Week of January 2, 2017 Archives
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Monday, January 2
The New World Order, 2017
Robert Samuelson
,
Washington Post
"America First" and Global Conflict Next
Nouriel Roubini
,
Project Syndicate
Isolationism Is a Noble American Tradition
Bill Kauffman
,
The Spectator
ISIS Claims Attack on Istanbul Nightclub
Dusan Stojanovic
&
Bassem Mroue
,
AP
Turkey Must End Blame Game and Look for Solutions
Soner Cagaptay
,
CNN
Acculturation Is Key: Europe Needs a Real Immigration Policy
Andrew Michta
,
TAI
Post-Brexit, Britain Will Love Europe
Tom McTague
,
Politico EU
Your Move, Mr. Trump: What's Next on the Russia Hacks
John McLaughlin
,
Ozy
How Syria Defeated the Sunni Powers
Emile Hokayem
,
New York Times
Trump & Israel: On Loving Another Country
Andrew Bacevich
,
Moyers & Company
The GRU: Putin’s No-Longer-So-Secret Weapon
Michael Weiss
,
The Daily Beast
Trudeau's Divide and Conquer Strategy Pays Off
Konrad Yakabuski
,
Globe and Mail
Why Oil Companies Are Pulling Out of Kurdistan
Dilshad Abdullah
,
Al-Monitor
China Is the Dragon at Latin America's Door
Mac Margolis
,
Miami Herald
The Nations United Against Israel
Nicholas Grossman
,
Arc Mag
The History of Hezbollah, from Israel to Syria
Zoe Hu
,
Al Jazeera
Tuesday, January 3
The Soviet Union and Russia: Tragedy and Farce
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
Putin's Real Long Game
Molly McKew
,
Politico
Four Centuries and Three Decades of Russian Thinking
Justin Lifflander
, FS
Journal
What Does Trump Know About Russia?
Bret Stephens
,
Wall Street Journal
Why Does Ukraine's War Feel Like a Secret?
Nolan Peterson
,
Daily Signal
Yemen's Forgotten War: What Can Europe Do?
Adam Baron
,
ECFR
Remembering the Forgotten Rohingya
Sarah Choong Ee Mei
,
Strife Blog
Aung San Suu Kyi Fails to Calm Myanmar's Ethnic Violence
Economist
ISIS Ends Its Separate Peace With Turkey
Graeme Wood
,
The Atlantic
How Dangerous Is the Islamic State to Israel?
Marcel Serr
,
National Interest
Trump Must Strengthen Nuclear Deterrence
Tom Rogan
,
National Review
No, the U.S. Does Not Need More Nukes
Steven Pifer
,
Brookings Institution
Il Gattopardo in Italy: All Change or No Change?
Tim Hedges
,
The Commentator
The Afghan War and the Evolution of Obama
Mark Landler
,
New York Times
Do Grand Bargains Work?
Edward Lucas
,
Center for European Policy Analysis
12 People Likely to Ruin 2017
Tunku Varadarajan
,
Politico EU
Reporting Behind Enemy Lines in Mosul
David Kenner
,
Foreign Policy
Wednesday, January 4
Thinking About a U.S.-China War
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
Obama Is Going Out in a Blaze of Self-Interest
Jonah Goldberg
,
New York Post
Understanding America's Global Role in the Age of Trump
Rodger Baker
,
Stratfor
After Kerry's Speech, Is Two-State Solution Dead?
Aaron David Miller
,
WS Journal
Russia and Japan Fail Again to Make Peace
Stephen Blank
,
Intersection Project
2016 Was a Celebration of Democracy
Sholto Byrnes
,
The National
Wilbur Ross's Chinese Love Affair
Ben Schrekinger
,
Politico
North Korea's New Year's Message
Anthony Ruggiero
,
FDD
Kim Jong Un's New Year Speech Doesn't Mean Anything
Bruce Klingner
,
Nat'l Interest
Angela Merkel, Putin's Next Target
Jochen Bittner
,
New York Times
The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy
Ahmad Bilal Khalil
,
The Diplomat
The One All-Weather Sector Under Trump
Patrick Watson
,
Mauldin Economics
Russians! Under My Bed!
Glenn Reynolds
,
USA Today
The Ice-Skating Dandies of 18th-Century Paris
Lauren Young
,
Atlas Obscura
Poland Was Never All That Democratic
Sean Hanley
&
James Dawson
,
Foreign Policy
The Folly of an Australia-China Extradition Treaty
Malcolm Patterson
,
Sydney Mor. Her.
The Post-Caliphate Counterterrorism Challenge
John McLaughlin
,
The Cipher Brief
Thursday, January 5
The Ancient Greek Concept That Explains Today's World
Roger-Pol Droit
,
Les Echos
China Bubble Looking Ever More Ominous
Walter Russell Mead
,
American Interest
China Panics Over Trump's Trade Pick
Jonathan Russo
,
Observer
A Nixon Strategy to Break the Russia-China Axis
Doug Bandow
,
National Interest
All Aboard China's 'New Silk Road' Express
Robbie Gramer
,
Foreign Policy
17 World Elections to Watch in 2017
Kevin Lees
,
Suffragio
From Post-Soviet to Neo-Soviet
Edward Holland
,
The Russia File
China and the Race for the World's Fastest Elevator
Adam Taylor
,
Washington Post
Europe's Powers Fail in Different Ways to Fight Terror
Laura Daniels
,
Berlin Pol. Jour.
