Week of January 16, 2017 Archives

RealClearWorld Morning Edition

Monday, January 16
What Oxfam Won't Tell You About Capitalism and Poverty
Fraser Nelson, Spectator
Aid in Reverse: How Poor Countries Develop Rich Ones
Jason Hickel, The Guardian
UK Set to Choose Sharp Break From European Union
Steven Erlanger, NY Times
Theresa May's Brexit Enforcer
Tom McTague, Politico EU
U.S. Election Just Practice for Putin's Cyberforces
Konrad Yakabuski, Globe & Mail
Why Putin Would Want the Cyprus Talks to Fail
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
U.S. Foreign Policy: From Primacy to Problem Solving
Jeffrey Sachs, Boston Globe
Trump Could Transform America's Relationship With China
Fred Hiatt, Wash Post
When Trump’s Tirade War With China Becomes a Trade War
Brendon Hong, TDB
Davos Elites Struggle for Answers as Trump Era Dawns
Noah Barkin, Reuters
At Davos, Expect China's Xi Jinping to Get Philosophical
Zheping Huang, Quartz
Beijing Spins a Web of Chinese Infrastructure
Mark Magnier, Wall Street Journal
The Neutering of Israeli Journalism
David Horovitz, Times of Israel
Marco Rubio's Petulant Attack Against Rex Tillerson
Kelly Riddell, Washington Times
Iraqi Christians: Will They Go Home?
Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, January 17
Russian Blackmail and Donald Trump
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Why Putin Is Obsessed With America
Kristina Spohr & David Reynolds, New Statesman
Trump, the Pistol and Holy Branch
Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Can a Dealmaking President Invest in the Mideast's People?
Jessica Ashooh, RCW
The Real Thucydides Trap: War Between Red and Blue America?
J. Vandaveer, TNI
Why Do Israel's Foes Embrace Conspiracy Theories?
Micah Halpern, Observer
Obama's Pattern of Concessions to Cuba's Communists
Mike Gonzalez, Daily Signal
Trinidad and Tobago's Uncertain Future
Robert Looney, World Politics Review
Obama Leaves the World a More Dangerous Place
Edward Lucas, CapX
How Europe Puts Women on a Path to Political Power
Alison Smale, New York Times
What Do Ukrainians Actually Think?
Gwendolyn Sasse, Carnegie Europe
Britain Blocks EU Council on Peace Summit
Barak Ravid, Haaretz
Britain's Abasement, Trump Edition
Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
How the Politics of Fear Defines Modern Society
Joseph Dana, The National
World to Davos: 'Work for the People'
Charles Riley & Jordan Malter, CNN Money
Wednesday, January 18
How the Democratic Tide Rolled Back
Alexander Cooley, RealClearWorld
A Chinese Model for the Global Economy
Xi Jinping
What I've Witnessed in Turkey
Owen Jones, Guardian
The English-Speaking, German-Loving, French Politico Europe Wants
Zaretsky, FP
May to Europe, and to Britain: This Is What Brexit Means
Robert Colvile, CapX
Theresa May's Blurred Brexit Lines
Tom McTague, Politico EU
The EU, not Theresa May, Will Dictate the Terms of Brexit
John Rentoul, Independent
Obama's Foreign Policy Legacy: The Limits of American Restraint
R. Fontaine, NRO
Trump Disrupts World
Robin Wright, New Yorker
Trump Can Build His Wall, But Will It Work?
Ruben Navarrette, Daily Beast
Trump Threatens a Good Neighbor
Enrique Krauze, New York Times
The CIA's Secret History Is Now Online
Jason Leopold, BuzzFeed
Friction Deepens Among al-Qaeda Factions in Syria
Hassan Hassan, The National
Can Catholic Church Prevent A New Congolese Civil War?
