Eurasia Security Watch: No. 270
Kyrgyz Uranium Dumps Threaten Region's Water Supply;
Syrian Rebels Buying Weapons from Assad Regime;
Turkey Does Not Want to Talk With Syria
Kyrgyz Uranium Dumps Threaten Region's Water Supply;
Syrian Rebels Buying Weapons from Assad Regime;
Turkey Does Not Want to Talk With Syria
Third Indo-U.S.-Japan Trilateral;
U.S. Weighs in on the Durand Line;
Pakistan May Facilitate Peace Deal
The security of many countries is being endangered by the United Arab Emirates, a confederation of seven small states located in the Arabian Peninsula. Usually considered a Western ally, this false friend also serves as a regional financial hub for mob figures, arms dealers, drug traffickers, jihadis, and rogue regimes. The White House and the Financial Action Task Force—set up by the G7 to combat money laundering and terrorism financing—have so far failed to take action to stop this emerging threat.
More trouble for Russia's opposition;
Internet blacklist goes online  
Attack in restive Xinjiang kills 20;
Chinese company pulls out of North Korean iron mine