Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 181
Iran's increasingly blue-water navy;
China expanses its economic footprint in Iran;
Exporting the Basij model;
Iranian cultural censorship goes global
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The National Security Strategy Will Work
President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy codifies what has already been a noteworthy shift from his predecessor's worldview. It is the difference between "leading from behind" and actually leading.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2178
Fear and loathing (of the West) in Moscow;
The Kremlin courts Cairo for military basing
China Reform Monitor: No. 1309
Beijing slaps new regulations on the practice of Buddhism;
China eyes new Central Asian rail link
NATO Next Steps: Upgrade The Role Of Finance Ministers
Next year's NATO summit, slated to take place July 11-12 in Brussels, will clarify just how serious the member states are about recommitting to collective defense. The assembled heads of state will also be in a position to assess how effectively and swiftly the alliance and its individual members are implementing key decisions taken last year at the 2016 Warsaw summit and the Brussels "mini-summit."