T. Berthemet, Worldcrunch
America's Moment of Truth About Russia
Michael Totten, World Affairs Journal
Thursday, January 19
The Threat From Kaliningrad Is Real
Jorge Benitez, RealClearWorld
There's Probably No Solution to Europe's Problems
John Mauldin, Mauldin Econ
Finding a Solution for Central Europe
Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution
Invading China, One Trade Dispute at a Time
Matthew Bey, Stratfor
A Scar on the Chinese Soul
Helen Gao, New York Times
Trump's Foreign Policy Trilemma
Fabio Rafael Fiallo, RealClearWorld
Pax Americana, Meet U.S. Interests
Leon Hadar, The American Conservative
Beware Putin Bearing Mischievous Maps
Ana Maria Touma, Balkan Insight
Moldova Turns From EU to Russia
Andrew Rettman, EU Observer
Europeans Are Splitting Their Votes Across Ever More Parties
Economist
A Blurred Outline of "Global Britain"
Ian Birrell, CapX
May's Brexit Choice: Sovereignty Over Riches
Charles Grant, Centre for Eur. Reform
Why Obama Made the Wrong Call on Chelsea Manning
Kori Schake, Foreign Policy
The Spies Who Love Putin
Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic
Aircraft Carriers in Asia: How They Are Taking Shape
Richard Bitzinger, Asia Times
Could Jared Kushner Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Aaron D. Miller, CNN
Friday, January 20
What Donald Trump Understands About the World
George Friedman, RealClearWorld
Simple Reason Russia & America Keep Inching Toward Crisis
Ted G. Carpenter, TNI
Obama's Good Intentions in the Middle East Meant Nothing
Shadi Hamid, For. Policy
Abe's Mission Impossible in Manila
Richard Javad Heydarian, Council on Foreign Relations
Make Turkish-American Relations Great Again
Burak Kadercan, War on the Rocks
The Era of U.S. Dominance Is Over
Ivo Daalder, RealClearWorld
In Nuclear Poker, Don't Bet on Trump
James McManus, Bloomberg View
Lesson From Gambia: Never Trust Strongmen to Give Up Power
J. Keating, Slate
China Will Test Trump With Korean Nukes
Gordon Chang, Daily Beast
Trump's Nuclear Wake-Up Call
Michael Crowley, Politico
Donald Trump's Mother: From a Scottish Isle to New York's Elite
S Brocklehurst, BBC
Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain
Ian Jack, Guardian
Kissinger’s Files, Invisible Ink Recipes: CIA Trove Has It All
Victor & McCann, NYT
Think Brussels Is Bad? Wait Until America Inc. Writes Rules
N. Dearden, Guardian
Saturday, January 21
America First Begins
Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
The Jacksonian Revolt
Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs
The State of Defense 2017
Kevin Baron, Defense One
Europe Left Out in the Cold
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico EU
Why Donald Trump Looks Like Just the Friend Britain Needs
Freddy Gray, Spectator
Germany Raises Defense Spending, Demands Clear US Agenda
Deutsche Welle
Listening to Putin
Jay Nordlinger, National Review
Which of America's Adversaries Will Test Trump First?
Steven Metz, WP Review
Put All Doubts to Rest, China Is Betting On the Free Market
M. Cantelmi, Clarin
Trump Vs. Iran: Beyond the Deal
Jamsheed Choksy & Carol Choksy, Forbes
Netanyahu's Shameless Opponents
Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Extraditing El Chapo a Good Sign for Mexico and U.S.
Dara Lind, Vox
A President Can't Be Volatile and Unpredictable
James Zogby, The National
Sunday, January 22
Why 2017 May Be the Best Year Ever
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Trump's First Foreign Policy Win Could Be in Syria
David Pollock, Washington Institute
Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria
Paul McLeary, Foreign Policy
A Triangle of Instability and an Uprising of Luddites
Steve LeVine, Quartz
In Defense of Trump's Russia Policy
Tom Switzer, Sydney Morning Herald
Protectionist Trump Speech Signals a U.S. Looking Inward
Andrew Coyne, Natl Post
Adrift in Trump's New Century
Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate
What Does President Trump Do to Brexit?
James Forsyth, The Spectator
Britain's Contempt for Other Countries Makes No Sense
Ana Romero, The Guardian
Why Mexico Sent "El Chapo" to the U.S. Now
Andrea Noel, The Daily Beast
Turkey's Parliament Comes to Blows Over Erdogan Reforms
Pinar Tremblay, ALM
Inside a Meeting of the Minds of Europe's Nationalists
Katie Engelhart, Maclean's
Global Elite at Davos Wonder Why People Don't Like Them
Zach Beauchamp, Vox
China's Boost to North Korean Nukes
James Lyons & Richard Fisher, Washington Times
Canada Must Make the U.S. Congress an Ally
Rob Merrifield, Globe and Mail
What Worries Ben Rhodes About Trump
Michael Crowley, Politics Magazine
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