Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1779
Kremlin targets social vices with new taxes;
USTR takes aim at Russian intellectual property threat
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Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 298
Aegis reaches solid ground...;
...As Russia ups the ante;
A new focus on ground-based defenses;
India augments missile systems...;
...And evokes a reaction from Islamabad
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 288
Musharraf causes stir in trip to China;
Indian interest in the SCO;
Pak to join NATO summit, reopen supply lines;
India reduces Iran imports under sanctions threat
China Reform Monitor: No. 967
CPC mulls delay for Party Congress;
Beijing cracks down on foreign media
Iran, the next cyberthreat
Since taking office in 2009, the Obama administration has made cybersecurity a major area of policy focus. The past year in particular has seen a dramatic expansion of governmental awareness of cyberspace as a new domain of conflict. In practice, however, this attention is still uneven. To date, it has focused largely on network protection and resiliency (particularly in the military arena) and on the threat potential of countries such as China and Russia. Awareness of what is perhaps the most urgent cybermenace to the U.S. homeland has lagged behind the times.