China Reform Monitor: No. 1218
China and Gambia restore diplomatic ties;
Japan beefs up military presence around disputed islands
China and Gambia restore diplomatic ties;
Japan beefs up military presence around disputed islands
The Balkans are burning. Europe's refugee crisis has now entwined with the general crisis of governance afflicting the Balkans, and reached its apogee in Macedonia.
ISIS targets America...;
...as coalition effort makes gains;
Afghanistan: Backward from peace;
The Islamic State's swelling Central Asian cohort
The unnoticed Ukrainian migrant crisis;
Putin's finances: do as I say, not as I do
The security situation in North Africa is growing increasingly dire, with destabilized countries and growing terrorist groups. Meanwhile, the U.S. combatant command for the region has been stuck in Germany for eight years. It is time to make another attempt to find a host country in Africa, and Morocco may be the place.