Week of May 1, 2017 Archives
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Monday, May 1
The Man Who Saved Europe the Last Time
Henry Kissinger
,
Wall Street Journal
Cool Britannia: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
John Harris
,
New Statesman
Britain's Foregone-Conclusion Election
Colby Cosh
,
National Post
China's Role in Post-Hegemonic Middle East
John Calabrese
,
RCWorld
America and China’s Strategic Relationship
Dominic Ziegler
,
Economist
In France’s Poor Suburbs, Angry Voters May Skip Big Election
Blaise
&
Rubin
,
NYT
Le Pen’s National Front Might Be Starting to Crack
Emily Schultheis
,
Foreign Policy
Germany Can't Be a Giant Switzerland
James Kirchick
,
RealClearWorld
Mahmoud Abbas Fears Growing Influence of Barghouti
Jonathan Cook
,
National
Labour’s Aimless Stroll Toward Oblivion in Glasgow
Kevin McKenna
,
The Guardian
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Tories?
Euan McColm
,
The Scotsman
Don't Blame Moscow for the Mess in Macedonia
Dimitar Bechev
,
Al Jazeera
The Fight in Hungary Is Over George Soros' Legacy
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg
Critics Are Right About Canada's Dairy Industry
Martha Hall Findlay
,
The Walrus
Trump’s Invitation to Duterte a Sign of the Times
Ishaan Tharoor
,
Washington Post
Panic Over Foreign Aid Budget Could Use Some Perspective
Brett Schaefer
,
DS
Enda Kenny’s Long Goodbye Finally Nears Its End
Pat Leahy
,
Irish Times
Tuesday, May 2
Seven Theories About L’Affaire Russe
J. Chong
, Q.
Jurecic
&
B. Wittes
,
Lawfare
China's Great Leap Into Latin America
Jose Cardenas
,
RealClearWorld
The Tragic Sensibility
Robert Kaplan
,
New Criterion
Why All of Latin America Watches What Happens to NAFTA
F. Ordonez
, Miami
Herald
Time For Donald Trump to Welcome Kim Jong Un
Jacob Heilbrunn
,
National Interest
Understanding the China–North Korea Relationship
Eleanor Albert
,
CFR
Bracing For Brexit Impact
Simon Fraser
,
The World Today
Hard Brexiteers Should Fear All-Powerful Theresa May
Matthew d’Ancona
,
Guardian
Brexit Scenarios Sure Look Ugly
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller
,
Yale Global
Putin-Proofing the Balkans: A How-To Guide
John Schindler
,
Observer
Sketches of Balkan Troubles
Milos Damnjanovic
,
Balkan Insight
A Blow to Trump's Worldview
Sana Ali
,
Ramen IR
The Hungarian Hostage
Balazs Jarabik
,
Carnegie Europe
Tony Blair Can Never Wash Away His Sins
Dominic Sandbrook
,
Daily Mail
China, Russia Are Still Military Midgets Compared to U.S.
Rob Garver
,
Fiscal Times
Making China Bend
Max Boot
,
Commentary
Trump and China: A Middle East Arms Race?
James Dorsey
,
The Globalist
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Wednesday, May 3
Venezuela Is on the Road to a Soviet-Style Collapse
Anders Aslund
,
Foreign Policy
The Pitfalls of Being an American Businessperson in China
Jack Marr
, RC
World
China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Risks Freezing the Country
Daniel Bell
,
FT
Venezuela, Chaos, and Existential Threats
Hugo Prieto
,
New York Times
Who's Really Crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border
Reggie Thompson
,
Stratfor
The Incompetence Doctrine
Hal Brands
,
War on the Rocks
Trump's Turkish Nightmare
Roy Gutman
,
Daily Beast
Italy Is Europe's Next Big Problem
Ferdinando Giugliano
,
Bloomberg View
Egypt and the End of the Secular Middle East
Philip Jenkins
,
The American Conservative
Could Iran's Rouhani Lose?
Alireza Nader
,
RealClearWorld
Where is France's Famed Republican Front in 2017?
James McAuley
,
Washington Post
Brexit, Trump, France: Third Time Unlucky?
Tara Varma
,
ECFR
Gambia Faces a Severe Task
Jeffrey Smith
&
David Rice
,
World Politics Review
Germany's Roguish Stand on U.S., Israel Must Be Stopped
Bayefsky
&
Weinthal
,
Fox
Who Wins France Depends on the Voters Who Stay Home
Yasmeen Serhan
,
Atlantic
Why Has Theresa May Called For A Snap Election?
Benny Belvedere
,
Arc Mag
Thursday, May 4
U.S.-China Rapprochement Under President Trump?
