Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened […]
On December 12th, groups of self-proclaimed environmental activists from Azerbaijan commenced a blockade of the so-called Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting de-jure Armenia and ethnic Armenian populations in Azerbaijani-occupied Shusha (Shushi), Stepankert (Khakhendi), and surrounding villages. The road is particularly important for regional connectivity given the lack of international flights into and out of […]
On 06 December 2022, Latvia’s National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP) revoked the broadcasting license of independent Russian news channel TV Rain (Dozhd) over its coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Latvia, a country of fewer than two million people, has a sizeable (around 20 percent according to some estimates) Russian and Russian-speaking population—an enduring legacy […]
Moldova in 2022 is facing turmoil both within and without: domestic political unrest, record high inflation, months-long protests, an unprecedented energy crisis and blackouts all occurring on the backdrop of Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. Amid this chaos, the Russia-sympathetic, populist Shor Party has sought to position itself as an alternative to Moldova’s ruling Western-aligned […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is fighting a political inquiry that could lead to his impeachment after a panel of experts released a preliminary report indicating that he may have committed misconduct and violated South Africa’s constitution. Ramaphosa allegedly covered up the theft of between 500 thousand and 4 million USD from his game farm, […]
A complex and precarious triangle of interdependence between China, Taiwan, and the U.S. for production and innovation of semiconductor chips – powering everything from smart phones to smart cities – hangs in the balance. On October 7, we witnessed a drastic shift in national security and trade policy with China, reversing a course of one-sided […]
Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened […]