Weekly International
Press Brief
May
16 - 20 : V : 2016
Arch of Crisis
> INF Treaty Increasingly in Danger, as Russia Balks at New Missile Defense Base in Romania
> Russia, China, and the West After Crimea
> Nagorno-Karabakh: A Conflict Entrenched in Nationalistic Propaganda
> Shift on Syrian Constitution Could Help Assad Survive
> Western Sahara: The Forgotten Conflict at Risk of Re-escalation
Brazil’s Political Crisis
> How Brazil's Left Destroyed Itself
> Will Temer End the Crisis in Brazil?: Life After Rousseff
> Dilma Rousseff and the Chronic Dysfunction of Brazil’s Politics
Terrorism
> Turkey's War of Attrition with the Islamic State: The Rocket Threat
> The Resilience of al-Shabaab
Brexit
> Special relationships in flux: Brexit and the future of the US– EU and US–UK relationships
> Britain’s influence in the EU
USA
> US Election Note: China Policy After 2016
> Donald Trump Wants to Talk to Kim Jong-un. Is That Really So Bad?
> Clinton v. Trump: Six months of surprises
> États-Unis : La Cour suprême en balance
China
> The Cultural Revolution, Then and Now
> China’s rise: a view from Australia
> China's MIRVs: Separating Fact From Fiction
> Is China about to make military moves in Central Asia? Featured
Russia
> Russia: Going Beyond Hybrid Warfare
> Russia Still Seeking a Role in ASEAN
India
> India’s Nuclear Options and Escalation Dominance
European Union
> Why Schengen matters and how to keep it: A five point plan
> Why EU Defense Policy Is in the UK’s Interest
> The EU’s Self-Defeating Aid Policy towards Palestine
Middle East
> Water and Insecurity in the Levant
> The Unraveling of Lebanon’s Taif Agreement: Limits of Sect-Based Power Sharing
> Will Labor Agree To Broaden The Netanyahu Coalition?
> Will Sisi Squander His Chance To Fix Egypt's Economy?
Latin America
> 6 things you need to know about Venezuela’s political and economic crisis
Asia
> Taiwan's Transition is a Strategic Opportunity for the United States
> Sri Lanka: Jumpstarting the Reform Process
> Will Rodrigo Duterte walk the talk?
> Responding to Security Challenges in East Asia: Three Perspectives
> Modi’s Visit to Iran: Will it provide a New Momentum to Bilateral Relations?
> North Korea’s party congress: Grandiose in isolation
Africa
> The Foreign Policies of African States in the Age of Democracy and Human Rights
> The African Lions: Analyzing Kenya's Growth
> La nouvelle opposition en RDC : les mouvements citoyens de la jeunesse
Treaties
> How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East
> The Bullshistory of 'Sykes-Picot'
War & Peace
> More Lessons from a Long War
Alliances
> H-Bomb Plus THAAD Equals Sino-Russian Alliance?
> Holding the West Together Over Russia
NATO
> NATO’s Hollowing Values Agenda
> Rethinking Strategy: NATO and the Warsaw Summit
> The Role of Sweden and Finland in NATO’s Defense of the Baltic States
Democracy
> European Liberal Power as a Two-Way Street
Globalisation
> Is globalisation really fuelling populism?
Essay
> Barbarians, War, and Saint Augustine
Books & Reviews
> Democratization in Hong Kong—and China? [Introdução]
> This Brave New World: India, China and the United States [excerto]
> Restless Continent: Wealth, Rivalry and Asia’s New Geopolitics by Michael Wesley
> Trump, Le Pen and the enduring appeal of nationalism
> ‘The Romanovs: 1613-1918,’ by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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