Weekly International
Press Brief
May
02 - 06 : V : 2016
Arch of Crisis
> Great Power Confrontation in the South China Sea
> Renewed Confrontation in Georgia
> Aftermath of the Maidan. Ukrainian society two years after the revolution
> La diplomatie russe au Moyen-Orient: retour à la géopolitique
> Is Muqtada Al-Sadr Good For Iraq?
> Cooperation in the Midst of Crisis: Trilateral Approaches to Shared International Challenges
Terrorism
> Transatlantic Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
> Leave Root Causes Aside -- Destroy The Isis 'State'
> The EU as a terrorist target: why, where, and how
> Boko Haram on the Back Foot?
Nukes
> Nuclear Battles in South Asia
Economic and Financial Crisis
> Greece and creditors in gridlock. Again.
Koreas
> North Korea’s party congress: Grandiose in isolation
> Replacing the Armistice Agreement with a Peace Accord on the Korean Peninsula
Brexit
> Special relationships in flux: Brexit and the future of the US– EU and US–UK relationships
> The process of withdrawing from the European Union
USA
> U.S. Military Engagement in the Broader Middle East
> President Trump: The View From China
> Clinton vs Trump Promises Extremely Negative Campaign
> Japan: Still An Exceptional U.S. Ally
China
> Xi Jinping on the Global Stage
> Counterterrorism or Repression? China Takes on Uighur Militants
Russia
> Why Putin Took Crimea: The Gambler in the Kremlin
> Is Investment in Infrastructure the Answer to Russia’s Economic Problems?
> Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What That Means
European Union
> How Recep Erdogan became the most powerful man in Europe
> The New EU Governance: New Intergovernmentalism, New Supranationalism, and New Parliamentarism
> Toward a European Defense Union
> Australia’s Refugee Policy Has Been Declared Illegal. Could Europe’s Follow?
Middle East
> One Year After The Nuclear Deal: Is Iran Moderating?
> Algeria on the Verge: What Seventeen Years of Bouteflika Have Achieved
> Subsidy Reforms in the Persian Gulf
> Climate Change in the Middle East: Rethinking Environmental Cooperation
> Promoting Salafi Political Participation
Latin America
> América Latina, frenazo a su presencia en el mundo
Asia
> A Turn Toward Authoritarianism in the Philippines?
> Japan's Strategy and Its Constitution
> Azerbaijan’s New Macroeconomic Reality: How to Adapt to Low Oil Prices
> India in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Foreign Economic and Security Interests
Africa
> Nigeria’s Government Must Ensure a Balanced Response to the Pastoralist−Settler Crisis
International Order
> World Order: What, Exactly, are the Rules?
> Ideas for Future Work on Transparency and Accountability
Peace & War
> Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2015
> Freeing Prevention From Conflict: Investing in Sustaining Peace
> The Moral Responsibility of Volunteer Soldiers
NATO
> NATO's Southern Exposure: The Real Threats to Europe—and the Alliance
> A Tale of Two Trips, or: Why There’s Still No Common Transatlantic Approach to the Middle East
Energy
> A Smarter Way to Price Climate into Oil
> International Oil Companies: The Death of the Old Business Model
> Why Europe’s energy policy has been a strategic success story
Transitional Justice
> Tunisie : justice transitionnelle et lutte contre la corruption
Essay
> The (Con)Fusion of Civilizations
Books & Reviews
> How to Choose a Leader: Machiavelli's Advice to Citizens [introduction]
> Point of No Return: Obama’s legacy in the Middle East [excerto]
> On Stalin’s Team by Sheila Fitzpatrick review – Soviet bunglers and sadists
> The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power by Alex de Waal
> Enver Hoxha: The Iron Fist of Albania by Blendi Fevziu review – the People’s Republic tyrant
> ’Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Twilight Struggle Over American Power’