Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1773
To Syria, with arms...and possibly manpower;
Domestic backlash against NATO-Russia transit deal
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South Asia Security Monitor: No. 285
India joins nuclear sub club;
Pak pres to visit India;
U.S. welcomes Burmese officials after elections;
China, India spar over South China Sea drilling
A Crack In Europe’s Consensus On Iran
Since the start of the year, mounting concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions has translated into a serious economic offensive on the part of the European Union. Back in January, the European Commission voted on a series of punitive economic measures against Iran, chief among them a pledge by member states to cease imports of oil from the Islamic Republic by mid-summer.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1772
Human rights groups urge Jackson-Vanik repeal;
Post-election, dissent still simmers
China Reform Monitor: No. 958
China to send carrier to disputed Ieo Island;
Concerns about water shortages grow
China Reform Monitor: No. 957
Secret detentions in Beijing remain a concern;
Guangdong governor calls for greater transparency, accountability
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 295
Missile defense talks with Russia: going nowhere fast;
Defense data as bargaining chip;
New focus on ICBMs in North Korea;
Russia deploys S-400 regiments...;
...And seeks to counter U.S. defenses;
Pyongyang looks to space
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 256
Egyptian MP proposes "
Islamic"
punishments;
Increasing Russian weapons exports to Syria;
Resumption of U.S.-Yemen Counterterrorism training causes stir;
Turkey's new cyber security strategy for 2013;
Independence for Eastern Libya?
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1771
"
Unrealistic"
election brings Putin back to the presidency;
The grim numbers on suicide in Russia
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 284
India to raise tribal army to battle maoists;
Drone strikes drop amid U.S.-Pak spat;
SIPRI: India world's largest arms importer;
Leaked letter exposes shortfalls in Indian military
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 118
National intranet inches closer to reality;
New council to oversee cyberspace;
A cyberattack on the BBC;
A helping hand from China...;
...and new attention from the West
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1770
Putin's vision for Russian foreign policy;
Moscow, Tbilisi head for a thaw
China Reform Monitor: No. 956
Russia concerned about Chinese copying arms tech;
Renewed focus on judicial reform
MTN has no business aiding terror in Iran Allegations that SA cellphone company helps regime persecute opposition
MTN has a corporate responsibility to cease doing business with Iran and colluding with a state sponsor of terror that uses its technology to track, silence and kill its people. The South African government should take immediate action to prevent this abuse of the telecommunications industry.
China Reform Monitor: No. 955
U.S. report warns of China's ability for "
catastrophic"
cyberattacks;
Chinese companies pull out of Libya
Iran: A test for U.S.-India relations
In the aftermath of the landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal passed in 2008, Washington and New Delhi have deftly navigated the periodic irritants that plague all great power relations.
Our Latest Arms Control Delusion
History, they say, has a funny way of repeating itself.
During the decades of the Cold War, it became something of an article of faith within the Washington Beltway that strategic arms control with the Soviet Union was a key guarantor of global security. This was so despite ample evidence that the intricate “balance of terror” erected between Moscow and Washington as a result of a quarter-century of arms control actually had made America considerably less safe—and that catastrophic crisis had been narrowly avoided on a number of occasions.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1769
The coming decline of Russian oil;
More mobilization from the political opposition
Turkey’s Iran dilemma
Relations between Ankara and Iran had until recently been growing increasingly warm. Expanding trade between the neighbors, including Turkey’s reliance on Iran to meet much of its energy needs, has been a factor -- as has Ankara’s ‘zero problems with neighbors’ foreign policy. However, growing international pressure on Tehran over its nuclear ambitions has been putting strain on ties between Turkey and its neighbor, tensions exacerbated by the two counties’ jockeying for a more prominent regional role in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. As Turkey’s efforts to balance its relations between East and West draw Iranian ire, the benefits of close ties with Tehran are becoming increasingly uncertain.
Afghanistan Seems Fixed on a Return to Chaos
Talk to civilian and military officials who've recently served in Afghanistan and you will be hard-pressed to find a single optimistic assessment of our current strategy there.
