Weekly International
Press Brief
February
15 – 19 : II : 2016

Arch of Crisis

> Syrie: la métaphore d'un monde nouveau ?

> How Much of Libya Does the Islamic State Control?

> The Kingdom and the Caliphate: Duel of the Islamic States

> The Strategic Impact of Iran’s Rising Petroleum Exports After Sanctions

> The Russian Connection Between Syria and Ukraine

Terrorism

> Les interventions militaires, cause de terrorisme?

> ISIS goes global: Fight the Islamic State by targeting its affiliates

> NATO's Southern Flank Does Not Stop in North Africa: Addressing Terrorism Beyond the Sahel

Brexit

> The Quiet Frenchman: Why Francois Hollande is Staying Silent on Brexit

> A background guide to “Brexit” from the European Union

> Why keeping Britain ‘in’ is essential for Danish foreign policy

Nukes

> The story of how American muscle brought Iran to heel

> When a Collapsing, Paranoid North Korea Turns to Nukes...

Refugee Crisis

> An action plan for Syria’s exodus

USA

> Near-record number of primaries this year, but not quite as early

> The Collapsing Center

> The (short) history behind the South Carolina primary

> Transatlantic Rifts: Asia-Pacific Scenario Case Study

> Obama to Cuba: A gamble to end the embargo

> Fight or flight: America’s choice in the Middle East

China

> 80 Percent of Zero: China’s Phantom South China Sea Claims

Russia

> Caught Between Reform and Revanche: Russia’s Struggle to Modernize

> Russia’s Sovereign Globalization: Rise, Fall and Future

European Union

> Europe's Political Center Cannot Hold

> Forever on the Periphery? The Return of Geopolitics to EU Enlargement to the Balkans

> The EU and Africa: a changing security partnership

> Why European security depends on getting its democratic house in order

Middle East

> Arab Voices

> Understanding Iran's Assembly of Experts Vote

> Egypt: a giant with (financial) feet of clay

> Saudi Foreign Policy Is in a State of Flux

Latin America

> Venezuela on the Edge

> The Changing Face of Cuba

> Los actores políticos en el tablero guatemalteco

Asia

> ASEAN’s Regional Role and Relations with Japan: The Challenges of Deeper Integration

> How Prime Minister Modi Can Sustain India’s Pakistan Dialogue

> A Brief History of Balochistan

Africa

> La succession à Kinshasa : les leçons de l'Afrique

Holy See

> The Meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, and Its Political Significance for Ukraine and Russia

Indian 

> Scrambling for the Indian Ocean

NATO

> NATO Looks South

> The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

CPLP

> Oil Slump Poses New Challenges for Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang Regime

International Security

> How can we enhance our security without damaging our liberty?

> Partnering for Global Security: The EU, its strategic partners and transnational security challenges

Artic

> The Arctic Future

International Economy

> How to Survive Slow Growth: What's Inside

> Rebalancing in the Global Economy Undermines International Stability

Essay

> What is the 'West'?

Books & Reviews

> The Politics of Corruption in Dictatorships [Introduction]

> A “Just and Liberal” Vision of War

> Book review of JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: The Handshake That Wasn’t

> Russia and the Changing World Order

> Why party bosses can’t contain Trump

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