China Reform Monitor: No. 1056
New campaign in online censorship;
China top destination for illicit African ivory
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Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America
Today, Putin’s Russia is fast approaching a social and political crisis—one that promises to be every bit as profound as the fall of the USSR. Author Ilan Berman tackles the crisis that has Russia on the fast track to ruin, and the grave danger Russian collapse poses to America’s security, in his new book, Implosion.
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 296
Egyptian government destroys tunnels, hurts the region and Hamas;
Al-Nusra a threat to Turkey;
$30 Billion in deals between China and Kazakhstan
China Reform Monitor: No. 1055
Xinjiang an “
information black hole”
China provides surveillance tech to Kyrgyz, Nepali security forces
Russia, poised for failure
On the surface, Russia seems to be a nation on the march. Last week, Russia's larger-than-life president, Vladimir Putin, strong-armed the United States into accepting his plan for dealing with Syria's chemical weapons. There are signs Putin is preparing to expand Russia's role in Iran and its nuclear program, which successive American administrations have failed to shut down.