Weekly International
Press Brief
March
14 - 18 : III : 2016

Brasilian Crisis

> Do Brazil’s Street Protests Spell the End for Rousseff?

> The Endgame of Brazil’s Crisis: Four Things to Watch

> Beyond the Headlines: The U.S.-Brazil Relationship

> Cassação, Impeachment and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: A Guide

EU-Turkey Agreement on the Refugee Crisis

> Europe's refugee/migrant crisis: can 'illiberal' Turkey save 'liberal Europe' while helping Syrian refugees?

> The EU’s blank cheque for Turkish authoritarianism

> Refugee Crisis: For Rationality in Relations with Turkey

Arch of Crisis

> Why Talk of Federalism Won’t Help Peace in Syria

> Taking on ISIS—and Assad

> The end of the U.S.-dominated order in the Middle East

> Strength in Weakness: The Syrian Army’s Accidental Resilience

> Modelling escalation of the Russia-Turkey conflict

> Why the United States hasn’t intervened in Syria

BRICS

> La Russie, la Chine et les BRICS: une illusion de convergence?

Germany Election

> The Alternative Germany

> Elecciones regionales en Alemania: El aumento de la presión sobre Merkel y la fragmentación del panorama político

USA

> The Legacy of Obama’s Foreign Policy

> One chart that shows why American voters are angry

> Raja-Mandala: Realism and the Obama Doctrine

China

> China Keeps the Peace

Russia

> What was a Russian nuclear submarine doing off the coast of France?

> Russia’s Role in the North Korea Conundrum: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

> Dividing the EU with Energy? Unpacking Russia's Energy Geoeconomics

> Divide and Conquer In Georgia: How Russia Is Turning the Country Against Itself

European Union

> Can Europe Really Give Up on Schengen?

> China-EU Relations: Crisis and Opportunity

> Inquiétudes à l'Est

> Securing the ‘middle spaces’: geography, strategy and the future of European power

> European Defense and Brexit: A Tale of Three Cities

> EU Association Agreement could help Ukraine to reform

Middle East

> Low Oil Prices Complicate Iraqi Kurdish Independence

> Using International Financial Aid to Improve Baghdad-KRG Relations

> Regional Turmoil Threatens Kuwait’s Calm

> Erdogan’s War

Latin America

> The Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America

> Tras una derrota ajustada, Evo Morales desafía a la oposición

Asia

> Robotics Diplomacy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

> China’s Dams & Regional Security Implications

>Contemporary Taiwan: Domestic Politics, External Relations and India’s Interests

> The Generation to Enjoy Peace?

Africa

> Radicalization and Terrorist Recruitment among Kenya's Youth

Artic

> Deconstructing the Narrative of Arctic War

> Arctic Redesign

NATO

> Nordic-Baltic Security, Germany and NATO: The Baltic Sea Region Is a Test Case for European Security

> NATO’s guns point the wrong way

> NATO in a World of Disorder: Making the Alliance Ready for Warsaw

United Nations

> A Ripe Moment for Change at the UN?

> NATO redefined? Nato’s anti-human smuggling mission in the Mediterranean ­highlights the organization’s broader priorities

Nukes

> A Nuclear Deal for Pakistan?

> IAEA Report on Iran's Nuclear Activities Insufficient for Verification and Monitoring

Books & Reviews

> Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Vote Turnout [1st chapter]

> The Star and the Stripes: A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews [Introduction]

> Father Russia

> Writing China: David Shambaugh, ‘China’s Future’

> The Syrian Jihad

> ‘Gangster Warlords’ and ‘Narconomics’

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