Retire the ‘reset’ with Russia: Putin’s nation doesn’t merit superpower treatment, but normal relations
On March 9, following Russia’s presidential election, President Obama telephoned President-elect Vladimir Putin to re-establish contact with someone he once publicly described as a man of the past but who will run Russia for the remainder of Mr. Obama’s presidency. Mr. Putin genuinely believes Washington orchestrates Russia’s domestic opposition in order to remove him from power and thereby weaken Russia. That’s certainly not an ideal basis for bilateral cooperation.
Do Downer and Brumby support Huawei in Iran?
Huawei Technologies has an aggressive plan to become the No 1 provider of telecommunications services, Down Under and across the globe, in less than five years.
Unfortunately, in the recent past, this Asian giant has played a key role in helping the Iranian government, the world's most dangerous state sponsor of terror, to monitor, track, and kill those who oppose it.
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 283
Sri Lanka finds oil off coast;
Change of leadership at the ISI;
Progress on the Iran-Pakistan pipeline;
India, Iran looking to revive North-South Corridor
China Reform Monitor: No. 954
More unrest in Xinjiang ahead of Party Congress;
South China Sea war of words continues
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1768
A nuclear disaster, narrowly avoided;
Russia still backing Syrian repression
Could Iran Threaten U.S.?: Country Expands Cyberwarfare, Missile Cache
Does Iran pose a direct threat to the U.S. homeland? For years, more than a few policymakers in Washington have taken quiet comfort in the notion that, no matter how vexing a challenge Iran and its nuclear ambitions might be, the Islamic republic remained a distant adversary — one not yet capable of putting America at risk.
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 255
Saudi-Iraq embrace;
Tajikistan feeling social media heat;
Rare protest victory in Azerbaijan;
Finding common ground on Iran
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1767
Creeping Islamism in Tatarstan;
An alternative missile defense plan?
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 117
On press freedoms;
On capital punishment;
On free and fair elections;
On the treatment of prisoners;
On the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities
China Reform Monitor: No. 953
If America Won’t Lead Against Iran, It Should Get Out of the Way
These days, there is a growing sense—both within the Washington Beltway and beyond—that Israel could soon strike Iran to prevent it from going nuclear.
China Reform Monitor: No. 952
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 294
Russia to bolster nuclear sub fleet;
Searching for the arrow in Seoul;
The latest flash point for European defense: Israel;
Jitters in Jerusalem over Iran's missile reach
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 116
Targeting dissidents abroad;
A hint of moderation in Iran's penal code;
A helping hand from Asia;
More signs of regime infighting;
A foiled Iranian plot in Azerbaijan?
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 254
China Reform Monitor: No. 951
Chinese ships patrolling near disputed territory with Japan;
Beijing further restricts foreign television shows
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1766
The fix is in for Yavlinsky;
A thaw between Moscow and Tokyo
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 253
Israel Tests its Arrow Anti-Missile System;
Turkmenistan's President "
Wins"
Another Term;
Canadians Helping Qaddafi's Son to Mexico?;
Blackouts in Gaza
China Reform Monitor: No. 950
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 252
Al Qaeda in Yemen's government?;
Growing military ties between Israel and Cyprus;
Egypt indicts NGO workers;
US calls for democratic change in Kazakhstan
China Reform Monitor: No. 949
New investments in China-DPRK special economic zone;
Refugees from Myanmar unrest stream into Yunnan
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1765
Shoring up Kyrgyz security;
Mideast meddling as electoral tactic
Iran’s relentless nuclear quest: West’s failure to lead is forcing Israel’s hand
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.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1764
Capital flight quickens;
Russia busts sanctions against Syria
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1763
Tensions simmer in Transdniester;
Russia's election chief under fire
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1762
Voter fraud on a national scale?;
South Stream inches forward
China Reform Monitor: No. 948
Special CRM on China's restive minorities;
Part One: Uighurs
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 282
Chinese military presence in the Seychelles, sort of;
China wins first Afghan oil contract;
Iran undermining U.S. in Afghanistan;
India and Israel deepen ties
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 250
Warnings of an Iranian attack on Turkey;
Sunni-Shiite cooperation in Iraqi parliament;
Outsted from power, Yemen's president comes to U.S.;
U.S. military assistance to Uzbekistan resumes
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 115
Iran's Morals Police Venture Online...;
...As Authorities Inch Closer to a National Intranet;
Some Strategic Messaging to South America;
Sanctions Truly Begin to Bite;
Tightening the Fiscal Belt - And Doubling Down on Defense