Weekly International
Press Brief
February
08 – 12 : II : 2016
 

Arch of Crisis

> The Next Front Against ISIS

> What Happens If Aleppo Falls?

> Straight Talk on Afghan Peace Talks

> Yemen: Is Peace Possible?

> The Right Way to Think About the Syria Talks: They Aren't About Syria, They Are About Russia

> Dealing with the Ukrainian Crisis: Transatlantic Strategy Dilemmas

Economic Crisis

> Should we worry about China’s economy?

> Will China’s New “Supply-Side” Reforms Help China?

> China, the yuan and the IMF: Double or quits?

> Worry and Stress Rise in China

Terrorism

> Boko Haram Is Not ISIS, But It's Still a Threat

> Planning for a Post-Islamic State Middle East

> The Three Challenges of Countering ISIS in Libya

Nukes

> What the Iran deal should teach China about sanctioning North Korea

> The Problem With NATO's Nukes: Time to Rid Europe of Its Cold War Legacy

Portugal

> Elecciones presidenciales portuguesas 2016: la consagración de Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

USA

> Why Donald Trump Is Such a Formidable Politician

> The Clinton System

> The US Faces Rival Powers Waging Hybrid Warfare

> New Hampshire Primary shapes the race: Both parties now have their outside candidate and their inside candidate

> How the “Trump factor” came to dominate the 2016 election

China

> How Xi Jinping sees the world ... and why

> China’s resurgence and its effects on transatlantic relations

> A General Review of the History of China’s Sea-Power Theory Development

> Chinese Views on Global Governance Since 2008–2009: Not Much New

> Will China’s New “Supply-Side” Reforms Help China?

Russia

> Should Vladimir Putin be concerned about the Russian economy?

> More Putin than Putin

European Union

> La interdependencia de la economía británica: una contribución al debate sobre Brexit

> The economic consequences of Schengen

> Is Europe's Foreign Policy Under Threat from Its Economic Dependence?

Middle East

> Palestinian leadership faces a crisis of legitimacy

> The Shift in Saudi Foreign Policy

> Mauritania’s Precarious Stability and Islamist Undercurrent

> The Gulf's New Social Contract

> Dreams and Nightmares: Turkey’s Unspoken Drift towards Civil War

Latin America

> ‘Paz Colombia’, el respaldo de Barack Obama a Juan Manuel Santos

> What a 19th Century Default Says About Brazil's Crisis Today

> Lo que nos deja el ciclo de las commodities en América Latina

Asia

> Indonesia: The Reluctant Giant

> Scrambling for the Indian Ocean

> Thailand's Military Junta Is Here to Stay

Africa

> Uganda Discovered the Zika Virus. And the Solution for It.

> Nigeria Is Coming Apart at the Seams

> Closing up regulatory gaps key in Somalia's fight against al-Shabaab

South Atlantic

> Brazil and Africa: Historic Relations and Future Opportunities

ASEAN

> U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Hiding in Plain Sight

NATO

> What NATO for What Threats? Warsaw and Beyond

> Defence Budgets and Cooperation in Europe: Developments, Trends and Drivers

> Security Times: NATO's next strategic adaptation

United Nations

> Doing “the Most Difficult Job in the World”: The UN Secretary-General in the Past, Present and Future

> United Nations Security Council Reform: An African Perspective

Energy Security

> European Energy Security and the Role of Russian Gas

International Actors

> Foreign Policy of Societies: Foundations as International Actors

Books & Reviews

> Building Rule of Law in the Arab World: Tunisia, Egypt, and Beyond [introduction]

> Chemical Wonders

> The Syrian Jihad—Al-Qaeda, ISIS and the Evolution of an Insurgency by Charles R Lister

> The Truth About the Resistance

> The Battle Of Wills That The Soviet Union Lost

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