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Cossack Organizations Suppress Ukrainian Identity in Occupied Territories - Jamestown
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1094+ words) Executive Summary: Cossack societies are assisting Russian occupation authorities throughout Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. In Zaporizhzhia in January, the department for transport under the Ministry for Internal Affairs held a "working meeting" with the…...
Dejected Putin Tries to Join the Great Gulf Game - Jamestown
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (1314+ words) Executive Summary: The sustained projection of U.S. and Israeli air power against Iran has disrupted multiple supply chains and traditional political ties. These developments occurred so abruptly that the outcome of the still ongoing conflict will inevitably amount to a profound…...
Five-Year Plan Focuses on Industrial System and Opening Up - Jamestown
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1087+ words) Five-Year Plan Focuses on Industrial System and Opening Up'The Jamestown Foundation Five-Year Plan Focuses on Industrial System and Opening Up - The ordering of chapters in the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan provides clues to Beijing's shifting priorities. - For the first…...
United States Expands Counterterrorism Partnership with Kenya - Jamestown
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (462+ words) United States Expands Counterterrorism Partnership with Kenya'The Jamestown Foundation United States Expands Counterterrorism Partnership with Kenya - In January, the United States and Kenya initiated a $71 million upgrade to the Manda Bay airfield to target al-Shabaab and regional terrorist groups. - Kenya…...
Jilted but Persistent: Growing PRC Assertiveness in Panama - Jamestown
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (169+ words) U.S. Attempts to Roll Back Growing PRC Presence U.S. Constraints on Beijing's Influence Figure 1: Product Placement: Ambassador Xu Xueyuan with a Huawei laptop (Source: La Estrella de Panam) Media and United Front Channels Carry Beijing's Message Figure2: PRC Embassy Cohosts Anti-Taiwan Independence Event…...
PRC Supply Chain Ecosystem Behind Iran's Drone Campaign - Jamestown
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1564+ words) Executive Summary: The ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf has been characterized by massive Iranian drone deployments. When questioned specifically about these strikes in mid-March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) officially expressed…...
The Policy–Reality Gap in the PRC’s Property ‘New Model’ - Jamestown
4+ day, 43+ min ago (1217+ words) Executive Summary: On January15, Qiushi published a set of articles related to the Central Urban Work Conference, which took place in Beijing in July 2025. These articulate the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) official line on urban policy and the property sector. They…...
Russia’s Unmanned Systems Forces Become Wildcard in Moscow’s Military Modernization - Jamestown
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (289+ words) Kyiv's intelligence assessments, cited by General Syrskyi, indicate that Russia is actively accelerating USF force generation'particularly on southern axes where Russian forces are losing operational momentum. Russian USF strength was projected to reach 101,000 personnel by April 1 (Telegram/@osirskiy, March 12). By…...
Putin’s Moves Against Internet Alienate Russians - Jamestown
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1319+ words) Executive Summary:" " " Russian President Vladimir Putin has been making moves against Telegram channels and restricting the Internet in recent months, especially in the last few weeks (see EDM, March 19; Important Stories, March 30). These moves have alienated many Russians and angered…...
Ethnic Unity Law Enforces Mandatory Assimilation - Jamestown
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (706+ words) Executive Summary: The Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress Law (), which serves to codify a singular Chinese identity centered on Han cultural norms, is slated to take effect on July1 (Xinhua, March12; China Brief, March27). Under its provisions, Mandarin takes precedence over minority…...