Publications

Corruption: Scourge of Central Asia;

A shrinking Russian footprint in Tajikistan;

Kazakhstan, speaking plainly Kyrgyzstan tightens control over Islamic education

Beijing overtakes New York in number of billionaires;

China wants patriotic education for all students, even those abroad 

Iran's elections: Less than meets the eye;

The Iranian military goes on the sectarian offensive;

A soaring execution rates;

Nuclear oversight of Iran shrinks 

Russia goes its own way on Afghanistan;

Amnesty: Russia guilty of "

war crimes"

in Syria  

Xi tours China's new media, demands loyalty to the Party;

China eyes $20 billion in new financing for Iran