Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 173
A political dark horse rises;
A route to regional energy dominance;
The debate over IRGC designation...;
...and movement toward an anti-Iranian bloc;
That enduring Russo-Iranian alliance
A political dark horse rises;
A route to regional energy dominance;
The debate over IRGC designation...;
...and movement toward an anti-Iranian bloc;
That enduring Russo-Iranian alliance
When it comes to Russian propaganda, we haven't seen anything yet.
Over the past several months, Americans have become acutely aware of a phenomenon that Europeans were already all too familiar with: the pervasive, corrosive nature of Russian propaganda. Russia's purported attempts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election remain a major topic of national debate - one that could, even now, lead to fresh Congressional investigations and a political showdown between Capitol Hill and the new White House.
China makes plans to lead the renewable energy market;
The decline of Central Asia's "
Water Tower"
Changing rainfall patterns and water security in India;
The security impact of overfishing in Africa Mongolia's urban blight
Cyber spy scandal deepens;
Russia's ongoing population problems 
A cyber-shakeup in Moscow;
Ukraine's energy woes