Weekly International
Press Brief
April
26 - 29 : IV : 2016

Brazil’s Political Crisis

> Rousseff's Impeachment: What's Next for Brazil?

> Impeachment. Conclusiones de lo sucedido en Brasil

> Brazil’s Giant Problem

Arch of Crisis

> Armed Conflict Survey 2016 [sample chapters ]

> The Role of Elections in a Post-Conflict Yemen

> The End of a Two-State Settlement? Alternatives and Priorities for Settling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

> The Ukraine conflict, economic–military power balances and economic sanctions

> Ukraine’s Hybrid State

Terrorism

> ¿Es eficaz el terrorismo? Debate teórico y estudios de caso

> Hezbollah: Iran's Henchmen in Brazil

> Why Has The Islamic State Changed its Strategy and Mounted the Paris-Brussels Attacks?

> Targeting Security Threats Using Financial Intelligence: The US Experience in Public–Private Information Sharing since 9/11

> Assessment of the Politico-Military Campaign to Counter ISIL and Options for Adaptation

Nukes

> Time to Get Tough on Tehran: Iran Policy After the Deal

> (Ab)normal Nuclear Pakistan

> The Iran Deal: What Will Happen Post-Obama?

> Terrorismo nuclear: ¿mito o realidad?

USA

> The Once and Future Superpower: Why China Won’t Overtake the United States

> On Foreign Policy: America First

> US Election Note: Russia Policy After 2016

> A Conversation with Ash Carter on the Future of the U.S. Rebalance to Asia

China

> Is China’s authoritarianism decaying into personalised rule?

Russia

> Russian Politics Under Putin: The System Will Outlast the Master

> Russia's Plan for Afghanistan

European Union

> CETA : the Making of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Between Canada and the UE

> Bear any burden: How EU governments can manage the refugee crisis

> The UK’s In-Out Referendum: Implications for EU Foreign and Defence Policy

> Euro-sceptics in Power - Integration-critical Parties in the European Parliament and National Governments

Middle East

> La monarchie al Saoud sous le roi Salman

> Saudi Arabia's Challenging Plan to Shift From Oil

> Can Oman’s Stability Outlive Sultan Qaboos?

> Abadi’s Gamble with Technocracy

Latin America

> La democracia a la deriva en América Latina

> México, el MERCOSUR y la Alianza del Pacífico: intereses, identidades y prioridades regionales

Asia

> Asia’s Rise, Russia, and the Future of the Global Order

> The Effects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on India-Pakistan Relations

> Lawmakers to White House: Get Tough With Beijing Over South China Sea

> Nepal: Seeking Balance between India and China

Africa

> The False Idols of Rwanda’s Genocide

> África al alza: un mundo de oportunidades

> Réflexions sur 17 ans de présence de l'ONU en République démocratique du Congo

> Democrats under fire

> Somalia: A Long Road Ahead

NATO

> Germany and NATO Missile Defence

Trans-Pacific Partnership

> The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership as a Foreign Policy Tool

Diplomacy

> China, Russia, and the Long ‘Unipolar Moment'

Alliances

> The Japanese-European security relationship during the second Abe administration

> Enhancing EU-China Cooperation on Peace and Security

> How America enables its allies' bad behaviour

International Security

> Indian Ocean Region Strategic Net Assessment: The South Asia Subregion

> Hidden Dangers: The Implications of the Global Health Security Agenda

Energy

> Energy Across The Mediterranean:  A Call For Realism

> Timeline: Oil Dependence and U.S. Foreign Policy

> Is Cheap Oil Easing China's Energy Fears?

> Sustainable Energy Security: A Transatlantic Opportunity

> The Strategic Role of Natural Gas Trade in Transatlantic Relations

United Nations

> An Orwellian Black Hole? Countering the Narrative That the UN Has Failed

Peace & War

> Kosovo: The Limits of International Post-Conflict Governance

> Humanitarian Engagement with Non-state Armed Groups

Ideology

> Is Populism an Ideology? A Refutation and a New Perspective

Essay

> The World's Newest Major Religion: No Religion

> The Post-Imperial Moment

Books & Reviews

> State Capitalism: How the Return of Statism is Transforming the World

> Robert F. Worth’s ‘A Rage for Order’

> Who Is Xi Jinping?

> Holy Wars: Secularism and the invention of religion

> Words are the Weapons, the Weapons Must Go: The Cuban Revolution and the American Left

> Chernobyl’s Literary Legacy, 30 Years Later

> Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 30 Books on Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Related Subjects

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