Weekly International
Press Brief
April
04 - 08: IV : 2016

Arch of Crisis

> Decision Time for Libya

> The Russian-U.S. Relationship in the Middle East: A Five-Year Projection

> Fine-Tuning EU Support for Ukrainian Democratization

> Global Powers Scramble to Contain Neglected Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict

> Giving Iraq a Fighting Chance

Terrorism

> The Lahore Attacks: The Dual Challenge

> Why efforts to counter al-Shabab in Somalia are falling flat

> Violent Radicalization Revisited: A Practice-Oriented Model

> The Myth of the Islamic State: The History of a Political Idea

> Combating Genocide: Reassessing the Fight against the Islamic State

USA

> Our Sovereign Father, Donald Trump

> U.S. Military Engagement in the Broader Middle East: Part I

> America’s New Maritime Security Initiative for Southeast Asia

China

> The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class

> New horizons and internal reforms: The regional implications of China’s military posture

> China's Maritime Courts: Defenders of 'Judicial Sovereignty'

> A new PLA for a new era

Russia

> Nordic Security: Moving towards NATO?

> Germany’s Russia Policy: From Sanctions to Nord Stream 2?

> Back to the Future: Economic Retrenchment in Russia

> Russia in the Middle East: Moscow’s Objectives, Priorities, and Policy Drivers

India

> Is India making up for its lack of vision by bandwagoning with the US

> India as a Leading Power

European Union

> Deals without borders: Europe’s foreign policy on migration

> The Spitzenkandidaten Procedure: Reflecting on the Future of an Electoral Experiment

> Can Ukraine Achieve a Reform Breakthrough?

> The Awakening of Societies in Turkey and Ukraine: How Germany and Poland Can Shape European Responses

> For a “New Realism” in European Defense: The Five Key Challenges an EU Defense Strategy Should Address

Middle East

> How to Preserve the Fragile Calm at Jerusalem’s Holy Esplanade

> How the Middle East and North Africa Can Benefit from Low Oil Prices

> What the Yemen Cabinet Shakeup Means

Latin America

> Latin America's New Turbulence: Crisis and Integrity in Brazil

> Aggregating Latin American News Media for Fun (and Hopefully Enough Profit to Survive): The Ideas Underpinning the Latin American News Digest

> How to bring capital to Cuba

Asia

> Suu Kyi and the India-China predicament

> Laos Is Open for Business, but on Its Own Terms

> South Asian integration: prospects and pitfalls

> Nepal’s Divisive New Constitution: An Existential Crisis

Africa

> Africa’s Petrostates Are Imploding

> The deep economic and political crises in Angola

> African Parliaments Lead the Continent’s Fight Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

> Djibouti elections 2016

Diplomacy

> The Global Diplomacy Index 2016

Alliances

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

NATO

> The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Backgrounder

Polls

> UN peacekeeping at new highs after post-Cold War surge and decline

Q&A

> Nicholas Onuf on the Evolution of Social Constructivism, Turns in IR, and a Discipline of Our Making

> Hybrid War as a War on Governance

> Matters of Choice

Essay

> Authoritarianism Goes Global

Books & Reviews

> Atlantic Future Shaping a New Hemisphere for the 21st century: Africa, Europe and the Americas [complete ]

> The Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power [Capítulo]

> The Disaster of Richard Nixon

> This is the book you need to read about how rich people and corporations shield their money from the taxman

> “España es un invento. Y Cataluña también”

> Scenario for a Wonderful Tomorrow

> L’invention du Moyen-Orient

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