Week of August 28, 2017 Archives
RealClearWorld
Evening
Edition
Monday, August 28
Hezbollah: Iran's Mideast Agent, Emissary, and Hammer
Ben Hubbard
,
NY Times
China's Global Charm Offensive
Andrea Little Limbago
,
War on the Rocks
ASEAN Is a Useless International Organization
Peter Hartcher
,
Sydney Morning Herald
Brazil and the Crisis of the Liberal World Order
Gideon Rachman
,
Financial Times
The Balkans Between Competing Poles
Javier Solana
,
Project Syndicate
Can Political Islam Make It in the Modern World?
The Economist
In Afghanistan, End the Trump-Obama Taliban Fantasy
Andrew McCarthy
,
NRO
Preserving the Singapore Success Story
Kishore Mahbubani
,
Straits Times
Trump’s Interest in India Sends China Strong Message
Simon Palamar
,
Toronto Star
Japan Doubles Down on Its U.S. Alliance
Josh Rogin
,
Washington Post
Tuesday, August 29
Diplomacy Is Our Only Way Forward on Venezuela
Jason Marczak
,
RealClearWorld
Sisi Looks to Africa to Boost Egypt's Standing in Nile Dispute
Ayah Aman
,
Al-Monitor
China Quietly Looms Over Zapad 2017 Exercises
Nicholas Trickett
,
The Diplomat
Afghanistan and Its Neighbors
Kelly Jane Torrance
,
Weekly Standard
Immanuel Kant and the Myth of Perpetual Peace
Andrew Beddow
,
National Interest
Japan's North Korea Options
J. Berkshire Miller
,
Foreign Affairs
Why Do U.S. Warships Keep Having Accidents?
Sam Bateman
,
Lowy Institute
Traducing El Salvador's Truce
Economist
South Asia Is Experiencing Its Worst Flooding in Decades
Anup Kaphle
,
BuzzFeed
Wednesday, August 30
A New Security Architecture For Europe's East
Michael O'Hanlon
,
RealClearWorld
5 Key Questions on the Future of Venezuela
Jose Cardenas
,
RealClearWorld
China’s War on Dissent
Cholpon Orozobekova
,
The Diplomat
With Departure of Top Lawyer, State Dept. Exodus Continues
Colum Lynch,
et al.,
FP
A Scion of Mexico Fights Corruption, and Becomes a Target
Azam Ahmed
,
NYTimes
Poland—the Limits of Populists in Power
Jacqueline Westermann
,
The Strategist
Can Brazil Trim the Fat From Its Bloated Political System
Stratfor
The European Parliament is Back. Well, Sort Of.
Maïa de La Baume
, et al.,
Politico EU
Czech Committee Recommends Letting Police Charge Andrej Babis
Reuters
Thursday, August 31
Trump Orders Russia to Shutter Consulate, Two Annexes
Morgan Chalfant
,
The Hill
Has the West Ever Understood Russia?
Lilia Shevtsova
,
Financial Times
Diana's Legacy: A Reshaped Monarchy, a More Emotional U.K.
Sarah Lyall
,
NYTimes
Date Set for China’s Most Important Political Event
Jun Mai
&
Viola Zhou
,
SCMP
UK’s Cake-And-Eat-It Brexit Routine Wears Thin With Barnier
Jon Henley
,
Guardian
BRICS Off the Wall
Suhasini Haidar
,
The Hindu
Why Keep State Department Special Envoys?
Krishnadev Calamur
,
The Atlantic
Extrajudicial Killings Have Spiked in Egypt Since May
Sudarsan Raghavan
,
Wash. Post
Trump Keeps World Guessing on Iran Deal’s Future
Laura Rozen
,
Al-Monitor
Europe Ponders Future Relations With Its Former Colonies
Peter Fabricius
,
ISSA