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Russia’s Invasion Provides Lessons for Military Medical Care

Executive Summary: In late July, personnel from the 966th Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Logistics Support Force (JLSF) conducted a combat-oriented medical support drill. The field hospital team was focused on improving their core capabilities in joint combat medical care, such as casualty handling, emergency rescue, and the treatment of complex injuries. […] The post Russia’s Invasion Provides Lessons for Military Medical Care appeared first on Jamestown.

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Armenia’s New Five-Year Program Vindicates Peace Framework With Azerbaijan

Executive Summary: On August 25, Armenia’s National Assembly voted 63–24 to approve Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government program for 2026–2031. This is the first full policy document produced since the Civil Contract’s re-election on June 7 (Armenpress, August 25). For Baku, the document’s significance lies less in its domestic Armenian framing than in what it […] The post Armenia’s New Five-Year Program Vindicates Peace Framework With Azerbaijan appeared first on Jamestown.

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Potential for Russia Escalating War Continues

Executive Summary: The potential of wider conflict between Russia and the West, or the opening of a new front in Ukraine—with troops possibly coming south from Belarus in a second attempt to take Kyiv—has been gaining speculation for a while now. Such guesses, including a rumored new and full mobilization after Russia’s State Duma elections […] The post Potential for Russia Escalating War Continues appeared first on Jamestown.

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Russia Remains Absorbed with Europe Amid BRICS Summit

Executive Summary: Russian state media regularly presents the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS as embodiments of a multipolar world order replacing Western dominance (TASS, September 7). [1] The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12–13 was supposed to give a new impetus to this trend, which Russia claims to drive by rejecting […] The post Russia Remains Absorbed with Europe Amid BRICS Summit appeared first on Jamestown.

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Zhong Shaojun’s Removal Breaches Xi’s Innermost Circle

Executive Summary: On August 28, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee announced the removal of 12 individuals from their positions as deputies to the congress. [1] Among them were generals Zhang Youxia (张又侠) and Liu Zhenli (刘振立), who were simultaneously removed from their posts on the state Central Military Commission (CMC) (Xinhua, August 28, [a], [b]). […] The post Zhong Shaojun’s Removal Breaches Xi’s Innermost Circle appeared first on Jamestown.

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‘China’s SpaceX’ Spins Off Amid Commercial Competition

Executive Summary: In early 2026, the largest recorded equity transaction in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) commercial space sector occurred when China Space Sanjiang Group (CASIC Sanjiang; 中国航天三江集团) sold a 29.6 percent stake in ExPace (full name: “CASIC Rocket Technology” (航天科工火箭技术)) to state-owned Wuhan Investment Holdings Group (武汉投控集团). The buyer paid renminbi (RMB) 3.3 […] The post ‘China’s SpaceX’ Spins Off Amid Commercial Competition appeared first on Jamestown.

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South Caucasus Navigates a New Order

Executive Summary: On August 10, the United States, Armenia, and Azerbaijan marked the one-year anniversary of the White House peace summit. They reaffirmed their commitments and highlighted progress toward implementing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) (U.S. Department of State, August 10). The project would connect Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through […] The post South Caucasus Navigates a New Order appeared first on Jamestown.

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Beijing Legislates Mandatory Medical Insurance

Executive Summary: On August 28, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Healthcare Security Law (医疗保障法), effective January 1, 2027 (Xinhua, August 28). The law governs an extensive healthcare system and a fund that covers 1.3 billion enrollees and raised nearly renminbi (RMB) 3.6 trillion ($500 billion) last year (National Healthcare Security […] The post Beijing Legislates Mandatory Medical Insurance appeared first on Jamestown.

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Summer Diplomacy Deepens Azerbaijan’s Integration with Central Asia

Executive Summary: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s state visit to Uzbekistan on August 23–24 was another milestone in the rapidly expanding relationship between Baku and Tashkent. Aliyev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council and signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship. The accompanying package included an action plan to […] The post Summer Diplomacy Deepens Azerbaijan’s Integration with Central Asia appeared first on Jamestown.

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Russia Militarizing Occupied Ukraine (Part I)

Executive Summary: In August, evidence emerged that Russia is operating a network of at least ten bases for launching long-range attack drones, including sites in occupied Donetsk oblast and Crimea (The Telegraph, August 16; Ukrinform, August 17). Russia has already used seven of these facilities to conduct mass attacks against Ukraine-controlled territories. The network includes […] The post Russia Militarizing Occupied Ukraine (Part I) appeared first on Jamestown.

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Water Shortages Now Hitting Russia Hard Across the Board

Executive Summary: Better known for its massive spring flooding than for its occasional droughts, Russia is now being hit across the board by water shortages in ever more parts of the country. Accelerating climate change and growing human use are leading to declines in food production for domestic use and export, desertification—Russia now has the […] The post Water Shortages Now Hitting Russia Hard Across the Board appeared first on Jamestown.

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Türkiye Emerging as Alternative Source of Support for Georgian Breakaway Regions 

Executive Summary: On July 30, the microstate of Naoero (formerly Nauru), revoked its 17-year-old recognition of the so-called independence of Georgia’s two Russian-occupied regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, after terminating diplomatic relations on July 21 (Republic of Naoero, July 24; Facebook/TheGovernmentoftheRepublicofNaoero, July 30). Reactions to this unexpected decision by Naoero varied. The Georgian Ministry of […] The post Türkiye Emerging as Alternative Source of Support for Georgi

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Russia Quietly Anchors Its Economic Presence in Egypt

Executive Summary: On July 15, Cairo and Moscow announced the selection of an industrial developer for the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called this step “pivotal” for the zone’s activation, and Russian Industry Minister Anton Alikhanov credited Cairo’s legislative reforms and investment incentives for the […] The post Russia Quietly Anchors Its Economic Presence in Egypt appeared first on Jamestown.

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Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan Elevate Relations to Alliance

Executive Summary: On July 30–31, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev paid a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he held one-on-one meetings with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. He also participated in the Informal Meeting of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and the Central Asian countries in Cholpon-Ata. During the visit, the two leaders signed the Treaty […] The post Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan Elevate Relations to Alliance appeared first on Jamestown.

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Putin’s Eastern Voyage Highlights Russia’s Setbacks

Executive Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited at least seven cities in Russia’s Siberian and Far Eastern regions since late July during a tour that began in Irkutsk and Omsk and culminated with the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3. Kremlin coverage featured the usual gloss and fanfare, but Putin’s travels illustrated his […] The post Putin’s Eastern Voyage Highlights Russia’s Setbacks appeared first on Jamestown.