Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1821
Public Smoking Ban Becomes Law;
Opposition Leader Faces New Charges
Public Smoking Ban Becomes Law;
Opposition Leader Faces New Charges
Suddenly, it's springtime for diplomacy with Iran once again. After a year that saw a dramatic escalation of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic, the Obama administration and its allies are now once again talking to Tehran. Yesterday, negotiations concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan on the latest round of multilateral diplomacy aimed at bringing Iran's nuclear ambitions to heel. Additional talks are now set for April, to be held once again in Kazakhstan.
During Secretary of State John Kerry's listening tour of the Middle East, one troubling regional issue might go unspoken: the possibility that Iran already has nuclear weapons capability.
Taiwan works on new missile... ...while China develops rails for ICBMs Blimps to bolster Washington's air shield