Week of March 6, 2017 Archives
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Monday, March 6
This Is the Russia You’re So Afraid Of?
Maria Antonova
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New York Times
France Isn’t Burkinis on the Beach. France Is Brigitte Bardot
Marine Le Pen
What if Europe's Elections Aren't About Angry Intolerance?
Doug Saunders
,
G&M
With Carnival Over, Brazil Braces for 'End of the World'
Raymond Colitt
,
Bloomberg
How Terrorism Could Derail China's 'One Belt, One Road'
Michael Clarke
,
Nat'l Int.
Trump Takes on The Blob
Susan Glasser
,
Politico Magazine
Pence Quietly Becoming Foreign Policy Power Player
Josh Rogin
,
Washington Post
Erdogan Continues to Turn the Screws in Turkey
Timothy Garton Ash
,
The Guardian
Erdogan's Turkey: The Absurd Trial of Ahmet Sik
Maximilian Popp
, Der
Spiegel
Is Populism Really Retreating in Latin America?
Dawisson Belem Lopes
,
Al Jazeera
Why Australia Has Never Been So Popular
Peter Hartcher
,
Sydney Morning Herald
The High Costs of Abandoning International Law
Jeffrey Sachs
,
Boston Globe
McMaster Doesn't Understand Jihadism
Jed Babbin
,
Washington Times
Must It Always Be Wartime?
Kenneth Roth
,
New York Review of Books
Nigeria Proves a Missing President Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing
Chika Oduah
,
FP
Opposition Figure Turns to Miami Voters in Ecuador Vote
Jim Wyss
,
Miami Herald
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Tuesday, March 7
Grinding Through the Gears of Multispeed Europe
Barker
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McLean
&
Wagstyl
,
FT
China's Economy Continues Its Decline
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
China's Defense Spending: Why the Slowdown?
Jingdong Yuan
,
Lowy Interpreter
The Prospect for Russia's Jews
Maxim Shrayer
,
Mosaic
German Intimacy and the New Europe
Joshua Johnson
,
RealClearDefense
The Kind Lady of Azerbaijan
S. Rob Sobhani
,
Washington Times
Albania, Kosovo Deny Stirring the Pot in Macedonia
Fatjona Mejdini
,
Balkan Insight
Handling the Trump Trade Shift
Derek Scissors
,
East Asia Forum
Trump Knows the Feds Are Closing In
Max Boot
,
Foreign Policy
Why Travel Ban Could Backfire
Aaron David Miller
,
CNN
Don't Run Scared From Russia
Doug Bandow
,
Japan Times
China's New Border Offer Is No Deal at All
Mohan Guruswamy
,
Deccan Chronicle
Trump Effect: Europe Is Turning Away From Populists
Kevin Lees
,
Suffragio
Brussels Won't Tangle With Orban on Nuclear Deal
N. Hirst
&
K.Oroschakoff
,
Politico EU
Securing Diplomacy in the Next Quarter Century
Gregory Starr
,
Foreign Service Journal
Wednesday, March 8
North Korea Brings Out Trump's Serious Side
B. Jones
&
J. Pollack
,
Brookings
North Korea's Peculiar Brand of Rationality
Rodger Baker
,
Stratfor
If This Is How North Korea Treats Its Friends...
Sholto Byrnes
,
The National
China Can't Afford to Challenge U.S. on Military Spending
Salvatore Babones
, Nat'l Int
NATO and Russia in the Black Sea: New Confrontation?
Boris Toucas
,
CSIS
Macedonia Sinks Deeper Into Limbo
Boryana Dzhambazova
,
Politico EU
Hard Power Is Back
Noah Rothman
,
Commentary
Not so Static? North Korea's New Consumerism
Alek Sigley
,
The Diplomat
'I Don’t Like the Planes, or the Shells, or Bombs'
Lizzie Dearden
,
Independent
Reagan Redux at the Pentagon
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
,
The American Conservative
WikiLeaks Dump: CIA Spies May Also Operate in Frankfurt
M. Sontheimer
,
Spiegel
European Union Was Once a Racist, Far-Right Project
Robert Zaretsky
,
Foreign Policy
The Destruction of Mecca
Economist
Congo's Neverending Election Tug-of-War
William Clowes
,
World Politics Review
The Liberal Order International: Enter the B Team
Ulrich Speck
,
Berlin Policy Journal
A Refreshing Change at the United Nations
Lawrence Haas
,
US News & World Report
The Key to America's Prosperity
Edward Goldberg
,
The Hill
Thursday, March 9
A Busy Day in Geopolitics
Kamran Bokhari
,
Geopolitical Futures
Voters in France Yearn For National Renewal
Financial Times
Trump's Misguided Views of European Defense Spending
Sokolsky
&
Adams
,
WOTR
China's Military Budget is Bigger Than It Looks
Gordon Chang
,
National Interest
The Iraqi Army Is on the Brink of Defeating ISIS
Economist
A Chronicle of Venezuela's Folly
Jorge Castro
,
Worldcrunch
An Escalation in the U.S.-Gulf States Airline Wars?
