Iran Democracy Monitor: No.165
Some advice from the IMF;
Tehran bucks the OPEC trend;
Iran, India tightens ties...;
...as Tehran looks east;
The SCO sizes up the Islamic Republic
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Publications
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 357
Tajikistan flexes its military muscle...;
...and steps up religious oversight;
Wargaming the fight against the Islamic State;
Fear and loathing in Astana
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 23
Hamas, out to sea;
Pushing back in Pakistan;
Penetrating the Taliban;
London's indoctrination central;
A shrinking caliphate
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2063
Russia's controversial new human rights chief;
A shift in U.S. sanctions policy?
China’s Investments in Sri Lanka
Last month, Sri Lanka officially lifted a hold on the Colombo Port City project, a $1.4 billion Chinese initiative to construct a "mini-city" atop reclaimed land at the country's capital. The project is the largest in Sri Lanka's history and falls under Beijing's One Belt, One Road and New Silk Road initiatives, which are designed in part to expand and secure China's trade routes throughout Asia.