Russia’s New Winter War
Antony Beevor | 2022.12.29
One of Russia’s greatest military victories came with the coldest European winter in 500 years.
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Malign Interference In SEA
Veerle Nouwens, Alexander Neill, et al. | 2022.12.23
This paper provides a succinct macro-survey of Southeast Asian countries’ understanding of and experiences with foreign state interference, given that strategic competition is increasingly taking place in the ‘grey zone’ and between states, with an end to pursuing national strategic interests without resorting to war.
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From Freeze To Seize
Maria Nizzero | 2022.12.19
A virtual roundtable on International Asset Recovery Mechanisms and the “Freeze to Seize” Dilemma was held with international asset recovery experts in September 2022. It aimed at examining additional potential avenues to improve the UK’s ability to move from temporary sanctions-based asset freezes to permanent asset deprivation using human rights-compliant and proportionate tools.
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CCP Inc. In Malaysia
Ethan Cramer-Flood and Briana Boland | 2022.12.16
This case study focuses on Huawei and Alibaba for insight into how the “CCP Inc.” ecosystem of Chinese party-state actors can both support and constrain private sector firms.
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Arms Control After Ukraine
Heather Williams and Nicholas Adamopoulos | 2022.12.16
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has illuminated longstanding cracks in the nuclear arms control regime. Legacy arms control tools had little utility as Russia eschewed arms control agreements and transparency-based risk reduction measures.
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U.S.-Australia-Philippines Triad
Gregory B. Poling and Andreyka Natalegawa | 2022.12.15
U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific vary dramatically in terms of reliability, capability, and clarity of strategic rationale. The two oldest U.S. security alliances in the region — with the Philippines and Australia — illustrate this clearly.
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Supply Chains Of Russia’s UAV
James Byrne, et al. | 2022.12.15
This investigation shows that Moscow’s well-known UAV relies on complex supply chains that reach far beyond Russia’s borders.
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Russia’s Adaptation Game
Max Bergmann, et al. | 2022.12.14
Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented wave of Western sanctions, leaving Moscow increasingly isolated from various regional and international platforms.
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Low Orbit, High Stakes
Numerous communication satellites in the low Earth orbit relay broadband for the surface.
Makena Young and Akhil Thadani | 2022.12.14
The competition to provide broadband from low Earth orbit (LEO) is one of the most important, least appreciated geostrategic developments underway.
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Tech Supply Chain To Russia
Steve Stecklow, et al. | 2022.12.13
In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey’s corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader of IT products, and a week later began shipping U.S. computer parts to Russia.
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