Weekly International
Press Brief
July
18 - 22 : VII : 2016
 

Turkey’s Attempted Coup

> The geopolitics of Turkey’s failed coup

> Turkey's Troubling Turn: Terrorism and Security After the Attempted Coup

> How Erdogan Made Turkey Authoritarian Again

> Security in the Eastern Mediterranean after the Coup Attempt: Turkey’s Reckoning and Washington’s Worries

Arch of Crisis

> Closing Loopholes in the Proposed U.S.-Russian Agreement on Syria

> Does Iraq Have a Plan for After the Islamic State?

> Donbas and the Democracy Dilemma in De Facto States

> NATO in Libya: A Long-Term Plan for Stability

> The EU, Morocco, and the Western Sahara: A Chance for Justice

Terrorism

> The Islamic State Threat in the Golan Heights

> Expertise in Countering Urban Street Gangs Can be used to Fight Jihadists

> Pakistani Militants and the State: Friends, Foes, and Frenemies

> ISIS: The Cornered Beast

South China Sea Ruling

> South China Sea Ruling: A Boost for Cross-Strait Relations?

> Will There Now Be Peace in the South China Sea?

> Judgement Day: The South China Sea Tribunal Issues its Ruling

> The South China Sea ruling and China’s grand strategy

BREXIT

> Procedural Steps toward Brexit

> The difficulties of defining EU-UK economic relations

Nukes

> The World Nuclear Industry

> A New Agenda on Non-Proliferation

> How to Deal with North Korea: Lessons from the JCPOA

> Before moving to "no first use," think about Northeast Asia

> One Year Post-JCPOA, Not Post-Sanctions

Germany

> A newly confident and audacious Germany

USA

> Foreign Policy at the Conventions

> Avoiding Becoming a Paper Tiger: Presence in a Warfighting Defense Strategy

> US Foreign Policy after the 2016 Elections: Presidential Contenders’ Opposing Concepts and Domestic Political Dynamics

> Trump's Vice President : Attempting to heal the Republican rift

China

> China’s Nuclear Forces and Weapons of Mass Destruction

> ‘New Wars’ in Contemporary China?

Russia

> Fellow submarines

> What Prompted Erdogan to Come to Terms with Putin? What Will be the Consequences?

European Union

> The EU Global Strategy and Defense: Ambitious but Credible?

> The World According To Europe's Insurgent Parties: Putin, Migration And People Power

> La UE y la amenaza al Estado de Derecho en Polonia

> After the EUGS: connecting the dots

> Italy’s bail-in headache

Middle East

> The Arab Common Market: Fighters, Weapons, Ideologies

> China in the Middle East: Not just about oil

> The New Normal in the Middle East

> Lebanon's Fragile Stability

Latin America

> China: a partner for the development of Latin America?

Asia

> Kyrgyzstan at Twenty-Five: Treading Water

> Will the Japanese Change Their Constitution?

> The Philippines: Renewing Prospects for Peace in Mindanao

Africa

> La République démocratique du Congo: de la fin de règne au règne sans fin ?

> Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria

> Armed Groups in Mali: Beyond the Labels

> To Guarantee Peace in South Sudan, Truth and Reconciliation is the Way Forward

NATO

> OTAN y UE: finalmente pareja de hecho

> Can NATO’s New Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Deter?

> Transatlantic Relations and The Future of NATO Post Brexit

> The Warsaw Summit: NATO Examines Itself, Again

Climate Change

> Paris Climate Agreement Brings New Types of Stranded Asset Risks

Migrations

> Three Emergent Migrations: An Epochal Change

Books & Reviews

> Understanding Institutions: The Science and Philosophy of Living Together [introduction]

> Foreign Policy: Thinking Outside the Box [Introduction]

> A Stark Nuclear Warning

> Against Elections: The Case for Democracy by David Van Reybrouck – review

> Review article: Three perspectives on Chinese diplomacy: government, think-tanks and academia

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