China Reform Monitor: No. 1311
New anti-terror restrictions foreshadow squeeze on foreigners;
The PLA deploys in Doklam
New anti-terror restrictions foreshadow squeeze on foreigners;
The PLA deploys in Doklam
Nationalist activism on the rise;
Is Russia really eyeing the exits in Syria?
Recent events across the Middle East put the lie to one of the foreign policy establishment's most enduring tenets of conventional nonsense: that Israeli-Palestinian peace is key to greater regional peace and stability.
Recent foreign policy moves by the Trump administration disclose a pattern of thought and action that merits being seen in its totality. Towards the end of 2017 the administration released a vigorous national security strategy that not only labeled China and Russia as adversaries but also “took no prisoners” in asserting that the U.S. would act vigorously against challenges.
Will Iran's pro-democracy protests last? As the uprisings that have unexpectedly swept across the Islamic Republic approach their second full week, that's the question on the mind of policymakers in Washington.