Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 150
Russia and Iran: Anti-sanctions synergy;
Iran's notorious image;
More demographic tinkering in Tehran;
Iran's play in Iraq  
Russia and Iran: Anti-sanctions synergy;
Iran's notorious image;
More demographic tinkering in Tehran;
Iran's play in Iraq  
Alcoholism still a scourge for Russian males;
Bloggers in the crosshairs
 
Emigration on the upswing;
Separatist stirrings in Siberia?
 
As the recent hostilities in Gaza demonstrate, Israel stands at the forefront of a new kind of warfare. Israel is not alone in the need to confront radical forces that include terrorist organisations and oppressive regimes who deliberately seek civilian casualties on all sides as the core element of their military strategy; this is a long-term battle that other liberal societies will ultimately have to fight.
Russian intelligence directing Ukrainian separatists;
Starving Russian media