as the Ukrainian ground offensive, because conflict termination will ultimately come from the bargaining table and not the battlefield. This phase of the conflict is critical.
Informing on your classmates comes back into vogue;
The Kremlin's curious retention policy;
Citizenship for service;
Next stop, Minsk;
Russia's brain drain intensifies