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O E Watch Mobile Edition OE Watch, Vol 08, Issue 04, Apr 2018 (Mobile Edition)
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    • 13 Million Users of Domestic Messaging Apps in Iran
    • A Chinese Perspective on Pakistan-Russian Cooperation in Afghanistan
    • A Militarized Silicon Valley in Russia?
    • A Russian Approach to Interagency Cooperation
    • A Turkish View of the Wagner Group in Syria
    • Arresting Iranian Cyber Criminals
    • Azerbaijan and Georgia Increase Bilateral Security Cooperation
    • Beyond Bitcoin: Could China Embrace Blockchain for Defense and Security Applications?
    • Boko Haram Repeats Chibok Kidnapping, Now in Dapchi
    • Bombs Detonated on Ferry and Tourist Vessel in Mexico
    • Brazil Has a Border Problem
    • China Commits to Building Global Satellite Communication Network by 2023
    • China Seeks Extradition of Detained Uyghurs in Malaysia
    • China’s Focus on the Development of “High-Quality Weapons and Equipment” for the Navy
    • Colombian Forces Fight the ELN
    • Concern in Kazakhstan over Returning Foreign Fighters from Syria
    • Continuing Violence in Mexico Fuels Armored Car Business
    • Covert Supply Lines
    • Cracks in Bolivarian Military Morale
    • Cristina Fernández’s Legal Jeopardy
    • Elections in Colombia
    • Elections in Cuba
    • Elections in El Salvador
    • Escalation in Syria?
    • Fact or Psychological Warfare? China’s Development of the World’s Strongest Individual Firepower System
    • Impact of Odebrecht Scandal on Peruvian Economy
    • Interview with Russian Navy Commander Admiral Korolev
    • Iran Unveils New Anti-Armor Missile
    • Iran: Israel’s Missile Defense Can Be Overwhelmed
    • Iran: Muslims Supported by US, UK are Illegitimate
    • Iran: Supreme Leader Advisor Lauds Russian Strategic Ties
    • Iranian Environmentalists Arrested as Spies
    • Is China Practicing “Debt-Trap Diplomacy” in Africa?
    • Local Debate on AMISOM: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
    • New Russian Officer Code of Conduct
    • Nigeria’s Environmental Devastation Drives Conflict
    • “Holy Defense:” Hezbollah’s New First-Person Shooter Video Game
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OE Watch, Vol 08, Issue 04, Apr 2018 (Mobile Edition)

Russia's Ambitions

   

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RUSSIA’S AMBITIONS
3 Russia Looks to Expand Its Influence in Africa
4 Russian Influence in the Levant Basin
5 Escalation in Syria?
6 Iran: Supreme Leader Advisor Lauds Russian Strategic Ties
7 The Growth of Russia-Thailand Relations: What’s Next?
9 A Chinese Perspective on Pakistan-Russian Cooperation in Afghanistan
10 Covert Supply Lines
11 A Militarized Silicon Valley in Russia?
13 Russia Forms Two New Divisions in the Southern Military District
 
MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA
14 “Holy Defense:” Hezbollah’s New First-Person Shooter Video Game
15 War in Syria Turned Hezbollah into a Powerful Army
16 The Tiger Forces in Damascus
18 Syria: Who are the Loyalist Forces on the Eastern Banks of the Euphrates?
19 A Turkish View of the Wagner Group in Syria
20 Turkey’s Balancing Act with Armed Rebels in Northern Syria
21 Turkey and Power Play in Syria
22 Iran: Muslims Supported by US, UK are Illegitimate
23 Iran Unveils New Anti-Armor Missile
24 Police Chief Demands Death for Sufi Protestors
25 Iranian Environmentalists Arrested as Spies
26 Iran: Israel’s Missile Defense Can Be Overwhelmed
27 13 Million Users of Domestic Messaging Apps in Iran
27 Arresting Iranian Cyber Criminals
AFRICA
28 Nigeria’s Environmental Devastation Drives Conflict
29 Boko Haram Repeats Chibok Kidnapping, Now in Dapchi
30 Who are the Anglophone Secessionists in Cameroon?
31 Protests Against Foreign Militaries in Niger
32 South Sudan’s President Scapegoats US for Failed Peace Talks
33 South Sudan: Buying Peace Does Not Work
34 Local Debate on AMISOM: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
35 Is China Practicing “Debt-Trap Diplomacy” in Africa?
 
LATIN AMERICA
36 Brazil Has a Border Problem
37 Security Issues in Ecuador
38 Impact of Odebrecht Scandal on Peruvian Economy
39 Elections in El Salvador
39 Elections in Cuba
40 Elections in Colombia
41 Cristina Fernández’s Legal Jeopardy
42 Colombian Forces Fight the ELN
42 Cracks in Bolivarian Military Morale
43 Stabilizing Venezuela: Strategic Objective for Bolivarians
44 Continuing Violence in Mexico Fuels Armored Car Business
45 Bombs Detonated on Ferry and Tourist Vessel in Mexico
 
ASIA-PACIFIC
46 China’s Focus on the Development of “High-Quality Weapons and Equipment” for the Navy
47 Fact or Psychological Warfare? China’s Development of the World’s Strongest Individual Firepower System
49 China Commits to Building Global Satellite Communication Network by 2023
50 Xi Jinping Promotes Civil-Military Integration, Technological Innovation
51 Reopened Chinese-Built Railways Link Coastal Angola with the Interior of Africa
52 Beyond Bitcoin: Could China Embrace Blockchain for Defense and Security Applications?
54 China Seeks Extradition of Detained Uyghurs in Malaysia
55 Vietnam’s Military Modernization
 
CAUCASUS, CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA
56 Concern in Kazakhstan over Returning Foreign Fighters from Syria
57 Uzbekistan Reopens Border Checkpoints with Tajikistan
58 Azerbaijan and Georgia Increase Bilateral Security Cooperation
59 Pakistan’s Training Mission to Saudi Arabia
 
RUSSIA, UKRAINE
60 A Russian Approach to Interagency Cooperation
61 New Russian Officer Code of Conduct
62 Russian Operational Reserve Will Enhance Active Component Readiness
64 The Drel Gliding Gravity Bomb with Independently Targetable Submunitions
66 The Kinzhal Air Launched Missile is a Modified Iskander SRBM
67 Stock up on Baking Soda Before the Acid Fog Descends
68 Russian Arctic Oil Vital to Russian Economy
69 The New Chinese Silk Road May Run Through the Arctic
70 Interview with Russian Navy Commander Admiral Korolev

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Regional Analysts and Expert Contributors

Middle East, North Africa
Ihsan Gunduz
Michael Rubin
Lucas Winter

Africa
Robert Feldman
Jacob Zenn
 
Latin America
Dodge Billingsley
Geoff Demarest
Brenda Fiegel
Zach Kelsay

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Editor-in-Chief - Tom Wilhelm
Editor - Matthew Stein
Design Editor - Lucas Winter
Mobile Design - Thomas Tolare

Asia-Pacific
Cindy Hurst
Spencer Shanks
Wilson VornDick
Peter Wood
Jacob Zenn
 
Caucasus, Central and South Asia
Matthew Stein
Jacob Zenn

 

 

Russia, Ukraine         
Chuck Bartles
Ray Finch
Les Grau
Kaitlyn Johnson
Boris Vainer
Tom Wilhelm

   

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