Julian Pecquet
,
Al-Monitor
Russia's RT: Is It More BBC or KGB?
Steven Erlanger
,
New York Times
Wikileaks and the CIA: What's in Vault7?
Adam Segal
,
Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey's Glass House
Robert Ellis
,
Jerusalem Post
China's Dollar Trap
Paola Subacchi
,
Chatham House
Putin's Dance with the Taliban
Brahma Chellaney
,
Project Syndicate
In Belarus, Fear Rises: Are We the Next Ukraine?
Sabra Ayres
,
Los Angeles Times
Russia Story Is a Minefield For Media, Democrats
Matt Taibbi
,
Rolling Stone
Feminists Need to Fight Sharia
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
,
Daily Beast
The Enduring Darkness of International Women's Day
Rosa Brooks
,
Foreign Policy
Friday, March 10
Intra-Shiite Tensions Heat Up Ahead of Iraqi Elections
Omer Kassim
,
RealClearWorld
The Rise and Disgraceful Fall of a South Korean 'Princess'
Agence France-Presse
South Korea's Shamanic Panic
Katharine H.S. Moon
,
Foreign Affairs
Why Does the Youth of France Flock to Le Pen?
Ed West
,
Spectator
Wilders' One-Man Band Has Its Date With Destiny
Duncan Robinson
,
Financial Times
How the Dutch Election Became a Referendum on Trump
Frida Ghitis
,
WP Review
Poland Rages, EU Shrugs
David Herszenhorn
,
Quentin Aries
&
Joanna Plucinska
,
Politico EU
Behind Central Europe's Growing Contempt For the EU
John Lloyd
,
Reuters
What's Next for Myanmar's Rakhine State?
Laignee Barron
,
The Diplomat
If Russia Can Manipulate Elections, It Holds a Devastating Weapon
R. Kagan
,
WP
The WikiLeaks Reveal That Reveals Nothing
Zeynep Tufekci
,
New York Times
A Macedonian Breakdown Gets Europe's Attention
Economist
While Africa Starves, Its Leaders Change the Subject
Marian Tupy
,
CapX
Russia's Coming Attack on Canada
Scott Gilmore
,
Maclean's
The Wild Boars of Fukushima
Alan Taylor
,
The Atlantic
Saturday, March 11
How the Dutch Trump Wins Even If He Loses
Russell Shorto
,
New Yorker
The Immense Sorrows of an Ailing French Republic
Tony Barber
,
Financial Times
The Beginning of Democratic Nationalism — or the End of Europe
B. Stewart
,
NRO
Searching for the American Dream in Ukraine
Nolan Peterson
,
Daily Signal
Germany's False Hopes About Trump
Anna Sauerbrey
,
New York Times
Building an Iraqi Underground Railroad
Florian Neuhof
,
Ozy
Malaysia's Role in a Saudi Islamic Military Alliance
G. Cafiero
&
D. Wagner
,
LobeLog
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back For Northern Mali
Robbie Corey-Boulet
, WP
Review
Brexit Economy: Calm Before the Storm
Economist
Will Trump Turn America Into Argentina?
Kaushik Basu
,
Project Syndicate
In Colombia, a City to Grow Into
Rebecca Dalzell
,
1843
Should Americans Worry About South Korea?
Rick Moran
,
PJ Media
Sunday, March 12
The Dutch Are Rejecting Populism
Kaj Leers
,
RealClearWorld
Wilders' 10-Year Plan
Dina Pardijs
,
European Council on Foreign Relations
Why Canada Will Come to Regret Its Embrace of Refugees
Kyle Smith
,
New York Post
Tillerson Leads From State Dep. Shadows as White House Steps In
D. Sanger
,
NYT
Rex Tillerson Might Be the Weakest Secretary of State Ever
Robert Jervis
,
For. Policy
Five Ways Mexico Could Get Tough on U.S.
Elvia Diaz
,
USA Today
How Trump Has Divided Mexico
Laura Dowley
,
New Statesman
The ISIS Endgame
Matthew Continetti
,
National Review
Russia's Diplomatic 'Old Boys' Steer Showdown With West
Kathrin Hille
,
Fin. Times
Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Russian Challenge
Adrian Alvarado
, The
Bulletin
North Korea Is Trump's Problem Now
Fred Kaplan
,
Slate