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Geopolitical Challenges Cloud Next Chapter in Xi’s Triumphalist History (John S. Van Oudenaren, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Resolution on its first 100-years of history cements  “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New...

Evolving Missions and Capabilities of the PLA Rocket Force: Implications for Taiwan and Beyond (Yuan-Chou Jing, Yi-Ren Lai, The Jamestown Foundation)

According to a recent Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) report, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is strengthening its superior capabilities within the...

Infrastructure Development in Tibet and its Implications for India (Suyash Desai, The Jamestown Foundation)

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) considers Tibet an intrinsic part of Chinese territory, which it has controlled since the early 1950s. When the...

Pakistan’s Deal with Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan: Statesmanship or Surrender? (Syed Fazl-e-Haider, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 1, supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) abandoned their two-week long protests and marched to the Pakistani capital Islamabad after the group signed a...

Emerging Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats from Europe’s ‘Garage Extremists’ (Rueben Dass, The Jamestown Foundation)

In September 2021, a 26-year-old French national, influenced by far-right ideology, was arrested for having successfully manufactured four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) containing uranium...

Assassination Attempt against Prime Minister Al-Khadimi Highlights Intra-Shia Divisions in Iraq (Rami Jameel, The Jamestown Foundation)

A loud explosion was heard in the early hours of November 7 in the fortified area in Baghdad known as the “Green Zone.” This...

Moldova Uniquely Vulnerable to Russian Energy Servitude (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Moldova’s natural gas market has become physically accessible to non-Russian gas suppliers through the Romania-Moldova interconnector, the Iasi–Ungheni–Chisinau pipeline. Built and operated by Romanian...

Rebuilding the Infrastructure of Sino-American Relations (Minghao Zhao, Project-Syndicate)

US President Joe Biden has been basking in the glow of his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which he signed into law on November 15. But...

Whipping Up America’s Inflation Bogeyman (James K. Galbraith, Project-Syndicate)

The headline chosen for Harvard economist Jason Furman’s November 15 commentary in the Wall Street Journal was both apt and sad. It was apt, because it repurposed then-President Gerald Ford’s...

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