Week of July 30, 2018 Archives
RealClearWorld
Morning
Edition
Monday, July 30
How English Is Taking Over the Planet
Jacob Mikanowski
,
Guardian
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Tyler Cowen
,
Bloomberg View
Enlargement Is Making NATO Weaker and More Prone to Risk
Gil Barndollar
,
RCW
Russia Could Use Montenegro to Mortally Wound NATO
Jeffrey Stacey
,
Foreign Policy
Kazakhstan Steps Into the Sun
Stephen Blank
,
Lowy Interpreter
A Stalin-Era Fate For Donbas Militants
Halya Coynash
,
KHPG
How Will Imran Khan’s Win Affect India-Pakistan Relations?
T. Singh Maini
,
NOL
Can Imran Khan Really Reform Pakistan?
Steve Coll
,
New Yorker
Have a 'Cold, Penetrating Stare'? TSA Is Tracking You
Jana Winter
,
Boston Globe
Indians Sound Alarm Over 'Orwellian' Data Collection
Amy Kazmin
,
Financial Times
The Nerd's Guide to Trump's Foreign Policy
Grace Buchholz
,
CapX
Shedding Light on 10 Ancient Civilizations
Brandon Christensen
,
RealClearHistory
Understanding Trade Deficits
Kevin Williamson
,
National Review
Europe’s Left Looks to Jeremy Corbyn
Naomi O'Leary
,
Politico EU
5 Reasons Venezuela's Nightmare Could Get Worse
Oelsner
&
Merke
,
Conversation
Iran Currency Extends Record Fall
Reuters
Iran's President Mired in Palace Intrigue
Rohollah Faghihi
,
Al Monitor
Elections:
Legacy of a Strongman
Tuesday, July 31
Mexico Can't Handle Your Tired, Poor, and Huddled Masses
Maya Averbuch
,
Foreign Policy
Demilitarizing North Korea
Richard Sokolsky
,
38 North
Trump’s Iran Strategy: Regime Change on the Cheap
Jonah Shepp
,
New York Mag
Popular Culture and Putin's Legitimacy
Marlene Laruelle
,
YaleGlobal
Is Afghanistan Ready for Peace?
Barnett Rubin
,
Foreign Affairs
Trump's Rivals Can't Capitalize on His Geopolitical Incompetence
F.R. Fiallo
,
RCW
Trump Should Meet with Khamenei, not Rouhani
Roger Simon
,
PJ Media
Trump's Approach to Iran: Driving in Circles
John McLaughlin
,
Ozy
The Navy and the High North
Rachael Gosnell
,
Proceedings
We Once Cheered Ortega
Rodrigo Uprimny
,
El Espectador
How NATO Enlargement Becomes a Security Liability
Charles Pena
,
Washington Times
America’s Entitlement Crisis Is a Global Security Crisis
Noah Rothman
,
Commentary
The Welfare State Is Foundational to Capitalism
Economist
China's Threat to Taiwan Is a Threat to the U.S.
Gordon Chang
,
National Interest
India Needs to Get Real About Its Ties With Russia
D. Jaishankar
,
Hindustan Times
How Russia Persecutes Its Dissidents Using U.S. Courts
Natasha Bertrand
,
The Atlantic
ARCHIVES:
Global institutions in the authoritarian toolkit
Wednesday, August 1
Where Is the Left Wing’s Foreign Policy?
Sarah Jones
,
New Republic
There's a Reason Corbynism Appeals to Cranks and Anti-Semites
A. Lilico
,
CapX
France’s Far-Right Claims a Left-Anarchist Martyr
Robert Zaretsky
,
Foreign Policy
More 'All About Me' Diplomacy From Trump
Aaron David Miller
,
CNN
How Putin Reinstalled a Soviet-Style Economy
Maxim Trudolyubov
,
Chatham House
Mad Maximalism: The Fight to Dislodge Iran From Syria
Julien Barnes-Dacey
,
ECFR
The U.S. Risks Losing a Trade War With China
Joseph Stiglitz
,
Project Syndicate
As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces a Rare Rebuke
Chris Buckley
, NY
Times
U.S. Voice Is Needed in Human Rights Discussion
Joel Weickgenant
,
RealClearPolitics
The Urban-Rural Split Is Global
Gideon Rachman
,
Financial Times
British Jews Find Their Voice
Ben Judah
,
The Atlantic
On Corbyn and Anti-Semitism, What Is Left to Say?
