Title page

Contents

INTRODUCTION 2

FOREWORD 4

CHINA 6

RUSSIA 10

IRAN 14

NORTH KOREA 16

HEALTH SECURITY 18

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 18

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 19

ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS 20

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION 21

ADDITIONAL TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES 22

PREFACE 22

INNOVATIVE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY 22

TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME 23

Foreign Illicit Drugs 23

Money Laundering and Financial Crimes 24

Cyber Crime 24

MIGRATION 24

GLOBAL TERRORISM 25

CONFLICTS AND INSTABILITY 28

SOUTH ASIA 28

OTHER REGIONS 29