China Reform Monitor: No. 1131
Al Qaeda sets sights on China;
China establishes new Asian Bank
 
Al Qaeda sets sights on China;
China establishes new Asian Bank
 
Europe stays the course on Russia sanctions;
Is Russia the key to a nuclear deal with Iran?
 
Nothing better showcases Washington’s confusion over foreign policy than the idea that – as part of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal – Iran would ship much or all of its enriched uranium to Russia, and Russia would then process it for Iranian civilian usage.
Ukraine votes for the West;
Moscow moves against Islamic State sympathizers
 
Welcome to the Ukraine war, round two. In recent days, European observers, NATO forces and media outlets have all reported what amounts to a massive influx of Russian war material and personnel into Ukraine — a development that has fanned fears of a fresh cycle of violence between Moscow and Kiev. The news is a timely reminder that the conflict precipitated earlier this year by Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and subsequent efforts at subversion in eastern and southern Ukraine is, in fact, far from over.