Eurasia Security Watch: No. 203
More aid for Palestinian security forces;
Another round in Turkey's ideological tug-of-war;
At SCO, China steals the show;
The cyber front in the Gaza war
More aid for Palestinian security forces;
Another round in Turkey's ideological tug-of-war;
At SCO, China steals the show;
The cyber front in the Gaza war
Restarting START;
Second thoughts on Syria?
Tensions mount over troop movements on Sino-Indian border;
Beijing unveils new youth propaganda campaign
What a difference a few days can make. Last week, ahead of Iran's presidential elections, I wrote here that the outcome would matter little in the grand scheme of Iranian politics. I may have spoken too soon. Since Friday, that country has descended into political turmoil of a type not seen since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The cause is a rigged election that has catalyzed widespread outrage among ordinary Iranians and threatened the legitimacy of the ruling regime in Tehran.
Strengthening the U.S.-Japanese alliance;
Keeping AfPak on track