Russia Reform Monitor No. 2530
Russia's increasingly criminal war;
Moscow's "Twin Cities" program a soft attempt at integration;
How Putin plans to reshape Russian society in his image;
Tokyo takes a stand
Russia's increasingly criminal war;
Moscow's "Twin Cities" program a soft attempt at integration;
How Putin plans to reshape Russian society in his image;
Tokyo takes a stand
Rumor has it, China plans second naval base in Africa;
Ethiopia's TPLF forces the young to fight;
Africa's energy, Europe's predicament;
Mali withdraws from the G5
Whoever emerges from the inevitable turmoil in Russia, he, she, or they will have to address the open wound that Putin’s Ukraine gambit has opened in the Russian polity itself.
FBI and MI5 heads warn of China threat;
Pakistan resists Beijing's pressure to protect assets;
Vast cache of hacked Chinese police files offered for sale;
China to take over the moon: NASA chief;
China crushes protest by bank depositors
For the Kremlin, the African continent has emerged as a serious strategic priority – and a new battleground in its struggle for influence with the West.