Yun Sun
,
The Diplomat
How Trump Is Reconnecting Europe With China
Nicola Casarini
,
RealClearWorld
The U.S.-China 50
Foreign Policy
For U.S., Shared Interests Trump Moral Purity
Jacob Shapiro
,
Geopolitical Futures
If ISIS Is Defeated, Prepare for More Catastrophes
David Gardner
,
Financial Times
As Cyber Warfare Turns 10, the West Risks Falling Behind
Peter Apps
,
Reuters
Opening the White House to Abbas Is a Loss For Mideast Peace
Oded Revivi
, LAT
What Trump Should Do About Dictatorial Venezuela
Andres Oppenheimer
,
Mia. Herald
Let's Just Admit the French Are Better Than Us
Theodore Dalrymple
,
Spectator
Sudden Shifts Characterize Trump's China Policy
Richard Fernandez
,
PJ Media
3 Takeaways From the French Presidential Debate
P. Briancon
&
N. Vinocur
,
Politico EU
Le Pen-Macron Debate: Echoes of Clinton-Trump
Kevin Lees
,
Suffragio
The Rise of the Global Novelist
Siddhartha Deb
,
New Republic
China Repeats West's Mistakes in Pakistan
Mihir Sharma
,
Bloomberg View
Will the COINdinistas Rise Again?
Zach Abels
,
National Interest
Friday, May 5
Trump's Smart Strategic Impatience With North Korea
Dan Blumenthal
,
Nat'l Interest
Want to See the Future? Welcome to Chinafornia
Matt Sheehan
,
RealClearWorld
The War in Ukraine: Russia's Laboratory?
James Kirchick
,
RealClearWorld
Trump Just the Latest President to Go Soft on the Saudis
Michael Crowley
,
Politico
Trump Just the Latest to Fall Down 'Peace Process' Rabbit Hole
Avner Zarmi
,
PJ M.
The Philippines in Play
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
A Synchronized Sino-American Slap in the Face
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
,
SMH
Will ‘Resistance’ Carry the Day in Iran’s Election?
Sanam Vakil
,
Chatham House
Putin Has a New Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens
Neil Hauer
,
Foreign Policy
Kosovo Needs a New Beginning
Kadri Veseli
,
Euractiv
The Sorry State of Arab Men
Economist
EU Takes Aim at London's Euro Business
Fiona Maxwell
,
Politico EU
Theresa May's Conservatives Have Conquered UK's Far Right
Sebastian Payne
,
FT
The Left Must Vote for Macron
Yanis Varoufakis
,
Project Syndicate
Nepal’s History, Revised
Shyam Saran
,
Indian Express
The Battle For Belgrade's Soul
Aleks Eror
,
Calvert Journal
Saturday, May 6
The Necessary Empire
Robert Kaplan
,
New York Times
Macron Confirms 'Massive’ Hack Just Ahead of Election
Eric Geller
,
Politico EU
Dear France: You Just Got Hacked. Don’t Make Our Mistakes
Zeynep Tufekci
,
BuzzF.
How Sisi Could Wreck the Egyptian Economy
Ari Heistein
&
Mor Buskila
,
Nat'l Interest
Iran's Nuclear Deal: Less Popular There Than Here?
John McLaughlin
,
Ozy
Is Turkey Supporting ISIS?
Michael Rubin
,
Commentary
'France Isn't Ready For Macron'
James Traub
,
Foreign Policy
France’s Loveless Marriage With Emmanuel Macron
S. Earle
&
H. Lambert
,
New Rep.
Le Pen Voters, Like Trump's, Should Be Taken Seriously
Megan McArdle
,
Bloom. View
Why Not Le Pen?
Noah Millman
,
The Week
From Xi to Duterte: Why Trump Holds His Enemies Closer
Patrick Smith
,
Fiscal Times
Can Obama’s Hope Sway the French Election?
Alexandra Schwartz
,
New Yorker
The Korean Peninsula's Other High-Stakes Drama
S. Nathan Park
,
The Atlantic
Sunday, May 7
FRENCH ELECTION:
Macron Wins Presidency by Decisive Margin Over Le Pen
France's Choice, Europe's Fate
Angela Charlton
&
Samuel Petrequin
,
Associated Press
France Chooses a Leader, and Takes a Step Into the Unknown
Alissa Rubin
,
NYT
Marine Le Pen Facing a Victorious Defeat
Christine Ockrent
,
Washington Post
Le Pen Just a Gargantuan Polling Error Behind Macron
Harry Enten
,
FiveThirtyEight
French Malaise Cuts Across Party Lines
Nolan Peterson
,
Daily Signal
The French Choice Today: Internationalism or Protectionism
Lisa Louis
,
DW
Venezuela Is Starving
Juan Forero
,
Wall Street Journal
Haiti Should Relinquish Its Sovereignty
Richard Albert
,
Boston Globe
The Global Chancellor: How Merkel Got Her Groove Back
Rene Pfister
,
Spiegel
Why the Schleswig-Holstein State Election Matters
Mara Bierbach
,
Deutsche Welle
France's Election Matters Greatly to the UK
Peter Foster
,
Telegraph
The Free-Trade Fantasies of Theresa May
Doug Saunders
,
Globe and Mail
Labour Has Only Itself to Blame for This Catastrophe
Andrew Rawnsley
,
Guardian
The Best Days of Selling Cheap Chinese Goods in Africa Are Over
Lily Kuo
,
Quartz
Trump’s Disdain for Human Rights Will Backfire
Andres Oppenheimer
,
Miami Herald
Hamas Gets an Ideological Makeover
Daniel Levy
,
The National Interest
Will Bigger Cash Handouts Land Conservatives Iran Presidency?
Saeid Jafari
,
ALM
Stop Relying So Heavily on U.S. Special Forces
Andrew Peek
,
New York Daily News