Tag: The Jamestown Foundation

(Iran/Iraq) Iran’s Resistance Axis Rattled by Divisions: Asaib Ahl al-Haq’s Leader Rejects the Ceasefire in Iraq (The Jamestown Foundation)

Jacob Lees Weiss On December 20, 2020, 21 Katyusha rockets struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, breaking an Iranian-sponsored ceasefire in Iraq for a second...

(China/Demography) Chinese Demographic Signals Bode Ill for Future Development (The Jamestown Foundation)

Elizabeth Chen A new study published February 8 by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (MPS, 中华人民共和国公安部, zhonghua renmin gongheguo...

(China/PLA) The People’s Liberation Army Attempts to Jump Start Training Reforms (The Jamestown Foundation)

Kevin McCauley The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is attempting to reinvigorate lagging unit training and military education reforms to enable an integrated joint operations capability. https://jamestown.org/program/the-peoples-liberation-army-attempts-to-jump-start-training-reforms/

(China/Latin America) An Overlooked Source of Chinese Influence in Latin America (The Jamestown Foundation)

Linda Zhang, Ryan Berg The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is drawing increased scrutiny from U.S. policymakers. https://jamestown.org/program/an-overlooked-source-of-chinese-influence-in-latin-america/

(BRI/Uzbekistan) Tracking the Digital Component of the BRI in Central Asia, Part One: Exporting “Safe Cities” to Uzbekistan (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin Following the 2013 announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a speech given by People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping...

(China/USA/South China Sea) China’s Use of U.S. Satellite Communications Technology in the South China Sea (The Jamestown Foundation)

Zachary Haver In recent years, the maritime law enforcement (MLE) forces of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have dominated the contested waters of the...

(Ukraine/China) Ukraine’s China Policy: A (Not so) Delicate Balance (The Jamestown Foundation)

Maksym Bugriy Reporting on the saga of Chinese efforts to purchase Ukraine’s strategic Motor Sich aerospace production company frequently casts Kyiv as a weak “pawn”...

(Tajikistan/Afghanistan/China) Porosity of Tajik-Afghan Border Making Beijing’s Involvement in Region More Ominous (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble In most parts of the world, the lines on maps separating countries are true borders. That is, they are controlled by the governments...

(Russia/NATO) Russian Aerospace Forces Journal Recommends Preventive Strike Against NATO (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel Felgenhauer Josep Borrell, the European Union’s high representative for foreign and security policy, visited Moscow in person last week (February 5)—still highly unusual during...

(Turkey/Azerbaijan) Baku and Ankara Deny Turkish Military Bases Being Established in Azerbaijan (The Jamestown Foundation)

John C. K. Daly https://jamestown.org/program/baku-and-ankara-deny-turkish-military-bases-being-established-in-azerbaijan/

(China/Ukraine) New Year, New Battles: China Does Not Plan to Give up Motor Sich? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Alla Hurska https://jamestown.org/program/new-year-new-battles-china-does-not-plan-to-give-up-motor-sich/

(Russia) Moscow’s Military Modernization Sets Agenda for UAV Development (Roger McDermott, The Jamestown Foundation)

Roger McDermott https://jamestown.org/program/moscows-military-modernization-sets-agenda-for-uav-development/

(Georgia) Georgian Politics Without the ‘Strong Man’: Has Ivanishvili Really Relinquished Power? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Giorgi Menabde https://jamestown.org/program/georgian-politics-without-the-strong-man-has-ivanishvili-really-relinquished-power/

(Belarus) Belarusian Realities: Between Dreams and Policy Objectives (The Jamestown Foundation)

Grigory Ioffe https://jamestown.org/program/belarusian-realities-between-dreams-and-policy-objectives/

(Russia) De-Cossackization—Modern-Day Echoes of a Soviet Crime (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble https://jamestown.org/program/de-cossackization-modern-day-echoes-of-soviet-crime/

(Bangladesh) Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh’s Rivalry with Awami League: The Growing Islamist-Secular Divide (Sudha Ramachandran, The Jamestown Foundation)

Bangladesh is witnessing a surge in Islamist activism and violence. https://jamestown.org/program/hefazat-e-islam-bangladeshs-rivalry-with-awami-league-the-growing-islamist-secular-divide/