South Asia Security Monitor: No. 324
Nepal on the verge of crisis;
India, China compete over African energy;
Pakistan/Afghanistan stalemate in Qatar
Nepal on the verge of crisis;
India, China compete over African energy;
Pakistan/Afghanistan stalemate in Qatar
Russia will “
never turn Snowden over"
Navalny trial draws to a close
What is Russia up to in the Western Hemisphere? That's a question increasingly on the minds of Latin America watchers, who have noticed signs that Moscow is again setting up shop south of the U.S. border.
The Snowden and Manning cases invert the principle laid down by the late James “Scotty” Reston of the New York Times, who noted that “the ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top.”
If you're reading the American press, you might think that the protests in Turkey have died down. Nothing could be further from the truth. Stranger still, if you are reading the Turkish press, you might conclude that you are in Egypt, because that seems to be the only topic of conversation.