Week of December 11, 2017 Archives
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Morning
Edition
Monday, December 11
Why the 'Arab Street' Didn't Just Explode
Ralph Peters
,
New York Post
The Pundits Were Wrong About Assad and ISIS
Max Abrahms
&
John Glaser
, LA
Times
It's Europe's Time to Take Over in Peace Process
Juliane von Mittelstaedt
,
Der Spiegel
Trump Has a Capital Idea on Jerusalem
Sohrab Ahmari
,
Commentary
Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel and Palestine
Ghanem Nuseibeh
,
Fin. Times
The Exodus of America's Best Diplomats
Dan De Luce
&
Robbie Gramer
,
Foreign Policy
Europe Must Work With Iran
Mohammad Javad Zarif
,
New York Times
The Ghostly Human Future of Deep Time
David Farrier
,
Aeon
A Harvey Weinstein Moment For America's Wars?
Andrew Bacevich
,
TomDispatch
China’s Influence Operations Cause Alarm in Washington
Josh Rogin
,
Wash. Post
The EU's Federalist Delusions Grow
Daniel Huggins
,
The Commentator
The Mirage of Brexit's New Jerusalem Starts to Fade
Matthew D'Ancona
,
Guardian
Nigel Farage: The Arsonist in Exile
Jason Cowley
,
New Statesman
In Sweden, Protesters Shout Antisemitism
Annika Hernroth-Rothstein
,
Jerusalem Post
Has Caste Discrimination Followed Indians Overseas?
Priyanka Mogul
,
The Diplomat
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision: A Fatal and Fateful Blow
James Zogby
,
LobeLog
Maduro's Dirty Electoral Tricks
Benigno Alarcón
,
CapX
EU to Unveil Military Pact Projects
Jacopo Barigazzi
,
Politico EU
Tuesday, December 12
Don’t Be Fooled by the Muted Reaction to Jerusalem Gambit
Aaron D. Miller
,
Politico
Containing Shiite Militias: The Battle For Stability in Iraq
Ranj Alaaldin
,
Brookings
Iranian Terror. Argentinian Cover Up. Justice at Last?
Dubowitz
&
Dershowitz
,
NYT
Can the PRI Escape Peña Nieto's Legacy in Election?
Paul Imison
,
WP Review
European Conservatism Over Grand Designs
Timothy Garton Ash
,
Financial Times
There's Plenty of Myth on Jerusalem's Importance to Islam
Jeff Jacoby
,
Bos. Globe
17 Oligarchs Shaping Eastern Europe
Natalia Sergheev
&
Christian-Zsolt Varga
,
Ostpol
Bitcoin Is a Bit of a Miracle at Any Price
Tyler Cowen
,
Bloomberg View
What Is Bitcoin? - Geopolitical Futures
George Friedman
,
Geopolitical Futures
Taiwan's South Pacific Allies: Firm or Fair-Weather?
Kwei-Bo Huang
,
Lowy Interpreter
How NFL "Socialism" Can Help Save European Soccer
Florian Haupt
,
Worldcrunch
Poland’s Facelift to Win Back Friends in Europe
Pawel Zerka
,
ECFR
Apathy and Disappointment Rule in Putin's Heartland
Nataliya Vasilyeva
,
AP
Russia’s Reform Will Have to Wait on Putin's Exit
L. Todd Wood
,
Washington Times
Trump’s Military Buildup Still a Mirage
Connor O'Brien
&
Bryan Bender
,
Politico
Wednesday, December 13
North Korea Has Already Deterred America
Ryan Cooper
,
The Week
The Eurasian Quadrille Sidelining Washington
Dilip Hiro
,
Yale Global
Iran's Weak Hand Exposed in Yemen
Amir Basiri
,
Washington Examiner
The Looming End of the INF Treaty
Steven Pifer
,
Brookings Institution
Making Sense of Ukraine's Ugly Fall
Violeta Moskalu
,
Atlantic Council
Red Robots Rising
Samuel Bendett
,
The Strategy Bridge
NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard
National Security Archive
Tillerson: U.S. Ready For Talks With North Korea
Julian Borger
,
Guardian
McMaster: Qatar and Turkey New Sponsors of Radicalism
Joyce Karam
,
The National
Trump's Jerusalem Decision and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
Giorgio Cafiero
,
LobeLog
The Myth of Canada as a Peacekeeping Nation
,
The Walrus
How Oligarchs Are Taking Over the World
Josephine Huetlin
,
Daily Beast
Canada's Pivot to China Hits a Snag
Aadil Brar
,
The Diplomat
This Brexit Debate Is Unhinged and Increasingly Irrelevant
Ben Ramanauskas
,
CapX
Tzar Putin's Presidency: How Long? Lifelong
Pavel Felgenhauer
,
Jamestown Foundation
Fewer Muslim Refugees, Immigrants, Travelers Enter US in 2017
David Bier
,
Cato
Thursday, December 14
Next Year in Jerusalem?
