Week of February 4, 2019 Archives

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Monday, February 4
Global Left Seduced By Another Latin American Strongman
J. Lugo-Ocando, Clarin
Venezuela’s Very Normal Revolution
Emiliana Duarte, New York Times
Russia's Support For Venezuela Has Deep Roots
Alexander Gabuev, Financial Times
Playing the West's Weak Hand in Syria Reconstruction
A. Decina, War on the Rocks
The Ghosts of Versailles
Harold James, Project Syndicate
Politics as Usual in India Again
Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg View
Nuclear Nightmares of the Eighties Are Back
Edward Lucas, Times of London
Fool Britannia
Hari Kunzru, New York Review of Books
Africa's Forgotten Empires
David Olusoga, New Statesman
China Couldn't Dominate Asia if It Wanted to
Parag Khanna, Foreign Policy
Netanyahu’s Top Rival, Neither Right Nor Left
Danny Zaken, Al Monitor
Juncker's Reign Atop the EU Stumbles to a Close
Peter Müller, Der Spiegel
Lebanon Avoided Collapse, But Hezbollah Influence a Challenge
R. Dergham, Nat.
Demography Has Become the Biggest Story on the Planet
Lionel Shriver, Spectator
Tuesday, February 5
U.S. Arms: Sold to an Ally, Lost to an Enemy
Nima Elbagir et al, CNN
John Bolton Is Living His Dream
Elise Labott, Politico
The Fake Threat of Jewish Communism
Christopher Browning, NY Review of Books
Preparing For 'Decent Chance' of Success or Failure With DPRK
Cronin & Lee, 38N
Getting a Better Outcome From the Second Trump-Kim Summit
Robert Kelly, Lowy
Israeli–Palestinian Peacemaking: Role of the Arab States
Mekelberg & Shapland, CH
Spain's Political Siesta Is Over
Mike Gonzalez, National Interest
Washington Can Learn From China's Moves in Latin America
Jason Marczak, RCW
The Decline of Historical Thinking
Eric Alterman, New Yorker
With West Tilting to Poroshenko, Fair Vote Could Be in Question
T. Ash, Kyiv Post
A Security Zone For Syria's Kurds
Akil Marceau, Jerusalem Post
Rand Paul and Donald Trump Deserve Thanks
Ralph Hallow, Washington Times
Latvia Above Us, Croatia Below
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
France and Germany Push Rival Models For Defense Cooperation
Economist
A Blind Brexit Will Simply Prolong the Agony
Tony Blair, Guardian
Wednesday, February 6
India Will Rise, Regardless of Its Politics
Martin Wolf, Financial Times
'Tired' Taliban Fight On
Bill Roggio, Long War Journal
After 18 Years, Let Go of the Afghan War
A.D. Miller. S. Simon & R. Sokolsky, CNN
America Has Lost the Afghan War - Badly
Stanly Johny, The Hindu
Is the ‘Populist’ Tide Retreating?
Joseph Nye, ASPI Strategist
The West Is Stirring
John Waters, First Things
The Right-Wing Pundit ‘Hashtag Triggering’ France
Elisabeth Zerofsky, NY Times
How Europe’s Populists Can Win by Losing
Mark Leonard, Project Syndicate
Sublime Politics, Dutiful Politicians
Robert Zaretsky, RealClearWorld
The Deeper Reason the U.S. Is So Worried About Huawei
John Pomfret, Wash. Post
Why China Is Winning the 5G War
Charles Duan, National Interest
China's Slowdown Is Hitting Where It Hurts: Employment
Yu Zhongxin, The Diplomat
Is This The Final Chapter For World's Iconic Bookshops? 
B. Witte, Worldcrunch
China Turned Upside Down
Weijian Shan, Foreign Affairs
Thursday, February 7
The Future Is Catching Up With the Motor Giants
Ross Clark, Spectator
Don’t Let China Take the World Hostage
Hal Brands, Bloomberg View
What Is Xi Jinping Thought?
Steve Tsang, Project Syndicate
Netanyahu’s Referendum
Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs
Will Iraq Ask U.S. Troops to Leave the Country?
Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor
76 Experts Predict Results of Second North Korea Summit
National Interest
Maduro vs. Guaidó: A Global Scorecard
Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy
Trudeau Finally Seems to Be Getting It Right on China
Terry Glavin, National Post
Venezuela Could Force FP Reckoning For U.S. Progressives
J. Grunstein, WPR
A Populist Surprise in El Salvador
Charles Call, Brookings Institution
Venezuela’s Fate Rests With Trump
Robert Malley & Robert Fadel, The Atlantic
The Violence in Colombia Has Not Stopped
Alexander Fattal, The Conversation
The Asia Reassurance Act: Reassuring For Australia?
Rohana Prince, CSIS
Nigeria's President Isn't a Democrat. He's a Liar.
Remi Adekoya, Foreign Policy
Friday, February 8
Maduro, the Stalin of the Caribbean
George Eaton, New Statesman
Merkel's CDU Successor: Europe Must Adapt to Survive
Eder, Gray & Brown, Pol. EU
Don’t Trust the Taliban’s Promises
Husain Haqqani, Foreign Policy
Inside the Secretive U.S. Air Campaign In Somalia
Amanda Sperber, The Nation
Trump’s Iran-Deal Withdrawal Is a Clear Success
Fred Fleitz, National Review
Trading With Iran Via Special Purpose Vehicle
Geranmayeh & Batmanghelidj, ECFR
Turkey's Foreign Policy Priorities are Shifting
Ahmed Charai, National Interest
Explaining the Slide in U.S.-Turkey Relations
Nadir Firat, War on the Rocks
Russian Arms Flood Southeast Asia
Matt Bartlett, Lowy Interpreter
The China Dream: Their Goals and Ours
Gary Schmitt, The American Interest
The Islamic Republic’s Foreign Policy at Forty
Ariane Tabatabai, Atlantic Council
Welcome to the New Age of Nuclear Instability
Rachel Bronson, New York Times
Today’s Threats to Global Democracy Come From Democracies
J. Keating, Slate
Why Japan’s Prime Minister Pines For Four Desolate Islands
Economist
Saturday, February 9
How France-Italy Relationship Reached Breaking Point
Daniel DePetris, Spectator
The Future of Politics Is Coming to Poland
Daniel Tilles & Tom Junes, Foreign Policy
The Second Caribbean Crisis?
Lyle Goldstein, National Interest
How China and the U.S. Compete For Young Minds in Southeast Asia
Kristine Lee, World Politics Review
What Fate Awaits Tunisia's Returning Jihadists?
Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor
America's Bewildering Imperialism
Damon Linker, The Week


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