Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 284
Romania comes aboard...;
...as Russia chafes;
Spurned by Russia, Iran looks inward;
Israel doubles down on Iron Dome
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Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1727
Russian demography's downward spiral;
Medvedev targets Putin loyalists
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 240
Morocco protesters reject monarchy's reforms;
Fatah, Hamas sign unity deal, but questions linger;
Iran and Saudi battle through Bahrain;
Tajikistan's Islamic party on the rise
China Reform Monitor: No. 894
Philippines and China spar over Spratleys, again;
Chinese students to study in Taiwan for first time
Friends Like These: The U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership
The United States and Pakistan have sustained a decades-old partnership on the strength of a Cold War alliance and a set of narrow but shared vital interests. However, the relationship has undergone profound changes as a result of the Afghan War, which on one hand has forced the two countries into an awkward but necessary embrace, and on the other exposed deep and potentially irreconcilable differences.