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Kremlin Takes Insincere Steps to Decentralize State Corporations
Executive Summary: In early August, the Kremlin began discussing a project to move approximately 170 large state corporations from Moscow to the regions where they extract profits, primarily from natu...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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(4/5) The Kremlin is taking symbolic but insincere steps to decentralize state corporations in an attempt to appease regional critics, while avoiding genuine economic federalism, which would threaten Kremlin power by enabling regional political autonomy.
September 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
(4/5) The Kremlin is taking symbolic but insincere steps to decentralize state corporations in an attempt to appease regional critics, while avoiding genuine economic federalism, which would threaten Kremlin power by enabling regional political autonomy.
(3/5) Putin’s “de-Moscowization” moves remain nominal, as state corporations maintain executive offices in Moscow and resist relocating to resource-producing regions, continuing to siphon regional natural wealth while the regime neglects local infrastructure needs.
September 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
(3/5) Putin’s “de-Moscowization” moves remain nominal, as state corporations maintain executive offices in Moscow and resist relocating to resource-producing regions, continuing to siphon regional natural wealth while the regime neglects local infrastructure needs.
(2/5) In early August, the Kremlin began discussing a project to move approximately 170 large state corporations from Moscow to the regions where they extract profits, primarily from natural resources.
September 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
(2/5) In early August, the Kremlin began discussing a project to move approximately 170 large state corporations from Moscow to the regions where they extract profits, primarily from natural resources.
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Extradition Treaty Signals Beijing’s Wider Designs in Hungary
Executive Summary: Beijing and Budapest have reportedly finalized the details of an extradition treaty that reflects Beijing’s growing involvement in Hungary’s internal security. The new treaty comes ...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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(5/6) Beijing has used a global network of spies and political pressure to target and hunt down dissidents—especially those of the Uyghur and Tibetan diasporas—and represents the PRC’s willingness to violate international law and other countries’ domestic laws for political ends.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(5/6) Beijing has used a global network of spies and political pressure to target and hunt down dissidents—especially those of the Uyghur and Tibetan diasporas—and represents the PRC’s willingness to violate international law and other countries’ domestic laws for political ends.
(4/6) Beijing is implementing a strategy similar to that seen in the Balkans and elsewhere and will likely use the foothold in Hungary to monitor citizens abroad and hunt down dissidents.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(4/6) Beijing is implementing a strategy similar to that seen in the Balkans and elsewhere and will likely use the foothold in Hungary to monitor citizens abroad and hunt down dissidents.
(3/6) The new treaty comes as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has begun investing heavily in various sectors of the Hungarian economy. It builds on the presence of “illegal Chinese police stations” in Hungary and agreements that allow PRC police to patrol jointly with Hungarian law enforcement.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(3/6) The new treaty comes as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has begun investing heavily in various sectors of the Hungarian economy. It builds on the presence of “illegal Chinese police stations” in Hungary and agreements that allow PRC police to patrol jointly with Hungarian law enforcement.
(2/6) Beijing and Budapest have reportedly finalized the details of an extradition treaty that reflects Beijing’s growing involvement in Hungary’s internal security.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(2/6) Beijing and Budapest have reportedly finalized the details of an extradition treaty that reflects Beijing’s growing involvement in Hungary’s internal security.
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Moscow’s Mouthpieces Claim Russia Has Already Won Ahead of Alaska Summit
Executive Summary: Moscow believes the upcoming Alaska summit will end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international isolation, taking note of its location in Alaska, which Russia once owned. Rus...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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(4/5) Pro-Kremlin media claim that any outcome of the summit will be advantageous for Moscow: if U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to accept Putin’s terms, Trump will not get the deal he hopes for, but if he does, the gulf between Washington and Europe will deepen.
August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
(4/5) Pro-Kremlin media claim that any outcome of the summit will be advantageous for Moscow: if U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to accept Putin’s terms, Trump will not get the deal he hopes for, but if he does, the gulf between Washington and Europe will deepen.
(3/5) Russian commentators are interpreting the summit as U.S. acceptance of Moscow’s view that decisions can be made about Ukraine without Ukraine.
August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
(3/5) Russian commentators are interpreting the summit as U.S. acceptance of Moscow’s view that decisions can be made about Ukraine without Ukraine.
(2/5) Moscow believes the upcoming Alaska summit will end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international isolation, taking note of its location in Alaska, which Russia once owned.
August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
(2/5) Moscow believes the upcoming Alaska summit will end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international isolation, taking note of its location in Alaska, which Russia once owned.
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PLA Navy Shifts Training Focus from Near-Shore to Blue-Water Operations
Executive Summary: In June 2025, the Liaoning and Shandong carrier strike groups conducted operations in the Western Pacific, achieving three major milestones with significant strategic implications f...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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(8/9) ...implying that the PLA Navy could believe it has secured operational dominance in nearby waters and may adopt more assertive actions against foreign naval vessels in these areas.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(8/9) ...implying that the PLA Navy could believe it has secured operational dominance in nearby waters and may adopt more assertive actions against foreign naval vessels in these areas.
(7/9) Together with the large-scale PLA military operations around Taiwan that have taken place since 2022, these developments suggest that the Central Military Commission likely assesses that the Chinese military possesses comprehensive near-seas combat capabilities...
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(7/9) Together with the large-scale PLA military operations around Taiwan that have taken place since 2022, these developments suggest that the Central Military Commission likely assesses that the Chinese military possesses comprehensive near-seas combat capabilities...
(6/9) This indicates that the Chinese Navy has begun to regularize far-seas mobile operations training, which may require the United States to adjust its force posture in the region.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(6/9) This indicates that the Chinese Navy has begun to regularize far-seas mobile operations training, which may require the United States to adjust its force posture in the region.
(5/9) These military actions were part of far-seas mobile operations training, conducted within the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s annual routine training program.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(5/9) These military actions were part of far-seas mobile operations training, conducted within the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s annual routine training program.
(4/9) ...the first time a Chinese carrier has operated beyond the Second Island Chain; and a record-breaking duration for carrier operations outside the First Island Chain.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(4/9) ...the first time a Chinese carrier has operated beyond the Second Island Chain; and a record-breaking duration for carrier operations outside the First Island Chain.
(3/9) The three key milestones include the first simultaneous deployment of two carrier strike groups beyond the First Island Chain...
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(3/9) The three key milestones include the first simultaneous deployment of two carrier strike groups beyond the First Island Chain...
(2/9) In June 2025, the Liaoning and Shandong carrier strike groups conducted operations in the Western Pacific, achieving three major milestones with significant strategic implications for the U.S. military and Indo-Pacific regional states.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(2/9) In June 2025, the Liaoning and Shandong carrier strike groups conducted operations in the Western Pacific, achieving three major milestones with significant strategic implications for the U.S. military and Indo-Pacific regional states.