Publications

Iran, Like China, Isn’t a Responsible Stakeholder

November 26, 2021 Ilan I. Berman Newsweek

In a much-publicized address in 2005, then-Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick laid out the prevailing wisdom in Washington regarding the proper way to approach the People's Republic of China (PRC). "Chinese leaders have decided that their success depends on being networked with the modern world," Zoellick argued before the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. As a result, he contended, the U.S. needed to make every effort to turn the PRC into a "responsible stakeholder" on the world stage.

China Reform Monitor No. 1483

November 17, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. intel official warns: China seeks to dominate advanced tech;
China's cyberspace administration to eliminate "illegal publishing and reprinting";
U.S. revokes license of China telecom;
Hong Kong passes new film censorship law;
Beijing wants "new media platforms that cover the entire world"

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2495

November 15, 2021 Ilan I. BermanKate Flaherty

The curious case of Kirill Zhalo;
Moscow businesses struggle with lockdown closures;
Russia says U.S. presence in Black Sea provocative;
Russia plows ahead with submarine modernization;
"Non-working days" extended in five Russian regions;
Polish PM accuses Putin of masterminding migrant crisis
 

China Reform Monitor No. 1482

November 12, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Biden vows to defend Taiwan if China attacks;
U.S. warns of Beijing's efforts to collect genetic data;
China-based hackers attack Hillel Yaffe Medical Center;
China to build outpost for Tajik forces near Xinjiang, Afghan border;
China rations electricity and diesel amid shortages