Eurasia Security Watch: No. 307
US suspends aid to Syrian rebels;
al Qaeda linked militants gain ground in Iraq;
Defense ministry compound attacked in Yemen
US suspends aid to Syrian rebels;
al Qaeda linked militants gain ground in Iraq;
Defense ministry compound attacked in Yemen
Start preparing for Pax Iranica. That is the unspoken message behind the interim nuclear agreement hammered out between the P5+1 powers and Iran in Geneva last month. For, despite the insistence in Washington and European capitals that it is only temporary, the new deal has nonetheless prompted what amounts to a seismic shift in Middle Eastern politics.
A not-so-rosy economic future;
Central Asian gains for Gazprom
China establishes ADIZ;
New technology for monitoring internet traffic unveiled
Libyan militias get an ultimatum;
Egypt amends constitution;
Baghdad will control Kurd oil exports