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Executive Summary: General Yawd Serk leads the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS). He advocates for Shan nationalism, ethnic autonomy, and federalism while prioritizing pragmatic...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor

Arakan Army Becomes Most Effective Insurgent Force in Myanmar

07.16.2026 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: The Arakan Army (AA) has become Myanmar's most powerful rebel group, controlling most Rakhine State townships and actively expanding into neighboring regions to...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Trade Network Could Erode Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

06.05.2026 Jonah Reisboard

Executive Summary: The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) faces an enforcement challenge from an expanding network of Chinese trade platforms that restrict trade data...

Publication China Brief

PRC Cognitive Warfare Targets Japan’s Security Normalization

05.29.2026 Sze-Fung Lee

Executive Summary: In response to Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s push for defense reforms, Beijing has turned to a playbook of cognitive warfare. Its sanctions and...

Publication China Brief