South Asia Security Monitor: No. 353
India bolsters defense;
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung visits India;
Sri Lanka bans foreigners from buying land;
Xi visits Pakistan postponed  
India bolsters defense;
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung visits India;
Sri Lanka bans foreigners from buying land;
Xi visits Pakistan postponed  
Taiwan president calls for democracy in Hong Kong, mainland;
India fortifying border with China
 
Dusting off Dzerzhinsky;
Friendship with China, adversarialism with Japan
 
Russia shows no sign that it is willing to de-escalate tensions with the West. Indeed, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made clear that he anticipates a long-term freeze in ties with Washington.
As we think through the role that the United States might play in addressing future security challenges in the European and Eurasian arenas in coming years, it would seem appropriate to have some indication of the thinking, thoughts, and ideas of our partners and allies—especially those in NATO. Americans may feel strongly about issues such as missile defense, countering terrorism and stopping Iran from developing a nuclear capability, but do European and Eurasian allies feel the same?...