Press Release – The Jamestown Foundation Launches New Website: Stealth War
Xinjiang’s System of Militarized Vocational Training Comes to Tibet
Central Asia’s Specter of Insecurity: The View from Badakhshan to Fergana
Russian Extreme Nationalists Rally Across Country in Midst of Pandemic
The annual “Russian March”—an attempt by extreme nationalist forces to appropriate Russia’s National Unity Day (November 4)—has routinely provided a suggestive measure of the evolving strength of the radical-right opposition to President Vladimir Putin (see... MORE
Russia’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ Encounters New Difficulties
During his first trip to the Russian Far East as prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin berated the inadequate level of infrastructure of the local seaport in Magadan (on the Sea of Okhotsk), which, he noted, hindered... MORE
Karabakh Declaration Opens Way for Iran to Play Expanded Role in Caucasus
Like a number of other regional neighbors and global powers, Turkey has been expanding its attention to and involvement with the countries of the South Caucasus in recent months. That growing focus has, of course,... MORE
Moldovan Presidential Elections: An Effective Challenge to Populism
On November 20, the Moldovan Central Electoral Commission validated the results of the country’s recent presidential elections, officially giving a victory in the second round (November 15) to Maia Sandu (Protv.md, November 20). The Constitutional... MORE
Deputies With Combat Experience: Union of Donbas Volunteers Looks to Enter Russian Politics
On October 31, the Tsargrad Hotel, owned by Russian “Orthodox oligarch” Konstantin Malofeev, hosted the Sixth Congress of the Union of Donbas Volunteers (UDV). The UDV is headed by former prime minister of the self-proclaimed... MORE
Rediscovered Moderation a Poor Fit for Russia’s Putinist Policy
At the G20 summit last Saturday (November 21), virtually hosted by Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to play the role of a wise statesman charting a course of cautious moderation in tumultuous times... MORE
Turkey’s ‘African Eagle’ Trains Turkish-Speaking Troops in Somalia: Where Next?
Africa has become an important pillar of Turkey’s widely debated expeditionary military policy and forward-basing posture. The Turkish contingent stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia has an official patch with the Afrika Kartalı (African Eagle) inscription on... MORE
Islamic State Khorasan Province’s Peshawar Seminary Attack and War Against Afghan Taliban Hanafis
On October 27, a major attack targeting a pro-Afghan Taliban religious seminary took place in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. Although it remains unclaimed, there is strong evidence Islamic... MORE