Weekly International
Press Brief
November
23 - 27 : XI : 2020
Biden’s Administration
> The Fraught Politics Facing Biden’s Foreign Policy
> Repairing the World: The Imperative—and Limits—of a Post-Trump Foreign Policy
> The Best and Worst U.S. Presidential Transitions in History
Transatlantic Relations
> Americans and Germans Head Into 2021 With Divergent Opinions on Transatlantic Alliance
> For the West, There Is No Road Back to a Time Before Trump
Peru’s Political Crisis
> La ultraderecha pierde en Perú
> Can Francisco Sagasti Hold Peru Together?
> Perú, una democracia secuestrada de difícil arreglo
UE: Vetoes to the Recovery Plan
> The Rule Of Law In The EU Budget: Backing Down Is Too High a Price for the EU to Pay
> Can the EU solve the Budget and Rule-of-Law Crisis?
> What If the EU’s Economic Recovery Plan Fails?
G20 Summit
> Vacuidad y esperanzas del G20
> Prospects for a G20 “pandemic treaty”
Balkans: from war to normalization
> Getting Serbia-Kosovo Normalization Right
> Hostage state: How to free Bosnia from Dayton’s paralysing grip
> 25 after Dayton: The EU and the accompaniment of Bosnia’s future
Ethiopia’s Civil War
> The Situation in Ethiopia is a Unique War and the African Union Has a Legal Duty to Silence the Guns
> Ethiopia’s Problems Will Not End with a Military Victory
Extremism
> Why Reforming Islam to Fight Violent Extremism is a Bad Idea
> Overlooked and underrated? The role of youth and women in preventing violent extremism
USA
> Defense In Depth: Why U.S. Security Depends on Alliances—Now More Than Ever
> The U.S. Navy’s Loss of Command of the Seas to China and How to Regain It
> Can Janet Yellen Rebuild the U.S. Economy?
> This Is How a Constitution Dies
China
> Asia-Pacific Trade Deal RCEP Is Signed; Xi Signals Potential Interest in CPTPP
> China Diversifies in Central Asia
> Current and Future Trends in Chinese Counterspace Capabilities
Russia
> Russia’s Arctic Strategy through 2035: Grand Plans and Pragmatic Constraints
> Russia’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ Encounters New Difficulties
> Russia and the CSTO in the Face of Destabilisation in the Neighbourhood
> How Biden Will Impact Russian Domestic Policy
European Union
> The transformative five: A new role for the frugal states after the EU recovery deal
> Unpacking the Brexit Deal: What to Look Out for
> Revisiting EU climate and energy diplomacy: A starting point for Green Deal diplomacy?
> COVID-19 Reveals Europe's Strategic Loneliness
> Allemagne-France: Pour une politique européenne commune à l’égard de la Chine
Middle East
> Regional stability is in the interest of both Saudi Arabia and Iran
> The Many Faces of Turkey's Religious Soft Power
> Enhancing Mediterranean Integration
Latin America
> AMLO’s threat to Latin American Democracy
> Bolivia after the 2020 General Elections
> Panamericanismo versus latinoamericanismo: tensión geopolítica y civilizacional
Asia
> Pakistan’s ‘three evils’, CPEC and good governance
> Thailand Protesters Gather as Government Weaponizes Lese Majeste
> Despite Modi, India Has Not Yet Become a Hindu Authoritarian State
> New Asia-Pacific trade deal: Implications for East Asia and the EU
> Why the Quad Should Focus on a Strategy to Contain China
Africa
> Cabo Verde – Presidential Activism during the Pandemic
> Tensions cloud December polls in Ghana
> Zimbabwe Now: Post-Coup, Mid-Covid; Continuing Crises, Corruption, and Confusion
> In Uganda, Another Museveni Crackdown
> COVID-19 exacerbating existing security, social and livelihood challenges in the Lake Chad Basin region
Democracy & Authoritarianism
> Why the Pandemic and Populism Still Work Together
> Panopticon 2.0? AI Enabled Surveillance Practices in Authoritarian Regimes,
> How to Save Democracy From Technology: Ending Big Tech’s Information Monopoly
NATO
> NATO toward 2030: a resilient Alliance and its main priorities
> Trump’s Mixed NATO Legacy
Books & Reviews
> Politics and Society in Contemporary China [introduction]
> Ambivalence and Desire in Revolutionary Syria
> “To Rule Eurasia’s Waves: The New Great Power Competition at Sea”
