Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1611
Russia's building boom collapses;
A chilly reception for the new "
Solidarity"
Russia's building boom collapses;
A chilly reception for the new "
Solidarity"
"
Floating population"
of Chinese workers hit hard by crisis;
Chinese navy to join hunt for Somali pirates
Transition in the Russian Orthodox Church;
Backward from privatization
Is Iran seeking nuclear weapons? For some, despite the mounting evidence, this is still very much an open question. Not, however, for Delpech, director of strategic affairs at the French Atomic Energy Commission and senior research fellow at the Center for International Studies in Paris. "[T]he quest for an atomic weapon is the only credible explanation" for the pattern of delay, secrecy, and obfuscation exhibited by Iran's ayatollahs over their nuclear effort, she writes.
U.S. to China: Back off Pak nuclear deal;
Beijing prepares massive investment in health care