Eurasia Security Watch: No. 261
The failed UN Syria mission;
The house of Saud names a new crown prince;
Palestinian anti-corruption court: a step forward or a political ploy?;
Is the Assad regime beginning to crack?
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The Vatican Bank: The Most Secret Bank In The World
Italian prosecutors have now detained the former head of the Vatican’s bank after searching his home and former office for suspected criminal behavior. Catholics and followers of the Holy See will be disappointed to learn that the Vatican’s bank appears to be embroiled in yet another financial scandal.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1786
Opposition parties unite to survive;
Magnitsky Act stalls in committee
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Egyptian sweep
For all their ideological fervor, revolutions in practice tend to be fairly predictable affairs. More often than not, when the initial groundswell of popular discontent recedes, the best-organized and most ideologically cohesive political factions assume power and proceed to run the show according to their own preferences.
China Reform Monitor: No. 974
Taiwan opposition seeks new leader;
Russia and China celebrate relations "
at an all time high"