Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 265
China's growing naval capabilities... and what they mean for the U.S.;
Protecting Poland;
Looking beyond the S-300;
START is dead, long live START
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Russia Reform Monitor: No.1655
A step forward for "
South Stream"
Why Russia won't help on Iran
China Reform Monitor: No. 796
China, India continue military buildup along border;
Vietnam seeking multilateral forum for South China Sea dispute
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 244
LeT alive and kicking;
India and Russia come to terms on aircraft carrier;
Nepal inching toward crisis;
Quadrilateral security for Asia... sort of
Toughen Up On Iran
When it comes to Iran, the Obama administration could learn a thing or two from Europe. That is because, even as Washington clings doggedly to its plans for "engagement" with Tehran, there are signs that a new consensus is emerging in Europe about confronting the Islamic Republic.
On Nov. 24, the Dutch parliament caused a minor political earthquake on the Old Continent when it voted to designate Iran's powerful clerical army, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), as a terrorist group under Netherlands law. The same measure also called for the IRGC to be put on the European Union's terror list--a step that would harmonize U.S. and European approaches toward Iran's ideological army.