China Reform Monitor: No. 1095
Protests in Taiwan over trade pact with China;
Beijing looks to boost flagging trade with Sudan
Protests in Taiwan over trade pact with China;
Beijing looks to boost flagging trade with Sudan
Russia proposes federalization of Ukraine;
Kyiv tightens ties to NATO
By all accounts, Vladimir Putin appears to be winning. Over the past month, Russia’s wily president has managed to orchestrate the asymmetric invasion of a neighboring state (Ukraine) and annex a new territory into the Russian Federation (Crimea).
U.S. scholars’ mounting boycotts of Israeli academic and cultural institutions are ironic indeed, for they contradict everything that higher education is supposed to stand for — they are wholly ignorant and profoundly narrow-minded.
The IRGC versus Rouhani;
Iran's ties with Hamas: Back on track Iran's oil export surge;
Fear and loathing in Sana'a;
A tug-of-war over investment in Iran