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(Defense/Artificial Intelligence) Artificial intelligence leads NATO’s new strategy for emerging and disruptive tech (Defense News)

Vivienne Machi NATO and its member nations have formally agreed upon how the alliance should target and coordinate investments in emerging and disruptive technology, or...

(Defense) Air Force ‘doomsday’ planes moved to Lincoln airport during Offutt runway replacement (Defense News)

The U.S. military’s four “doomsday” planes have been moved to their new temporary home in Lincoln from Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha...

(Ukraine) While Zelenskyy Promises Peace, Ukraine’s Army Faces Serious Challenges (The Jamestown Foundation)

Mykola Vorobiov On March 3, the Russian proxy representatives of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) reportedly gave permission to their military to launch preemptive...

(Russia) Special Services Aggravate Bad Governance in Russia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev The escalation of repressions against all manifestations of discontent in Russia inevitably results in greater influence of the country’s special services and...

(China) Directions Forward for Chinese Rare Earths After the Two Sessions (The Jamestown Foundation)

Elizabeth Chen Following heightened U.S.-China tensions last year, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the “Draft Regulations on Rare Earth Management”...

(China) A New Step Forward in PLA Professionalization (The Jamestown Foundation)

Joel Wuthnow, Phillip C. Saunders A linchpin of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s transformation into a “world-class military” is whether it can recruit, cultivate, and retain...

(China) China’s Xinjiang Propaganda and United Front Work in Turkey: Part Two (The Jamestown Foundation)

Ondřej Klimeš The accelerated repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities inside and outside of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) since 2016 has highlighted...

(China/Nepal) Is the Growth of Sino-Nepal Relations Reducing Nepal’s Autonomy? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Dhanwati Yadav Commonly held economic theory generally suggests that foreign aid benefits the recipient. But so far, China’s bilateral relations with Nepal—which are based upon...

(Africa) Keep remittances flowing to Africa (Brookings)

Dilip Ratha Remittances—money sent by migrants to families back home—provide a financial lifeline to millions of households. Remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached...

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