South Asia Security Monitor: No. 312
India's Army chief warns of retaliation after Kashmir violence;
Burma steps up offensive against Kachin rebels;
Indian, Chinese officials hold annual defense dialogue
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China Reform Monitor: No. 1011
Provinces scramble to implement Xi’
s “
eight rules”
DPRK trying to lure Chinese investment
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 130
Iran intimidates reporters;
A fresh estimate for Iran's nuclearization;
Iran feeds Africa's wars
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 309
Iron dome in demand;
Russia fears Chinese nukes;
A new sea-based missile for New Delhi
The Cost Of Misunderstanding Iran
Today, the United States confronts no shortage of strategic challenges in the Middle East. Initial optimism about democratic change among the countries of the “Arab Spring” has given way to deep apprehension over the ascendance of Islamist forces in places like Egypt and Libya. The post-Saddam government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remains fragile and unstable, riven by sectarian divisions and propelled by divisive power politics. And al-Qaeda, although down in the wake of the May 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden, is decidedly not out, as frequent bombings in Iraq and mounting unrest in Yemen underscore.