China Reform Monitor: No. 949
New investments in China-DPRK special economic zone;
Refugees from Myanmar unrest stream into Yunnan
New investments in China-DPRK special economic zone;
Refugees from Myanmar unrest stream into Yunnan
Shoring up Kyrgyz security;
Mideast meddling as electoral tactic
Is an Israeli attack on Iran in the offing? Recent weeks have been rife with renewed speculation about the possibility of a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Most famously, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported recently that no less senior an official than Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta thinks Israel could bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities by this summer.
Capital flight quickens;
Russia busts sanctions against Syria
Tensions simmer in Transdniester;
Russia's election chief under fire