Wednesday, March 11, 2015

  

International Women's Day, plus views and opinions on Ukraine, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the situation in Venezuela. 

  


Remembering International Women's Day

"Here Are Five Women Leaders Fighting Europe's Toughest Political Battles," Paul Ames - GlobalPost, March 8, 2015

 

Is the Trans Pacific Partnership About to Become a Reality?

"A Trade Deal With a Bonus for National Security," Mich�le Flournoy and Ely Ratner - The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2015

"China is Obama's Trump Card in Push for Pacific Rim Trade Pact," Don Lee - The Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2015

"A Deal Worth Getting Right," Lawrence Summers - The Washington Post, March 8, 2015

 

How is Ukraine Faring a Year After the Annexation?

"The Costs of 'Victory' - Collateral Damage," Kirk Bennett - The American Interest, March 8, 2015

"Doomsday in Ukraine? Think Again," Alyona Getmanchuk - Carnegie Moscow, March 6, 2015

"The Isolation of Donetsk: A Visit to Europe's Absurd New Border," Christian Neef - Spiegel Online International, March 9, 2015
 

Where is Europe Headed?
" Europe is Being Torn Apart - But the Torture Will Be Slow ," Timothy Garton Ash -  The Guardian , March 8, 2015

 

"Is the Euro Compatible With Democracy?" Philippe Legrain - Foreign Policy, March 6, 2015

"The E.U. Experiment Has Failed," Bruce Thornton - Hoover Institution, March 5, 2015
 

Can (Should) the U.S. Strike a Deal with Iran?

"For Both Israel and the P5+1, Strategic Patience is the Key," Natan B. Sachs -Brookings, March 5, 2015

"Why Obama Thinks He Can't Get a Better Iran Deal," Max Boot - Commentary, March 6, 2015

"Atomic Clocks," Amy Davidson - The New Yorker, March 16, 2015

"Iran's Hardliners Win if Netanyahu Gets His Way," Massoumeh Torfeh - Al Jazeera, March 5, 2015
 

Libya - Yet Another Civil War Threatening to Destabilize the Arab World (and Beyond)
" Turkey and Egypt's Great Game in the Middle East ," Soner Cagaptay and Marc Sievers -  Foreign Affairs , March 8, 2015


"Why Picking Sides in Libya Won't Work," Jason Pack & Mattia Toaldo - Foreign Policy, March 6, 2015
 

Is Asia Flexing its Military Muscles?
" Why China's Growing Defense Budget Matters ," Elbridge Colby -  Real Clear Defense , March 9, 2015


"Southern Asia's Nuclear Powers," Eleanor Albert - Council on Foreign Relations, March 6, 2015

"Will South Korea Have to Bomb the North, Eventually?" Robert E. Kelly - The Diplomat, March 6, 2015

 

Venezuela - From Bad to Worse
" What Would Hugo Chavez Do? " Juan Crist�bal Nagel -  Foreign Policy , March 6, 2015


"Venezuela's Maduro Sees Only Plots as His Economy Crumbles," John Otis - NPR, March 8, 2015

 

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