Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1793
Russia’
s religious minorities support punk group;
S-300 sales to Iran still being debated
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Iran’s Asian Lifeline: Cut off from Western markets, the mullahs are sending their oil eastward.
The West isn't the only part of the world going to Asia for commerce. Confronted with Western sanctions over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is increasingly turning to Asia's vast markets and its sympathetic governments.
China Reform Monitor: No. 983
One step forward, one step back for China in Africa;
Cross-Strait cooperation against trafficking
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 298
Karzai Wants Transfer of NATO Bases;
China Rejects Indian Proposal to Reopen Indian Consulate;
India Reconsiders Vietnamese Offer to Explore Oil in South China Sea
Turkey’s Misguided Foreign Policy
A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy enhanced American power and prestige around the world. Today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan imperils his country's chances of regional preponderance by pursuing a policy of speaking pugnaciously and carrying no stick.