Russia Targets Black Sea Shipping;
Russian Independent Media Takes Another Hit;
Russian Satellites Help Iran’s Ally Strike Saudi Arabia;
Russian Air Power Bolsters Addis Ababa...;
...As Moscow Expands African Recruitment Drive;
Ceasefire Holds in Oleshky, as War Continues Elsewhere
A Shift in Palestinian Perceptions;
Iran Delays Renewing Hamas Funding;
Al-Sharaa Invests in Guns, Not Butter.
Today, the United States is locked in a deepening great power rivalry with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In recent years, this contest has taken on many names. It was defined as “great power competition” during the Trump administration’s first term in office, and subsequently first as “long-term strategic competition” and then as “managed competition” during the presidency of Joseph Biden.
Russia Releases Wrongfully Detained American Citizen;
Moscow Seeks to Export Its Opponents...;
...As It Continues Its Military Buildup;
Russia: China’s Dream Getaway;
A Respite for Oleshky;
Russian Spies, Secret Weapons, and the Shadow Fleet.
Earlier this week, Israelis went to the polls in a deeply consequential election. Tuesday’s vote was the country’s first since the massacre of October 7, 2023, and it served both as a referendum on the tenure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a larger statement about the country’s political and strategic future.