Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 132
Field of presidential candidates takes shape...;
...as regime stacks the electoral deck;
Nuclear collusion with North Korea...;
...but dimming economic prospects elsewhere in Asia
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Soothing words in Israel won’t pull peace from Mideast flames
"Put yourself in their shoes," President Obama said of the Palestinians, imploring his Israeli audience in Jerusalem to work for peace. "Look at the world through their eyes.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/28/187172/soothing-words-in-israel-wont.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 282
Islamists fill security void in Egypt;
Ansar Dine added to list of terrorist organizations;
Saudi Arabia accuses Shi'ites of being Iranian spies
China Reform Monitor: No. 1023
China to help finance IPI pipeline;
Uncertain future for China-Vatican ties
Heavyweights Go Toe-to-Toe in Cyprus
The financial crisis in Cyprus is, among other things, a stress test in relations between Europe and Russia. Thus far, neither has performed very well.
Relations between Washington and Moscow are currently in a sterile phase, and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Europeans, on the other hand, like to claim they are much more effective in understanding and managing the Russians. But are they?