China Reform Monitor: No. 765
India irked by China's push into its backyard;
Beijing wins pledge for Turkmen gas
India irked by China's push into its backyard;
Beijing wins pledge for Turkmen gas
Tomorrow, Iranians will go to the polls to elect a new president in what has become the most anticipated political event in that country since the Islamic Revolution three decades ago. The results, however, are already a foregone conclusion. Whoever ends up becoming president will have little real power -- and even less influence over Iran's geostrategic direction.
Sweetening the pot for Pyongyang;
Are energy wars in Russia's future?
Iran is on the brink of attaining a nuclear weapons capability. The U.S. should immediately put in place the foundations of a strategy to dissuade Tehran from attaining a nuclear weapon through diplomacy, disarm it through military force, or establish a robust framework of augmented deterrence to mitigate the threat posed by a nuclear Iran and prevent a future disaster from unfolding.
The Sino-Russian partnership hits a speed bump;
Kuril islands to remain a contested issue