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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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(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.

(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.

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...

"Kremlin Takes Insincere Steps to Decentralize State Corporations" by Vadim Shtepa

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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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(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.

(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.

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 ...

"Extradition Treaty Signals Beijing’s Wider Designs in Hungary" by Joseph Bebel

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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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(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.

(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.

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...

"Moscow’s Mouthpieces Claim Russia Has Already Won Ahead of Alaska Summit" by Paul Goble

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China Brief Volume 25 Issue 15 | OUT NOW!
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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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(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...

(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.

(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...

(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.

"PLA Navy Shifts Training Focus from Near-Shore to Blue-Water Operations" -
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My latest @thejamestownfdn.bsky.social on Taiwan Bounty: PRC Cross-Agency Operations Target Taiwanese Military Personnel

📍PRC's latest #HybridWarfare (Psychological warfare + Lawfare + IOs) targeting Taiwan's ICEFCOM
📍Tactics/ Agendas/ Implications

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Taiwan Bounty: PRC Cross-Agency Operations Target Taiwanese Military Personnel Executive Summary: For the first time, public security authorities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are targeting Taiwanese military personnel and so-called “Taiwan independence” (台独) forces th...

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(6/7) Part of a growing trend of cyber and psychological warfare tactics, this latest operation sought to reframe the issue by portraying the PRC as a victim and Taipei as an aggressor, while also aiming to deter any future pro-independence activities by threatening punishment.

(5/7) Within minutes of the announcement, the photos and ID numbers of the 20 Taiwanese personnel were plastered across the Chinese Internet, as was a detailed report purporting to show how they had launched a cyberattack against PRC institutions.