The Jamestown Foundation

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Jamestown provides primary-source analysis on global developments of strategic importance to the United States and its allies. We primarily cover Russia, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Entries

Kazakhstan Adopts New Constitution, Further Distancing From Soviet Past

March 17, 2026

Paul Goble
Islamic State’s New Threats in Northern Azerbaijan

March 17, 2026

Paweł Wójcik
Military Spending Now Half of Russia’s Budget

March 17, 2026

John C. K. Daly
Moscow Calculates Benefits of Gulf Conflict, Coming Short

March 16, 2026

Pavel K. Baev
Quadcopter Drones Reshaping Pakistan’s Militant Landscape (Part One)

March 16, 2026

Rahim Nasar
Strategic Snapshot: U.S.–PRC Tech Competition

March 15, 2026

Under General Secretary Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made technology competition the focus of it...
PRC State-centric AI Governance Weakens Protection of Rights

March 15, 2026

Yaqiu Wang
PRC Smart Television Risks and Ecosystem ‘Enmeshment’

March 14, 2026

John Costello
Russia’s Middle East Role Below Putin’s Ambitions

March 13, 2026

Anna J. Davis
New PRC Cybercrime Law Heralds Digital Iron Curtain

March 13, 2026

Youlun Nie
Baku Confronts Mehdiyev’s Legacy

March 12, 2026

Ziya Kazimzada
Debate on New Kazakhstan Constitution Exacerbates Linguistic and Ethnic Divides

March 12, 2026

Paul Goble
Beijing Revives Asian Values in Regional Push

March 12, 2026

Arran Hope
Iran’s Drone Attacks Strain Tensions between Baku and Tehran

March 12, 2026

Vasif Huseynov
Russia Reinforces Ties with Brazil Amid Western Sanctions

March 12, 2026

Sergey Sukhankin
White Paper Increases Securitization of Hong Kong

March 11, 2026

Eric Y.H. Lai
Astana to Host Regional Ecological Summit

March 10, 2026

Fuad Shahbazov
Diverse Russian Responses to U.S.–Israeli Airstrikes on Iran Reveal Elite Split

March 10, 2026

Kassie Corelli
Conflict in Iran Creating New Winners and Losers Across Former Soviet Space

March 10, 2026

Paul Goble
The Type 075’s Operational Integration in Justice Mission-2025

March 10, 2026

Yu-cheng Chen & Yang Shang-wei