Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 84
(Attempted) dialogue of the deaf;
Khamenei does strategic communication;
The majles, marching toward irrelevance;
Dwindling dreams of energy independence
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China Reform Monitor: No. 728
Irked by "
absurd"
credit terms, Moscow cancels loans from China;
Beijing keeps India border dispute simmering
China Reform Monitor: No. 727
India taking measures to "
cope with China's rise"
China expands space ties with Moscow, nuclear ties with Astana
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 192
Hajj row raises Saudi-Hamas tensions;
Jones plan for West Bank gets cold reception;
Turkey, EU spar over membership;
Media crackdown in Baku and Bishkek
Afghanistan: Back To Basics
As the conflict in Iraq winds down, the “forgotten front” of the War on Terror, Afghanistan, has moved back into the forefront of the national security debate. Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (hereafter OEF) is aptly named, since the conflict will endure long into the next administration. Whoever takes the oath of office in January of 2009 will face the same types of challenges in Afghanistan that have bedeviled the current administration since 2001, and to an extent have been characteristic of Afghan politics for decades.