Europe's New Indispensable Nations
Joschka Fischer
,
Project Syndicate
Meet the Man Who Turned Rob Ford Into a Winner
M. Patriquin
&
C. Gillis
,
Maclean's
Germany Expects a Frost Over Its Relations With Washington
Der Spiegel
EU's Brexit Strategy: Grab the Popcorn
David Herszenhorn
,
Politico EU
How Brexit Is Breaking the British Constitution
George Eaton
,
New Statesman
The Civil Service Serves Its Own Interests, Not Britain's
Ed Straw
,
Telegraph
Russian Hacking Disclosure a Cybersecurity Gold Mine
Stavridis
&
Weinstein
,
HuffPo
Basic Income: A Bad Idea That Refuses to Die
John Rentoul
,
Independent
Friday, January 6
Russia Is No Friend, But Left's Conspiracies Are Still Wrong
D. Harsanyi
,
Federalist
We Know What Russia Did. We Need to Know Why
Fareed Zakaria
,
Washington Post
The Unraveling of Julian Assange
Eli Lake
,
Bloomberg View
Nixon's Vietnam Treachery? That's a Shallow Reading
Mark Tooley
,
Providence Mag
U.S. Moves Against Putin Just a Slap
Peter Brookes
,
Boston Herald
In Gambia, a Defeated President Deals Democracy a Blow
Alexis Okeowo
,
New Yorker
The End of the World? In Brazil It's Already Here
Vanessa Barbara
,
New York Times
How the U.S. Enabled Russian Hack Truthers
Kevin Poulsen
,
Daily Beast
Trump's Election Spoiled Putin's Narrative to Russians
Paul Roderick Gregory
,
Forbes
Does Trump Want a Showdown With America's Spy Agencies?
Rob Garver
,
Fis Times
Trump's Ego Declares War on America's Intelligence
Jeet Heer
,
New Republic
Trump Must Learn From French Right: Follow Through, or Fail
M Gurfinkiel
,
PJ Media
Barack Obama's Shaky Legacy on Human Rights
Kenneth Roth
,
Foreign Policy
Gender Equality Should Be a Pillar of US Foreign Policy
Donilon
&
Russell
,
Medium
America's Abdication
Yascha Mounk
,
Slate
Saturday, January 7
Our Ability to Confront North Korea Lessens by the Day
Charles Krauthammer
,
T'graph
American Unintelligence on Russia
Kevin Rothrock
,
Moscow Times
Left and Right Melt Down Over Russia
John Podhoretz
,
New York Post
Thinking About a U.S.-China War, Part II
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
Trump Should Confront Kim Over ICBM Tests
Bruce Bennett
,
USA Today
Trump Tweets, China Retreats
Gordon Chang
,
National Interest
A Call for Warfighter-Led Innovation
Jacquelyn Schneider
&
Nina Kollars
,
WOTR
To Deal With Putin, First Know His Goals
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg View
Thanks to Mistakes With Iran, North Korea Threat at Record Level
Van Hipp
,
Fox
Russian Intervention in America Was No One-Off
Scott Shane
,
New York Times
The Real German Submarine Scandal
Victor Gilinsky
,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Trump Restores Power of Israeli Ambassador
Michael Crowley
,
Politico
The Year of the Commando
Nick Turse
,
TomDispatch
The Ottoman Empire and Libertarianism
Brandon Christensen
,
Notes on Liberty
Europe Is Now Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Natalie Nougayrede
,
Guardian
Sunday, January 8
The World Is on the Verge of a Cyber War
Ido Kilovaty
,
Jerusalem Post
Running on Fumes: Pandemonium at Mexico’s Gas Pumps
Andrea Noel
,
Daily Beast
Obama's Foreign Policy Was Error After Error
George Will
,
Washington Post
Germany's Terror Divide
Matthew Karnitschnig
,
Politico EU
Russia Isn't the Bad Guy You've Been Led to Believe It Is
Tom Switzer
,
Sydney MH
How Trump Can Play Nice With Russia Without Selling Out U.S.
Michael McFaul
,
FP
Kremlin Spin Doctors Will Regret Trump Enthusiasm
Andrey Pertsev
,
Carnegie
How We Fool Ourselves on Russia
William Burns
,
New York Times
We Are Not the World
Greg Ip
,
Wall Street Journal
What Has King Salman Achieved in His Two-Year Reign?
Bruce Riedel
,
Al-Monitor
In South Africa, Sport Is a Question of Justice
Simon Barnes
,
The Spectator
Justin Trudeau's Year of Living Dangerously
Peter Donolo
,
Globe and Mail
Should China Burn Its Ivory?
Adam Minter
,
Bloomberg View
Walking Dully Along: A Dispatch From Istanbul
Kaya Genc
,
New Republic
Russia's Buddhist Republic
Bradley Jardine
,
The Diplomat
Don't Defund the UN, Just Say "Go!"
Andrew McCarthy
,
National Review