Publications

Eurasia Security Watch: No. 326

July 21, 2014

Short-lived ceasefire in Gaza war;

Iraq names new speaker of parliament;

UN: Aid to Syria without Assad consent;

U.S. and Qatar strike $11 billion arms deal  

South Asia Security Monitor: No. 349

July 21, 2014

India and China seek more cooperation;

Taliban abandons key stronghold;

US won't sell Pakistan;

India, Nepal work towards resolving border issues;

Afghanistan averts electoral disaster  

 

An Iranian-Turkish Reset

July 21, 2014 Ilan I. Berman Washingon Times

Earlier this summer, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani paid a very public two-day visit to a surprising locale: Ankara, Turkey. The June trip — the first of its kind in nearly 20 years — represented a significant evolution of the political ties between Iran and Turkey.