Iran Democracy Monitor No. 205
Paranoid in Tehran;
Full steam ahead on Iran's military buildup...;
...as the Revolutionary Guards draw a redline;
A step backward for Iran in Iraq
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Russia Reform Monitor No. 2382
Russians hoarding cash during pandemic;
New nuclear talks commence;
Syria as military laboratory;
A sympathetic voice at Vedomosti;
A Russian demonstration against the lockdown;
Fear and loathing in the motherland
How Morocco Is Managing The Pandemic
[T]he Kingdom of Morocco has been particularly hard hit. It currently ranks second only to Egypt in the number of active North African COVID-19 cases, and by itself represents more than 13 percent of all infections on the continent. Yet the Moroccan government has nonetheless managed to parlay its fight against the coronavirus into a source of national unity – and, increasingly, into one of regional prestige as well.
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2381
Moscow plays the Cossack card;
Medical students on the coronavirus front line;
Moscow's quarantine impacts the movement of journalists;
Making it easier to become Russian
South Ossetia makes its move
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2380
Russia and OPEC+ make a deal;
Ukraine worries about Russian disinfo;
Yet another Arctic training session;
Amid lockdown, Whelan case moves ahead;
An elusive bailout;
Ukraine finds a traitor in the ranks