Weekly International
Press Brief
August
08 - 12: VIII : 2016
 

Arch of Crisis

> The Grinding Fight to Root Out ISIS in a Battered Libya

> The deteriorating military situation in the Donbas

> The Fallacy of ‘Compartmentalisation’: The West and Russia from Ukraine to Syria

> Fight or Flight: The Desperate Plight of Iraq’s “Generation 2000”

> Who Is Laying Siege to Whom in Aleppo?

Terrorism

> The Pendulum Swings in Syria

> The Spectre of ISIS: Trinidad’s Unfolding Jihadi Nightmare

> Deciphering Competition between al-Qa`ida and the Islamic State

USA

> Building on Success: Opportunities for the Next Administration

> The Isolationist Temptation

> Superpower: Foreign Policy as Social Work 2.0

China

> China’s Limited Retaliation Options Against the THAAD Deployment in South Korea

> How Chinese Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Their Military Again

> China and the Jihadi Threat

> Green Economy or Coal ‘Counter-revolution’? Challenges to China’s Economic Reform Process

Russia

> Russia Keeps Its Friends Close and Turkey Closer

European Union

> Preparing for the UK's Brexit Negotiation

> Democratizing Europe

> ¿Quién liderará la UE post-Brexit? El retorno de la política a Bruselas

> The second death of the Stability Pact and the birth of an inter-governmental Europe

> Policy or Project? France, Germany, and EU Defense

Middle East

> Tunisia in Sun and Shadow

> Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart

> The Reinvention of Jihadism in the Middle East

> Stranger Than Fiction in Turkey: Why Conspiracy Theories Persist

> G.C.C. Military Spending in Era of Low Oil Prices

Latin America

> ¿Golpe a cámara lenta en Venezuela?

> Iran And Hezbollah Remain Hyperactive In Latin America

Asia

> The Wishes of the Heisei Emperor

> After the Ruling: Lawfare in the South China Sea

> Thailand Struggles to Break Out of The Cycle of Unrest

> Thailand's Democratic Erosion

> Azerbaijan’s unconstitutional future

> South Korea stuck between global ambitions and regional realities

Africa

> Will South Africa Split Apart? The Dangers of the ANC's Decline

> Zambia’s 2016 elections: democracy hovering on the precipice

> Peacebuilding in CAR: how the AU can be more effective

> What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag Movement

> Prevention vs militarization:Competing approaches to African security

Alliances

> Improving on zero: Australia and India attempt strategic convergence

Nukes

> Strengthening Nuclear Security in a Post-Summit World"

NATO

> Emerging Security Challenges in NATO’s South: How Can the Alliance Respond?

United Nations

> Selecting the Next UN Secretary-General: A Shared Responsibility

Yearbook

> Anuario Internacional 2015

Essay

> Fuller House: Would larger parliamentary bodies help solve the problems facing modern democracies?

> The Evolution of Global Jihadist Ideology

Books & Reviews

> Growing Up Democratic: Does It Make a Difference? [Introduction]

> American Democracy Betrayed

> The Tragedy of Modernity in the Middle East

> Summer Reading List for Foreign Policy Wonks

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