Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1930
Jitters in Poland... and an emerging U.S.-Russian sub race;
Moscow’
s plan to defend ethnic Russians
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South Asia Security Monitor: No. 351
PM Modi visits the US;
Pakistan, China conduct bilateral naval exercise;
Pakistan endorses BSA;
India-Pakistan border violence
China Reform Monitor: No. 1126
University of Chicago latest to shutter Confucius Institute;
China ready to invest in Russia-occupied Crimea
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1929
Putin versus the Internet;
A new nuclear ally in Africa
Giving Iran The Store
Monday's reported explosion at Iran's secretive Parchin nuclear site - leaving two dead and shattering windows 12 kilometers away - is welcome news to those concerned about Tehran's nuclear progress, but it's likely a mere blip on what seems an increasingly smooth Iranian road to nuclear weaponry.
For a host of reasons, Washington is growing ever-more desperate for a nuclear deal through which to claim a diplomatic victory, while Tehran is growing less concerned about the ultimate outcome of the ongoing talks and, not surprisingly, more intransigent about offering new concessions.