China Reform Monitor: No. 803
China expands anti-piracy mission in the Gulf;
Landmark LNG deal with Australia prematurely terminated
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Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1658
Russia and cybersecurity: ally or adversary?;
Soviet nostalgia runs deep
China Reform Monitor: No. 802
Party officials top quotes of 2009;
Xinhua to get an international face
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 266
Pentagon frets over China's space program...;
...as India eyes the stars;
Kremlin seeks to bring back balance of terror;
Iron Dome inches forward;
Beijing flexes its missile defense muscles
Thinking Beyond Petroleum
The funny thing about windows of opportunity is that they have a way of closing. Over the past year, spurred by mounting worries over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Congress has taken up the issue of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic in earnest. The result is a series of sanctions bills aimed at targeting what is commonly viewed as the regime's economic Achilles' Heel: its deep dependence on foreign refined petroleum.