China Reform Monitor: No. 917
Ethiopian militants threaten Chinese investments;
PLA unveiles 10 year plan to restructure military academies
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History’s Bleak Afghan Lesson
As the United States and other NATO countries begin to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan, Afghan and US policymakers alike fear a return to the carnage that characterized the five year civil war (1996-2001) between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. In that conflict, battles over large population centres and campaigns of ethnic cleansing killed thousands. To prevent a repeat of that disaster, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Obama administration are now seeking to negotiate a truce with the Taliban. But just how likely is such a peace deal to materialize – or to hold, if it does?
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1743
Interior Ministry eyes new Internet curbs;
Putin and company: popular at home, but not abroad
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 289
Russia's responses to European defense;
Iran seeks its place as a global missile power;
Chinese missile development: more of the same
China Reform Monitor: No. 916
Iran steps in after China does U-Turn on Tajik dam;
Beijing showcases hand-picked Panchen Lama