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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 8
BRIEF Sinicization of the Russian Economy Intensifies
Israeli Attack on Iranian Port Brings Gulf War to the Caspian
An Israeli air strike on the Iranian port of Bandar Anzali in the Caspian marks a new phase in the current Gulf War, risking an expansion of the…
Kadyrov’s Exploitation of Sufism to Advance Russian Aims in the Ukraine War
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is cleverly using Sufi Islam, sometimes with mixed results, to mobilize Chechens to fight a "holy war" alongside Russia…
Russian Orthodox Church Deepens its Role as Kremlin Agent in Africa
By Paul Goble
Desert Flashpoint: The Kufra Oasis and Egyptian Strategy for Sudan
By Andrew McGregor
New Report! Leviathan: Russian Strategic Culture and the Structural Sources of Military Failure
By Roger N. McDermott
Fast, Cheap, and Faster: Lessons from the Drone Battlefield in Ukraine
By Yuri Lapaiev
Japan's Pivot to the Middle Corridor
By Vusal Guliyev

February 2026

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