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Executive Summary: On October 7, Kazakhstan renewed its oil supply agreement with Russia, binding itself more closely to Moscow while about 80 percent of its...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Kazakhstan

Fabricated Russian Videos Backfire

10.21.2026 Yuri Lapaiev

Executive Summary: Russian forces are using artificial intelligence-generated and manipulated videos to fabricate territorial gains in Ukraine, including around Kupiansk this month. These videos supplement...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia

Transnistria Approaches First Presidential Succession in a Decade

10.21.2026 Laurențiu Pleșca

Executive Summary: Transnistria’s December 13 presidential election is its first open contest since 2016, with term limits barring President Vadim Krasnoselsky after two mandates. Deputy...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Moldova

Beholden to the Party: CCP Control in the Transplant Sector

10.21.2026 Sarah Cook

Executive Summary: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control is embedded throughout the Chinese medical establishment and organ transplant sector and has tightened since 2018, raising serious...

Publication China Brief China