Weekly International
Press Brief 
April
11 - 15 : IV : 2016

Arc of Crisis

>What the Yemen ceasefire means for the Gulf, the anti-ISIS campaign, and U.S. security

>Libye : intervenir, encore?...

>Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. They’re wrong.

>Survival of the richest: How oligarchs block reform in Ukraine

>Get ready: Syria will need peacekeepers

>Decisive Diplomacy Essential to Securing Fragile Nagorny Karabakh Ceasefire

>The West’s Response to the Ukraine Conflict: A Transatlantic Success Story

Brexit

>The Great Brexit Kabuki — a Masterclass in Political Theatre

Terrorism

>The Foreign Fighters Phenomenon in the EU – Profiles, Threats & Policies

>The Islamic State in Afghanistan: Assessing the Threat

Dutch Referendum

>EU catches Dutch disease

USA

>The United States Has No Gulf Allies: The Importance of Language

>Pardon Our Election

>Does America Need Allies?

>Trump, NATO, and Europe’s Security

>Présidentielles 2016: le Parti républicain et la politique étrangère

>Recalculating U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Less Military, More Civilian

China

>Global Financial Reform from China’s Perspective: Less Finger-pointing, More Hard-work

>China’s Military Reorganization – and America’s Window of Opportunity

>Will China Overplay its Hand in Southeast Asia?

>President Xi Jinping’s "Belt and Road" Initiative

India

>The evolving domestic drivers of Indian foreign policy

>Riding Two Horses At Once: Wither The Indian Navy?

Russia

>Agents of the Russian World: Proxy Groups in the Contested Neighbourhood

>The Putinverstehers’ Misconceived Charge of Russophobia: How Western Apology for the Kremlin’s Current Behavior Contradicts Russian National Interests

>Changing of the guard: Putin's law enforcement reforms

European Union

>The Future of Schengen

>Towards an EU Global Strategy: Consulting the experts

>The Spanish financial crisis: Lessons for the European Banking Union

Middle East

>Battlefields of the republic: the struggle for public space in Tunisia

>The Assad Files

>Irak, entre los sueños y la dura realidad

>Turkey Has Given Up on Democracy Outside Its Borders, Too

>Iran's 'Resistance Economy' Debate

Latin America

>Brazil’s Impending Hangover

>As Political Tensions Rise, Will Brazilians Lose Sight of War on Corruption?

>El Salvador y su violencia

Asia

>Political Conflict, Extremism and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh

>How Low Oil Prices Hamstring Vietnam in the South China Sea Disputes

>Safe Harbor: How to End the South China Sea Crisis

Africa

>Autocrats United? Electing the African Union’s Peace and Security Council

>Mettre en œuvre l’architecture de paix et de sécurité (III) : l’Afrique de l’Ouest

>Eritrea's Refugee Crisis and the Role of International Community

Oceania

>Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper: ASEAN and the South China Sea

NATO

>The Arctic: A Place Apart

>Navigating towards NATO membership: Montenegro's maritime strategy in context

>NATO and Asia-Pacific

Multilateralism

>Global Risks and the Challenges for G20 Coordination: A Growth Agenda for China’s 2016 Presidency

>China’s G-20 presidency: Where geopolitics meets global governance

>Towards a More Effective G20 in 2016: Chinese and UK Perspectives

Essay

>Mediation Perspectives: Spoiler Alert – How Governments Can Undermine Peace Agreements

Books & Reviews

>Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders [sample Chapter]

>China's Offensive in Europe

>The Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power by Jakub J Grygiel and A Wess Mitchell

>Lost Illusions

>A Revolutionary Discovery in China

>Review – Humanitarian Business

 

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