Week of July 17, 2017 Archives
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Monday, July 17
Europe's Brexit Envy
John Lloyd
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Reuters
The Politics of Germany’s Trade Surplus
Clemens Fuest
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Project Syndicate
From Liu to Winnie the Pooh, China Can Make You Disappear
Peter Hartcher
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SMH
Authoritarian Nudge: The Great Firewall’s New VPN Crackdown
Matt Sheehan
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MP
Macron Caves to the Military
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
,
Bloomberg
Corrupt Ukraine Ground Zero in Clash Between U.S., Russia
Adam Ereli
,
Fox News
Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Feted and Feared
The Economist
Qatar Opens Its Doors to All, to the Dismay of Some
Declan Walsh
,
New York Times
How the Qatar Crisis Is Playing Out in DC Backrooms
Steven A. Cook
,
Salon
Why China Is Trimming Its Army
Adam Ni
,
The Diplomat
VIDEO: Thug Nation: Venezuela’s Broken Revolution
Financial Times
Tuesday, July 18
Doomsday Averted on the Temple Mount, for Now
Ben Caspit
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Al-Monitor
The Free World Doesn't Need One Leader
Anne-Marie Slaughter
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Financial Times
Germany Cannot Lead the Free World
James Kirchick
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The Daily Beast
Why Isn’t Russia Worried About Kim Jong Un’s Nukes?
Chris Miller
,
Foreign Policy
ISIS May Be on Its Knees, But It Is Not Defeated
Hassan Hassan
,
The Guardian
For EU Reforms, Watch Germany, Not France
Mujtaba Rahman
,
Politico EU
Can Nigeria End Its Business Nightmare?
Eromo Egbejule
,
Ozy
The 'Blackwater 2.0' Plan for Afghanistan
Sean McFate
,
The Atlantic
No End in Sight for Thailand’s Deadly Southern Insurgency
Zachary Abuza
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Diplomat
Why Canadians Have Been Borrowing Like Crazy
Livio Di Matteo
,
National Post
Hinduism and Its Complicated History With Cows
Wendy Doniger
,
The Conversation
Wednesday, July 19
Is Turkey Headed for Another Coup?
Mohammed Ayoob
,
National Interest
Trump Is Stuck With Obama's Iran Deal
Fred Kaplan
,
Slate
Nuclear Deal Recertification Only Helps the Regime
National Review
Regime Change in Iran Would Be a Disaster for Everyone
Michael Axworthy
,
FP
The Imperialist People’s Republic of Africa?
Hannah Ryder
,
Project Syndicate
Mandela's House Is Burning to the Ground
Chris Jones
,
Mail & Guardian
Everybody Loses if There’s No Brexit Deal
Charlie Cooper
,
Politico EU
Like Thatcher, May Must Be Both Fox and Lion to Survive
Simon Jenkins
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Guardian
How China Tames Dissent on the Internet
David Ignatius
,
Washington Post
How the President of Congo’s Brother Makes Money
Thomas Wilson
,
Bloomberg
The Paradox of Mexico's Mass Graves
Ioan Grillo
,
New York Times
Southeast Asia’s Future Looks Prosperous But Illiberal
Economist
Thursday, July 20
Trump Was Right: NATO Is Obsolete
Mark Galeotti
,
Foreign Policy
Netanyahu Puts Trump on Notice Over Syria
Ben Caspit
,
Al-Monitor
The Middle East's New Peacemaker: Israel
Zev Chafets
,
Bloomberg
Comeback Caliphate: How ISIS Could Regain Control of Iraq
Daniel DePetris
, TNI
Macron Has Never Experienced War -- And It Shows
Mary Dejevsky
,
Independent
Moscow Spooks Return to Hungary, Raising NATO Hackles
Lili Bayer
,
Politico EU
Saudi Palace Politics Gain Pace
Simon Henderson
,
Washington Institute
On Temple Mount, Will Reason Trump Politics?
Avi Issacharoff
,
Times of Israel
50 Years On, Does ‘Vive le Quebec Libre’ Still Resonate?
Konrad Yakabuski
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G&M
Afghanistan’s Opium Trade: A Free Market of Racketeers
Franz Marty
,
The Diplomat
The Dilemma of the Burkini
Shadi Hamid
,
The Atlantic
Friday, July 21
Microsoft Trains Its Sights on Russian Hackers
Kevin Poulsen
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Daily Beast
Doklam: Paths Ahead For India and China
Shashank Joshi
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Lowy Interpreter
Xi Jinping and China's Traditionalist Restoration
Zi Yang
,
Jamestown Foundation
Russia on Europe's Gas Supply: Tough Talk, But No Teeth
Agnia Grigas
,
Yale Global
Jordan, Israel Trade Barbs as Tensions Continue
Osama Al Sharif
,
Al-Monitor
6 Months of Trump Have Brought America Back
Sebastian Gorka
,
The Hill
Autocracy East of the Elbe, Delusion in the West
Noah Daponte-Smith
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National Review
Trump Needs to Pay Attention to Jerusalem Right Now
Aaron David Miller
,
CNN
A Guide to Russia’s Diplomatic Properties in Washington
Emily Tamkin
,
Foreign Policy