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Resilience Through Linkage: Russia, Iran, and Aspirations for North–South Trade

The study identifies a clear Russian and Iranian commitment to creating a north–south trade route that could bypass Western sanctions. The report evaluates the route’s potential to reshape the U.S.-dominated global trade system in the coming decades.

Report by Maria Snegovaya, Tina Dolbaia, and Nicholas Fenton — April 16, 2026

North Korean UAVs at Panghyon

Recent imagery shows two types of North Korean UAVs at Panghyon Airbase, observed together for the first time at the location.

Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun — March 3, 2026

China Relocates PMZ Structure to Weihai Shipyard

The Atlantic Amsterdam, a Chinese platform that was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing in the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ), arrived at a commercial shipyard in China last week.

Commentary by Jennifer Jun and Victor Cha — February 2, 2026

China Begins Relocating Structure from PMZ

CSIS imagery analysis and AIS data collection finds that China has begun relocating the Atlantic Amsterdam from inside the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) on January 27. 

Commentary by Jennifer Jun and Victor Cha — January 28, 2026

Chinese Buoys Near the South Korea-China PMZ

China’s deployment of buoys near the Korea-China PMZ signals expanding monitoring and gray zone pressure in the Yellow Sea (West Sea).

Commentary by Jennifer Jun and Victor Cha — December 15, 2025

Progress at the Much-Delayed New Yalu River Bridge

Satellite imagery shows that North Korea has made significant progress at the port-of-entry site for the much-delayed New Yalu River Bridge.

Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun — December 11, 2025