China Reform Monitor No. 1367
Pentagon jitters over Google-China collaboration;
A sterner European line on China;
China, Italy draw closer;
Another billion for Sri Lanka
Pentagon jitters over Google-China collaboration;
A sterner European line on China;
China, Italy draw closer;
Another billion for Sri Lanka
Back to arms control?;
The shadow rulers of captured states;
A growing Russian presence in Venezuela;
Russia's nervous press toes the official line;
Moscow's military mind control
The costly quest for the rule of law;
Chairman Xi cleans house;
Chinese officials chafe at new oversight;
New pressures on educators as Chinese universities increasingly toe the line
Ukraine’s presidential election, in which a popular comedian with no political experience is projected to beat a seasoned incumbent with considerable baggage, reflects global trends that continue to shake the global order.
In Israel’s latest national elections on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in securing a decisive electoral victory despite early returns that indicated he and his conservative Likud party were behind in the polls. In truth, however, Netanyahu’s victory was always more likely than not.