Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1834
Kremlin announces plans to ship weapons to Syria?;
$30 billion stolen from Sochi Olympic funds
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Iran Strategy Brief No. 6: The Sunni-Shi’a Divide and Today’s Iran
Islam has two main sects, Sunni and Shi’a. The process by which the original schism materialized and played out—though well over 1,400 years old—remains the foundation of the ideas and tensions which continue to drive the split. As such, understanding what happened nearly a millennia-and-a-half ago is essential to understanding the contemporary divisions that exist within the Muslim world.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1037
China to freeze terrorist funds;
Nationalists criticize “
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Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 134
Ahead of elections, Iran's Internet goes dark...;
...executions rise...;
...and field of candidates gets smaller;
The Iranian cyber threat, reloaded;
Iran's deepening footprint in Syria
John Kerry’s Palestinian Investment Plan Sidesteps Central Truisms
I suspect that I’m like many of you. I want to believe Israeli-Palestinian peace is coming, that the two sides will soon agree to borders, Palestinian terrorists will stop launching rockets from Gaza, and ultra-right Israelis will abandon dreams of absorbing the West Bank into a “Greater Israel.”