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China Spares No Expense For Latin America and Caribbean Ties
Executive Summary: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has cultivated close ties with Brazil, which it sees as a prime candidate to co-lead the Global South in an emerging multipolar world. Beijing is now the... MORE
Scandal Exposes Technocracy, Nepotism, and Control Among PRC Elite
Executive Summary: Elite privilege and lack of transparent checks and balances mean that corruption scandals are a feature of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) system of governance. As Beijing seeks to manage rising public discontent... MORE
Drills and Experts Suggest Beijing Favors Blockade on Longer Timeline
Executive Summary: The People’s Liberation Army increasingly emphasizes blockade scenarios in its exercises and drills, signaling a strategic shift in Beijing’s approach to a military contingency in the Taiwan Strait. Policy elites and current and... MORE
Xi Jinping’s Central Position in Official Media Starts to Erode
Executive Summary: The relative absence of supreme leader Xi Jinping in authoritative media could indicate that his power, though still unassailable, is waning. There were no references to Xi or his eponymous ideology in coverage... MORE
Authorities Renew Reform and Opening Amid Economic Pressures
Executive Summary: The Party has updated plans to build the Greater Bay Area into a key growth driver, emphasizing attracting foreign investment and overseas talent. The measures from Beijing seek to make it easier for... MORE
Eurasia Digest, Volume 1, Issue 18
Welcome to Eurasia Digest, a weekly publication of Jamestown’s coverage of Eurasia. Every Friday, Jamestown will publish a compilation of articles written about Eurasia across all our publications. Read the full issue here. In This Issue:... MORE
Russia Continues Conservative Pivot in Arctic (Part Two)
(Part One) Executive Summary: Russian analysts have redefined Arctic dynamics within the framework of a global hybrid war, viewing the region as a contested space of economic, military, and cyber confrontation with the West. Moscow... MORE
Moscow Uses Force to Get More Soldiers from North Caucasus
Executive Summary: Moscow is facing greater resistance to its military draft in the North Caucasus because of increasing quotas and the disproportionate impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine on the region. The... MORE
Xinjiang Security Expo Reflects the Limits of U.S. Sanctions
Executive Summary: The annual Central Asia Digital Security Expo in Xinjiang is supported by the U.S.-sanctioned Xinjiang Public Security Bureau and brings technology firms together to network and market their products under the context of... MORE