China Reform Monitor: No. 1215
U.S. and China trade barbs at Human Rights Council;
Gambia ditches Taiwan, restores relations with China
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South Asia Security Monitor: No. 388
Pak eyes more U.S. F-16S;
Hackers targeting Indian defense establishment;
India signs 28 defense contracts;
Pak seeks stronger ties with Sri Lanka;
Border forces to be withdrawn from LOC?
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Hong Kong residents flock to the U.S.;
Beijing rewriting rules for car-hailing services
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2049
The strange case of Igor Sergun;
Political protests not allowed
Why Russia Is Claiming Victory In Syria
Call it Vladimir Putin's "mission accomplished" speech.
The Russian president recently caused an international furor when he abruptly announced that his government was commencing a military withdrawal from Syria. Russia had "radically changed the situation" on the ground through its involvement, and its strategic objectives had been "generally accomplished," Putin said in a televised meeting with top advisors in Moscow, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. As a result, Russia's commander-in-chief declared, he had made the decision "to start withdrawal of the main part of our military group from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic starting from tomorrow."