Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2157
Is Russia ready for a woman president?;
Russia's dying diplomats
Is Russia ready for a woman president?;
Russia's dying diplomats
Iran's demographic strategy in Syria;
A casualty of Iran's water woes;
A political reprieve for Rouhani
The revelation of recent days that, back in January, President Obama agreed that the United Nations should lift its sanctions against two Iranian state banks which financed Iran's ballistic missile development puts the lie to Washington's claims - stubbornly maintained for more than a year - that it was determined to rein in the Islamic Republic's expanding missile program.
How healthy is Russia, really? Over the past several years, the official narrative of Vladimir Putin's government has been clear and consistent: thanks to firm leadership, the demographic problems that once plagued Russia and the Soviet Union are now effectively a thing of the past.
Growing dependence on cyberspace for commerce, communication, governance, and military operations has left society vulnerable to a multitude of security threats.