Cheryl Yu and Peter Mattis will research and write a monograph examining China’s efforts to influence Mexico’s political and economic systems and society. They will analyze Chinese-language materials, corporate registries and databases, and Spanish-language material from and on Mexico, while also conducting interviews with experts, businesspeople, and officials familiar with China’s activities in Mexico.
Thomas Kent will research and write a book assessing the role that Western, Ukrainian, and Russian information operations have played during the war in Ukraine.
Peter Mattis will edit and publish China Brief, a biweekly publication exploring developments and trends in Chinese leadership politics and China’s internal and foreign policies.
Peter Chalk will research and write a book exploring the nature and evolution of jihadist movements in the post–bin Laden and post–Arab Spring era.
Vladimir Socor will edit and publish Eurasia Daily Monitor, a web-based publication that covers events and trends in the countries of the former Soviet Union as well as Central and Southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Glen Howard and Arran Hope will edit and publish China Brief, a biweekly publication exploring developments and trends in Chinese leadership politics and China’s internal and foreign policies.
Joe McReynolds and Brian Lafferty will identify the lessons that Chinese military leaders are learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They will analyze official writings prepared by the People’s Liberation Army to establish a baseline of Chinese views on such questions as the role of economic coercion following the Ukraine conflict, the importance of popular support for invading and defending forces, and the prospects for irregular and conventional operations in a Taiwan invasion contingency. The project’s findings will appear in a report.
Janusz Bugajski will research and write a book exploring Poland’s role as a front-line NATO ally in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He will examine the evolution of Poland’s security posture since the end of the Cold War; undertake a series of interviews and roundtable discussions with policymakers and experts in the United States and Europe; and conduct field research in Poland, Ukraine, and other neighboring states to assess regional views on Warsaw’s trajectory.
Sergey Sukhankin will examine the activities of China’s overseas private military security companies. He will analyze primary and secondary materials on China’s firms and conduct interviews with policymakers, military officials, journalists, members of civil society organizations, and experts from Russia and the central Asian states. The project’s findings will be published in a series of reports.
Vladimir Socor will edit and publish Eurasia Daily Monitor, a web-based publication that covers events and trends in the countries of the former Soviet Union as well as Central and Southeastern Europe and Central Asia.