Weekly International
Press Brief
August
22 - 26 : VIII : 2016
 

Colombia’s Peace Agreement

> On the Verge of Peace: Colombia Reaches Final Agreement with the FARC

> Colombia's War Ends, a New Wave of Violence Begins

> Has Colombia achieved peace? 5 things you should know

> Credible Commitment and the Colombian Peace Plebiscite

Arch of Crisis

> US-ROK Exercises Do Not Provoke North Korea

> The Obama Administration: Toward a Security Council Resolutionon an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement?

> The Twin Battle in Libya: Against the Islamic State and for Unity

> Iran's Afghan And Pakistani Proxies: In Syria And Beyond?

> Europe's Forgotten Refugees: The Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

> Want to Build a Better Proxy in Syria? Lessons from Tibet

Terrorism

> As Acts of Terror Proliferate, Americans See No End in Sight

> Pakistan: The Rebirth of Jihad

> The Problem with Vows to 'Defeat' the Islamic State

Nukes

> The Soviet Biological Weapons Program and Its Legacy in Today´s Russia

> North Korean Nuclear Forces and Threats in Northeast Asia

> America Must Be Ready to Nuke Back Fast

> The Dangers of No-First-Use

USA

> The Biden Doctrine

> After Rebalance: Visions for the future of US foreign policy and global role beyond 2016

> The Political Science of Presidential Election Predictions: Hair, Height or Household Incomes

China

> How Do We Deal With a Self-Isolating China?

> The South China Sea Arbitration: Turning Point in Chinese Foreign Policy?

Russia

> Putin Visits Crimea After Ukraine Issues a Warning

> Russian Bombers in Iran Are a Symbol, Not a Strategy

> The Russian World in Moscow’s Strategy

> Is Putin’s Russia Headed for a Systemic Collapse?

> Putin´s Plan to Restore the Romanovs

European Union

> Which Europe Now?

> Brexit at Two Months: A Slow Burn in European Integration

> Keeping Europe Safe: Counterterrorism for the Continent

> No Plain Sailing for Merkel’s Germany

Middle East

> Algeria’s massive mosque project: Alternative to extremism, or threat to secular values?

> Forget Sykes-Picot. It’s the Treaty of Sèvres That Explains the Modern Middle East.

> Jihadist Violence in Tunisia: The Urgent Need for a National Strategy

> Rojava's Sustainability and the PKK's Regional Strategy

> Sharing a Pot of Gold: Iran, Qatar and the Pars Gas Field

Latin America

> Progress and Progressivism in Peru

> China’s Advance in Latin America: Geostrategic Implications for Europe, the US, and the Region Itself

> The Three Speeds of the Venezuelan Crisis

Asia

> India and China: Asia's Uneasy Neighbors

> The United States Can’t Turn Its Back on Japan and South Korea

> Will Ghani and Abdullah’s Rivalry Bring Down Afghanistan’s Unity Government?

> Eurasia emergente y evanescente: identidades y rivalidades geopolíticas en Asia Central

> Is China Losing South Korea?

Africa

> Is China Ready for a Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe?

> The New Architecture of South African Politics

> Africa’s Next President for Life? Bongo Eyes Another Election Win in Gabon

Ebola

> Beyond the Disease: How the Ebola Epidemic Affected the Politics and Stability of the Mano River Basin

Global Trade

> The Real Winner if TPP Crumbles: China

Transitional Justice

> To Punish or to Reform? Survivor Justice in Africa

> The Genesis of English Nationalism

Democracy & Authoritarianism

> Pushing Back Against the Tyrants

Essay

> Are coups good for democracy?

Books & Reviews

> The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter [Introdução]

> Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia

> Who Is Kim Jong Un?

> In Search of the “Real” Japan

> Striving for unity

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