Helen Lewis
,
New Statesman
Is Cuba's Vision of Market Socialism Sustainable?
William LeoGrande
, WP
Review
Why Increased U.S. Pressure on Iran Appears to Be Backfiring
Scott Peterson
,
CSM
Will Iran Reinstate Its Abolished Senate?
Ehsan Bodaghi
,
Al Monitor
Thursday, August 2
NATO Isn't What You Think It Is
Stephen Walt
,
Foreign Policy
An Arab NATO Would Be Two NATOs Too Many
Doug Bandow
,
American Conservative
Salvini Works to Strengthen Italian-Russian Ties
Dario Cristiani
,
Jamestown
Waiting for Caesar
Ross Douthat
,
New York Times
Searching For American Foreign Policy
Andrew Bacevich
,
Spectator
This New Zimbabwe Is Not So Different, After All
Simon Allison
,
Mail and Guardian
South Africa's Land Problem Won't Go Away
Leonid Bershidsky
,
Bloomberg View
Corbyn Makes the Case For Israel Better Than Any Zionist Could
J. Kirchick
,
CapX
What Are Russian Military Contractors Doing In CAR?
Carl Schreck
,
RFERL
Kremlin Playbook Spotlight: Moldova
Heather Conley
&
Donatienne Ruy
,
CSIS
Stopping the Scientific Brain Drain to China
Arthur Lambert
,
Boston Globe
Blaming Israel For Saving Lives
Rafael Medoff
,
Jerusalem Post
Is Russia Really Winning?
Eugene Rumer
,
Moscow Times
Can Anyone Unseat Shinzo Abe?
Mina Pollmann
,
The Diplomat
Are Our Failing Places Killing Us?
Jennifer Vey
,
Brookings Institution
Electric Scooters Are Going Global
Andrew Hawkins
,
The Verge
Friday, August 3
Abbas Bids Adieu
Daoud Kuttab
,
Al Monitor
America's Turkey Problem Comes to a Head
Matthew RJ Brodsky
,
National Review
The “More Europe” Core Four
Josef Janning
,
European Council on Foreign Relations
An Emerging Indo-Pacific Infrastructure Strategy
Roland Rajah
,
Lowy Interpreter
Dark Forces Gather as UK Politics Sink to Rock Bottom
Gaby Hinsliff
,
Guardian
Beware the Rise of Corbyn's Left. It's a Warning.
Kyle Orton
,
New York Post
The Mysterious Roman Who Shaped Modern Cities
Theo Mackey Pollack
,
Amer. Cons.
Is Charity For the Poor Futile?
Peter Singer
,
Project Syndicate
Michel Barnier Tries to Reassert Brexit Red Lines
Katy Balls
,
Spectator
The Vote That Could Stop Brexit
Martin Fletcher
,
New Statesman
Somaliland: Democratic, Successful, Pro-Western, Unrecognized
G. Clarfield
,
NP
The Evolution of By, With, and Through
Diana Dalphonse
et al, The
Strategy Bridge
Climate Change Is Winning
Economist
What Does an Empowered Saudi Woman Look Like?
Tamara Cofman Wittes
,
Brookings
Bezos Throws Cash, Engineers Into Space Race
Eric Johnson
,
Reuters
SpaceX Pulls Ahead of Boeing in Race to Fly U.S. Astronauts
Marina Koren
,
Atlantic
Will Djibouti Fall Into China’s Debt Trap?
Amy Cheng
,
Foreign Policy
ICYMI
:
What NATO is not
Saturday, August 4
How Deep Is the West's Decline?
John Gray
,
New Statesman
My Son, Osama
Martin Chulov
,
Guardian
Will the Benalla Affair Sink Emmanuel Macron?
Alexandra Schwartz
,
New Yorker
China’s Summer of Discontent
Minxin Pei
,
Project Syndicate
America and China: Destined For Conflict or Cooperation?
National Interest
What Really Worries Asia About US-China Trade War
Bhavan Jaipragas
,
SCMP
Why Ecuador Finally Wants Assange Out
Frida Ghitis
,
World Politics Review
A Nicaraguan Priest's Deal With the Devil
Arguello Lacayo
&
Lansberg-Rodriguez
,
FP
This Time, Viktor Orbán Has Gone Too Far
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
,
Politico EU