Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2063
Russia's controversial new human rights chief;
A shift in U.S. sanctions policy? 
Russia's controversial new human rights chief;
A shift in U.S. sanctions policy? 
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.
China's northeastern provinces face recession;
Malaysia deports dozens of Taiwanese hackers to China
China denies U.S. carrier port call in Hong Kong;
Xi warns cadres about "
ideological infringement"
 
Leveraging Latin American navies;
Iran's (even stronger) morality police;
The newest investor in Iran's nuclear program: America;
Iran rewards its foreign legion