Wednesday, July 30, 2014

  

News and analysis on ISIS's expansion plans, bloodshed in Gaza and Israel, sanctioning Putin in the aftermath of MH17, Nigeria's missing girls, and more.

  

Understanding Relationships in the Middle East and South Asia

"ISIS: Global Islamic Caliphate or Islamic Mini-State in Iraq?" Yezid Sayigh - Carnegie Middle East Center, July 24, 2014

 

"The Seesaw Friendship Between Turkey's AKP and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood," Senem Aydin-D�zgit - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 24, 2014

 

"Gauging the Success of Pakistan's North Waziristan Operation," Reza Jan - American Enterprise Institute, July 25, 2014 

 

"Will the Islamic State Spread its Tentacles to Pakistan?" Arif Rafiq - The Diplomat, July 28, 2014

 

New Possibilities in Gaza?

"Why is Israel Losing a War it's Winning?" Jeffrey Goldberg - The Atlantic, July 27, 2014

"No, Israel Isn't Losing a War it's Winning," John Podhoretz - Commentary, July 28, 2014

"Gaza and the Nuclear Negotiations," Dalia Dassa Kaye - Foreign Affairs, July 27, 2014

"Aflame," David Remnick - The New Yorker, August 4, 2014

 

The Russia Agenda?

"Responding to Putin's Plan Post-Crimea," Sarah E. Mendelson, John R. Harvey - Center for Strategic & International Studies, July 24, 2014

 

"After Flight 17 Crash, Agony, Debris, and Heartbreak in Ukraine Villages," Paul Sonne, Margaret Coker, Alexander Kolyandr - The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2014

 

"What Can the Cold War Teach Us About Applying Sanctions to Russia?" Jan Zielonka - European Council on Foreign Relations, July 23, 2014

 

Reshaping Asia: Where Tradition Meets Transition

"Cambodia's Long March Toward Democracy," Peter Bartu, Andrew Grant - Foreign Policy, July 25, 2014

"Westphalia with Chinese Characteristics," Peter Harris - The National Interest, July 24, 2014

"HADR and U.S.-China Military Cooperation," Jen Pearce - The Diplomat, July 28, 2014

"Power and Order in Asia," Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi - Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 2014

Europe's Internal Politics 
"A Tour of France: Examining the New Sick Man of Europe," Alexander Smoltczyk - Spiegel Online International, July 23, 2014

"Germany's Fatal Flaw: Strategic Blindness," Matthew Dal Santo - The National Interest, July 28, 2014

 

Update from Nigeria

"One Hundred Days of Servitude," Gordon Brown - Project Syndicate, July 25, 2014

"100 Days of Violence, Rumors, and Loss," Andrew Walker - Foreign Policy, July 25, 2014

"The World Has Forgotten the Nigerian Girls," Mohammed Adam - Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2014

 

Views on U.S. Foreign Policy

"Obama's Foreign Policy Reveals the Effects of Disengagement," Fred Hiatt - The Washington Post, July 27, 2014

"Is Obama to Blame for the World's Crises?" Steve Chapman - Real Clear Politics, July 27, 2014

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