Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2196
New moves in the Middle East;
Another regional governor faces the music
New moves in the Middle East;
Another regional governor faces the music
Just how far-reaching are Saudi Arabia's reforms? These days, there is unbridled optimism in official Washington over what are widely seen as sweeping social and economic changes taking place in the historically-stagnant Kingdom.
The poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter, and twenty-one other British citizens in Salisbury is the most recent of too many such examples.
China's army backs Xi's bid for expanded powers;
A deepening political footprint in Afghanistan
Russia's troublesome Taliban ties;
A new focus on nuclear competition