Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1745
Progress in Politkovskaya Case;
Rosneft, Exxon in major partnership deal
Progress in Politkovskaya Case;
Rosneft, Exxon in major partnership deal
You could be forgiven for dismissing the latest diplomatic spat between the United States and Pakistan as just another hiccup in a long-estranged marriage. Trading accusations and navigating diplomatic crises has become a weekly affair for this deeply troubled alliance. But the broadside launched against Pakistan by the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in congressional testimony on September 22 represents a rupture so dramatic that its significance is difficult to overstate.
CPC looks to strengthen auditing of the PLA;
Taiwan deploying new missiles to target Chinese airports, harbor
Iran's Cultural Revolution Inches Forward;
Malaise and Despair in the Islamic Republic;
Blowback from the "
Arab Spring"
Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Inches Forward;
New American Attention to Democracy in Iran
Pakistan looks to reform FATA governance... sort of;
China upgrades missiles, India upgrades missile defense;
India and China spar at sea;
Maoists still threat #1