Weekly International
Press Brief
July
25 - 29: VII : 2016
 

Arch of Crisis

> The Nagorny Karabakh Conflict: Defaulting to War

> Four Perspectives on the War in Syria

> Turkey’s Other Crackdown

> Local Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict

> The Quartet Report: An International Attempt to Keep the Two-State Solution Alive

 

Terrorism

> The Myth of Lone-Wolf Terrorism: The Attacks in Europe and Digital Extremism

> Profiling Jabhat al-Nusra

> Estado Islámico en España

> The Uncertain Trends and Metrics of Terrorism in 2016

 

Turkey’s Attempted Coup

 > Turkey's Hope: Why the Coup Could be a Good Thing

 

Brexit

> Brexit and the Future of the United Kingdom

> How Brexit is changing the EU

> Out and down: Mapping the impact of Brexit

> Brexiting into Uncharted Waters

 

USA

> Our Foreign Policy Choices: Rethinking America’s Global Role

> Election 2016: The unpopularity contest

> What Is Happening to the United States?

> Iran-U.S. Relations and the Next U.S. President

 

China

> China's engagement with Africa: From natural resources to human resources

 

Russia

> Relegitimizing Russian Power

> Putin Is Still Standing: The Elites That Keep the President in Power

 

European Union

> After the emergency: What European migration policy will eventually look like

> Austria’s Far Right

> Lessons from Ukraine: Why a Europe-Led Geo-Economic Strategy is Succeeding

> Pre-Reformation Europe and the Coming Schism

> An Analysis of the Schengen Area in the Wake of Recent Developments

 

Middle East

> Iran’s Iraqi Market

> Iran's Lengthening Cyber Shadow

> Egypt’s Regime Faces an Authoritarian Catch-22

> Implications of the EU Global Strategy for the Middle East and North Africa

 

Latin America

> Brazil’s Agonizing August

> Venezuela en colapso macroeconómico. ¿Qué se puede esperar?

 

Asia

> A Connected Subcontinent: South Asia in 2030

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

> Bengal's Beleaguered Borders

> Local Security-Making in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

> Good News From Afghanistan: Kabul's Economic Reforms Take Shape

 

Africa

> African Statistical Yearbook 2016

> Overcoming the Legacy of White Supremacy in South Africa

 

Australia

> The G20 is a policy no-brainer for Australia

 

TTIP

> Realizing TTIP’s Strategic Potential

 

NATO

> Updating NATO’s Maritime Strategy

> Can NATO's new Very High Readiness Joint Task force deter?

 

United Nation

> A Security Council for the 21st Century: Challenges & Prospects

> Selecting the next UN Secretary-General: a shared responsibility

 

Energy

> Les exportations américaines de gaz naturel : de nouvelles règles du jeu sur l’échiquier européen

 

Responsability to Protect

> R2P: “State of Play”

 

Peace & War

> Lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan: Four Lessons for Building more Effective Coalitions

> Myatezh Voina: The Russian Grandfather of Western Hybrid Warfare

 

Essays

> Unholy Alliance: Kleptocratic Authoritarians and their Western Enablers

> Military coups: a very short introduction

 

Books & Reviews

> Does Terrorism Work? [Introdução]

> Soft Power of Hard States

> Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again [introdução]

> Capitalism in Crisis: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next

> Book review: 'The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia'

 

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