This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area Fighting in the area continued without major changes. Kharkiv Area Near the international border north of Kharkiv, Russians took village Kudiivka.…
China Radar: South Caucasus is a monthly publication dedicated to China’s activities and influence in the three nations of South Caucasus. China’s Presence, Activities and Influence in the South Caucasus Diplomatic Messaging At an event on 3 July, China’s ambassador to Armenia, Li Xinwei, stressed the supposed common status of China and Armenia as “developing…
The Russian Geostrategy Monitor is a monthly brief that tracks Russian geostrategy worldwide employing the framework set in The Structure of Modern Russia’s Foreign Strategy. Russian geostrategic activities are also tracked on the regularly updated interactive Russian Geostrategy Map. Issue 43 covers the Russian geostrategy for the month of July 2026. The numbering and contents…
Mamuka Komakhia The article below by Mamuka Komakhia, entitled ”The Development of Georgia’s Transit Function in the Oil and Gas Corridor During a Period of Major Geopolitical Change” is the third publication in a special series of analytical articles launched by the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies–Estonia (GFSIS-E) to examine the evolving roles…
Mahammad Mammadov The article below by Mahammad Mammadov, entitled ” Azerbaijan’s Bet on the Middle Corridor: How Baku is Turning Geography into Power” is the second publication in a special series of analytical articles launched by the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies–Estonia (GFSIS-E) to examine the evolving roles of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,…
The digest covers China’s political, diplomatic, economic and other activities in the South Caucasus region and relations between China and the South Caucasus countries. It relies on a wide variety of sources, including the Chinese media. It is worth noting that the Chinese media is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (according to the World…
This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major changes. Kharkiv Area In the east, Russians crossed the international border into Ukraine…
This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area North of Sumy, Russians reached village Korchakivka. Kharkiv Area Fighting continued within Kozacha Lopan with Ukrainians pushing back against the previous…
Alex Vatanka Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. Download PDF When the war between the United States and Iran flared again in mid-July, the battlefield was already much larger than Iran. On 18 July, American strikes hit areas stretching from Ahvaz and Yazd to Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Chabahar. Tehran claimed in return to have hit…
China Radar: South Caucasus is a monthly publication dedicated to China’s activities and influence in the three nations of South Caucasus. Strategic Partnerships On 9 June 2026, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili “jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.” The previous stage in the…