Kevin Williamson
,
National Review
Why Israel Should Be Worried About Getting Into Bed with Trump
Derek Chollet
,
FP
Islamic Jihad Pushes Hamas Into a Corner
Shlomi Eldar
,
Al Monitor
Brexit Suggests We're on History's Good Side
Robert Tombs
,
Spectator
Britain Grows Increasingly Hostile to EU Citizens
Jorg Schindler
,
Der Spiegel
Taoiseach wins Brexit battle, But Sinn Fein Takes the Spoils
E. Harris
,
Irish Ind.
Has Sinn Fein Sidelined Itself?
Newton Emerson
,
Irish Times
Europe's Leaders Watch Populism Rise
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany
&
Guy Chazan
,
FT
Eurozone Reform and Dangerous Disparate Visions
Pierre Briançon
,
Politico EU
Record Number of Journalists Jailed
Elana Beiser
,
Committee to Protect Journalists
Macedonia's Biggest Problem: It's Called Macedonia
Edward Joseph
,
National Interest
What Have We Learned About Democracy in Africa?
Nic Cheeseman
,
CapX
The Mueller Mess Is Just the Outcome Russia Wanted
Michael Ledeen
,
PJ Media
Is China's Era of Cheap Labor Really Over?
Dmitriy Plekhanov
,
The Diplomat
Lessons From New York: Don’t Overstate The Jihadist Threat
N. Grossman
,
Arc
In Ivory Coast, Star-Studded Campaigns to Stop Emigration
M. Bresolin
,
Worldcrunch
Friday, December 15
Europe Is Not Ready For the Next Migration Surge
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg View
War With North Korea Appears More Imminent Than Ever
Doug Bandow
, Amer.
Cons.
Trump and the Rocket Men
Jon Wolfsthal
,
New Republic
The Left's Nuclear Delusions Die Hard
Noah Rothman
,
Commentary
Tell Me How Trump's North Korea Gambit Ends
Daniel Drezner
,
Washington Post
How I Went From the Governor's Office to a Jail Cell
Mikheil Saakashvili
,
NY Times
Has Corbyn Peaked Too Soon?
George Trefgarne
,
CapX
Leaving an Election Threat Unchecked
Greg Miller
et al,
Washington Post
The Secret History of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco
Zach Dorfman
,
FP
For North Korean Peace, Conditions May Apply
Allison Fedirka
,
Geopolitical Futures
Terrorism on the Eastern Front: The Threat to Kosovo
McCarthy
&
Waggoner
,
Amer. Int.
What to Do About China's 'Sharp Power'
Economist
A Smaller, Wealthier Mexico Is on the Horizon
Richard Miles
,
CSIS
Honduran Democracy Is Under Assault
Steven Levitsky
&
Carlos Flores
,
LA Times
Saturday, December 16
Why Russia Punches Above Its Weight
Steven Metz
,
World Politics Review
Who Leads The West: Trump Or Merkel?
Russell Berman
,
Hoover Institution
Liberated Raqqa: The Stench of Death amid Hopes for Life
Der Spiegel
The Man from Red Vienna
Robert Kuttner
,
New York Review of Books
Is This Genocide?
Nicholas Kristof
,
New York Times
Haven’t We Had Enough in Montenegro?
L. Todd Wood
,
Washington Times
A Billionaire, a Minority Government, and a Few Communists
Emily Tamkin
,
FP
Is It Game Over in Syria?
Hassan Hassan
,
The National
The Return of Global Russia: An Analytical Framework
Stronski
&
Sokolsky
,
Carnegie
Is America Negotiating With the Islamic State?
Daniel DePetris
,
National Interest