Wednesday, December 23, 2015
  
The world's top stories in 2015; Terror and migration stoke an age of anxiety; Europe's quandary over more than a million people on the move; Bashar Al-Assad's resilience; Asia's simmering maritime quarrels; plus, Latin America's anti-incumbent wave. 

 
The Year in Review
"The World Events That Mattered Most in 2015" James M. Lindsay -- CFR Blog "The Water's Edge," December 15, 2015 
 

"Five Biggest Stories in Latin America in 2015" Alan Gomez -- USA Today, December 22, 2015 
 
American Values and an Anxious World
"Obama Is a Rationalist President in the Age of Anxiety" David Ignatius -- The Washington Post, December 18, 2015 
 

"The Islamic State Is Financially Self-Sufficient" Matthew Levitt -- The Washington Institute, December 19, 2015
 
Europe's Refugee and Migrant Crisis
"Over a Million Migrants and Refugees Have Reached Europe This Year" Patrick Kingsley -- The Guardian, December 22, 2015 
 
"How Europe Could Turn the Migrant Crisis into a Win for Itself" Matteo Garavoglia -- Brookings Institution, December 21, 2015

"German Minister Threatens EU Countries with Legal Action over Ignoring Quota" Aditya Kondalamahanty -- International Business Times, December 20, 2015
 
Assad's Staying Power
"Has Kerry Opened the Door for Syria's Assad to Stay?" Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould -- Defense News, December 17, 2015
 
"UN Resolution Leaves President Assad's Future Unclear" Serina Sandhu and Lucy White -- Independent, December 19, 2015

 
U.S.-Turkish Relations
"U.S., Turkey Maintain Ties in 2015 Despite Differences" Today's Zaman, December 22, 2015
 
"U.S. Pulls F-15 Fighter Jets from Turkey" Aaron Mehta and Jeff Schogol -- Air Force Times, December 16, 2015

"Turkey's Unhealthy Democracy" Riada Asimović Akyol -- Al-Monitor, December 17, 2015
 
Asia's Maritime Disputes
"A Case of Rocks or Islands?" CSIS, December 17, 2015
 
"Japan Steps Up Military Presence in East China Sea" Justin McCurry -- The Guardian, December 18, 2015

"The Forces Awakening Against an Antagonistic China" Richard Javad Heydarian -- The National Interest, December 22, 2015


"Chile and the Southeast Pacific" Balaji Chandramohan -- The Diplomat, December 20, 2015
 
Whither Latin America's Populists?
"The Tides of Latin American Populism" Jorge G. Castaneda -- Project Syndicate, December 22, 2015 
 
"How to Fix Latin America's 'Strongman' Problem" David Landau, Brian Sheppard, and Rosalind Dixon -- The New York Times, December 17, 2015
 
   
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