Publications

Blacking out HRW;
Taking advantage of ... Israel;
Lavrov's messaging misfire;
Ottawa takes a stand

Performance of China's J-20 fighter jet stalls...;
... while Chinese railgun tech advances;
The benefits of stronger enamel;
Making body armor safer to bystanders;
Dusty defenses?

Guangxi distributes Xi's "Little Red Books";
Muslim countries help China hunt down Uighurs around the world;
China allows some Asian students to return;
India suspends tourist visas for PRC nationals;
Baloch rebels claim murders of Confucius Institute leaders, teachers

Air Force considers cool gear...;
... while the Pentagon requests new shades;
Deep fake voices?;
Fedex planes with laser protection?;
6G technology talks to hypersonics

France rethinks its African footprint;
Mediation in Sudan is key to Egypt's security...;
...as Khartoum leans towards Moscow;
Congo moves to regain control over Chinese-run mine;
China's digital silk road comes to Kenya

The real story surrounding Russia's economy;
Brutal tactics dominate Russia's war effort...;
...creating a new lexicon;
A widening technological gap

U.S. must make clear it will defend Taiwan: Abe;
Eyeing China, Japan and Philippines hold security talks;
Twitter users exposing China's pro-Russian propaganda;
Diversifying supply chains away from China "good for everyone";
China's new mega-coal mine can produce 15 million tons annually

Researchers find "smoking gun" on China's organ harvesting;
Chinese Army makes incursion bids in Ladakh;
China refuses to guarantee Ukraine's security;
China's state-owned companies avoid new oil deals with Russia;
Indonesians see the U.S. more favorably than China

Kadyrov backs Ukraine campaign;
Russia's shifting war aims;
Kremlin critic regains her voice;
Moscow frets over a reinvigorated NATO;
The Kremlin searches for scapegoats;
Domestic opposition mounts

Holodomor 2.0;
Investigating (its own) war crimes in Ukraine;
Orthodox Church boosts Ukraine campaign;
Where are Russia's oligarchs headed?

Chinese, Russian militaries are not "interoperable";
China and Russia deploy hypersonic missiles, while U.S. lags behind;
China has created a satellite-killing weapon;
China establishes deep space exploration laboratory;
China doubles down on biolab disinformation

The high cost of negotiating with Russia;
Financial institutions take stock of Russian clients;
Reinforcing the Ukrainian front…;
...and replenishing the military ranks;
​​How Russia is terraforming Ukraine
 

​China accuses U.S. of building a NATO in the Pacific;
Pentagon Attack on Taiwan would produce "robust" response;
Taliban and Chinese mining firm restart copper mining talks;
Taiwan wants to join the CPTPP and Quad;
China, Solomon Islands sign security cooperation memo

​Americas lithium production problem;
The Pentagon plans a green footprint;
Russian tactics could spark an environmental disaster

PRC hackers infiltrate a half-dozen U.S. state networks;
China expands censorship to thwart "foreign forces";
China video game freeze threatens the industry;
Tencent joins Alibaba in declaring support for tech crackdown;
Marriages hit 36-year low

Russia's grim economic outlook;
Closing a ruble loophole;
Putin looks for internal scapegoats;
Why Russians back Putin's war

More multinationals eye the exits…;
...as Russia's tech isolation deepens;
In Ukraine, echoes of the Syrian War;
Putin's Syrian legion
 

Assessing the Iranian threat…;
...and Tehran's strategic ambitions…;
...as the White House mulls bringing the IRGC in from the cold;
the Islamic Republic versus the internet, continued;
Iranian-Saudi talks fizzle

Western news outlets close up shop…;
..as the Kremlin targets Russian media;
The birth of RuNet?;
An attempted Russian exodus

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine war until after Olympics;
China evacuates thousands from Ukraine;
Russian firms rush to open RMB accounts at Chinese banks;
Anti-Russian war voices grow louder in China;
China expands localities for digital currency trials

​Washington uses Huawei playbook to hit Russia;
India, UAE on verge of doubling trade;
On debts to China, Sri Lanka looks to India for help;
Nepal approves U.S. development assistance, despite China's warnings;
Jakarta looks beyond Russian arms to balance Beijing

Russia's reshuffled disinformation deck...;
...and hard times for Moscow's main messaging outlet;
The rise of Ukrainian persuasion;
China's disinformation campaign in Lithuania;
Iranian disinfo target Israeli unity

Rumblings of a wider war;
A corporate exodus;...;
...and a tightening domestic climate

U.S. Justice Department ends its China initiative
Anti-graft agency criticizes China's top 25 banks;
China's banks restrict Russian USD credit for commodity deals;
Mongolia "cleans up" anti-China activists;
China invests nearly $4 billion in three new coal mines

* * * SPECIAL ISSUE: Putin's War In Ukraine * * *
Russia's real objective: halting NATO expansion;
A perverse defense of Ukraine;
Ukraine's military as a threat;
The economic dimensions of the conflict