Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2064
Russia's uncivil protests;
The Nordic states game NATO membership
 
Russia's uncivil protests;
The Nordic states game NATO membership
 
"I can assure you," Wendy Sherman, President Barack Obama's lead negotiator on the Iran nuclear deal, said the other day, "that if Iran takes truly horrific terrorist action, or truly horrific human rights action, that people will respond." Uh huh.
China cracks down on titanium exports to DPRK;
Beijing still battling capital outflows  
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 
Tajikistan flexes its military muscle...;
...and steps up religious oversight;
Wargaming the fight against the Islamic State;
Fear and loathing in Astana