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Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power
China isn't aiming for the Moon-it is planning for control of space itself. By 2045, Beijing plans to dominate a $10 trillion Cislunar economy, beam power to Earth from orbit, and mine asteroids worth quintillions.
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Charting Iran’s Influence in Africa
Although Tehran’s activities in Africa tend to receive far less attention than its machinations in the Middle East, Europe, or Latin America, they form a critical pillar of the Islamic Republic’s global strategy.
Latest Defense Dossier
Rethinking Central Asia
Latest In-House Bulletins
Africa Political Monitor No. 61
UN backs renewed talks on Morocco’s Western Sahara proposal;
UAE accused of supplying weapons to RSF;
Al-Qaeda-linked militants tighten fuel blockade;
The perils of Chinese mining;
Guinea seeks iron ore leverage
China Policy Monitor No. 1654
China has invested $2.1 trillion in strategic sectors around the world;
MI5: PRC spies target UK lawmakers using LinkedIn;
Britain announces plan to counter PRC espionage;
China funds $29 million revamp of South African military base;
Beijing warns citizens of risks amid African gold rush
Defense Technology Monitor No. 114
A polymer that heals on impact;
Navy tests first sea-based hypersonic launch;
Progress toward power beaming;
Sound waves expose hidden seafloor bombs;
Fix the data, fix the AI
Global Islamism Monitor No. 136
Back to a divided Yemen?;
Turkey is shaping Syria's future;
Pakistani Islamist party banned...again
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 50
Fruits of the recent ASEAN summit;
APEC summit wraps with U.S.-China trade trucel;
Japan's new prime minister hits the ground running;
Australia and U.S. strike critical-minerals deal;
Pakistan-India tensions spike anew after terror attacks
Information Warfare Watch No. 51
Social media curbs in Denmark;
Moscow's propaganda demonizes Poland;
...And puts the Baltics on notice;
Iran: new internet restrictions at home...;
...And greater influence in broadcasting abroad
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 248
A new push for "morality";
Domestic repression deepens;
Iran expands missile capabilities;
Iranian investors eye the exits
Resource Security Watch No. 63
Washington pushes Europe on Energy decoupling;
Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
Iran's water crisis... and its effects;
India's national rare earth strategy;
U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2703
Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
Russia green lights nuclear tests;
Poland plans to train civilians;
A growing domestic threat
South Asia Strategy Monitor No. 25
Connectivity Comes To Kashmir;
Bangladesh Looks Ahead To National Elections;
Chinese-Backed Militia Secures Control of Mines in Myanmar;
In Islamabad, Fears of Iranian Instability
Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 19
Tit-for-tat among Ukraine's corruption watchdogs;
Kyiv contemplates becoming a drone exporter;
The murky status of military innovation;
Making military service more attractive