Eurasia Security Watch: No. 326
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  
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  
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
 
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.
Two-child policy expanded to PLA;
China promotes Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The costs of annexing Crimea;
Russian nationalists discontented with the Kremlin