China Reform Monitor: No. 1112
Two-child policy expanded to PLA;
China promotes Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Two-child policy expanded to PLA;
China promotes Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The costs of annexing Crimea;
Russian nationalists discontented with the Kremlin  
With time for nuclear diplomacy between Iran and the P5+1 nations (the U.S., UK, Russia, China, France and Germany) running out, and with the White House scrambling to cobble together some sort of deal with Tehran, it's perhaps not surprising that Pentagon's latest annual assessment of Iran's military capabilities has so far garnered little attention, either within the Washington Beltway or outside it.
A false start for Russia’
s space program;
The Kremlin reiterates its support for Syria... and hints at action in Iraq
 
A turnaround for Russian demography?;
A farewell to Ukrainian arms