Wednesday, February 24, 2016
  
The Brexit debate; South China Sea threat; Sanctions on North Korea; Iranian elections; Middle East crisis; Afghanistan; Colombia; and Obama visit to Cuba.
  
Brexit 
"You Think American Politics Are Brutal? The EU Debate in Britain Is Turning Just As Nasty" Christina Boyle -- Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2016

"Brexit: How Should Britain Vote?" Josh Lowe and Serena Kutchinsky -- Newsweek, February 22, 2016
South China Sea Disputes 
"Satellite Images Show China May Be Building Powerful Radars on Disputed Islands" Simon Denyer -- The Washington Post, February 22, 2016

"China's Aggressive Posture in South China Sea" Richard Javad Heydarian -- Al Jazeera, February 21, 2016

"China's South China Sea Missile Deployment: Why Americans Object" Denny Roy -- The Diplomat, February 23, 2016

Sanctions on North Korea
"Can the Latest U.S. Sanctions against North Korea Work?" Srinivas Mazumdaru -- Deutsche Welle, February 22, 2016

"Why an Iran-Style Deal won't Work for North Korea" Nyshka Chandran -- CNBC, February 23, 2016

"North Korean Offered -- Then Rebuffed -- Talks with U.S." Elise Labott and Nicole Gaouette -- CNN, February 22, 2016

Iranian Elections 
"Iran Elections Test U.S. Gamble on Nuke Deal" Nahal Toosi -- POLITICO, February 22, 2016 

" Iran Elections: Why Are They Important and Who Is Running?" Saeed Kamali Dehghan -- The Guardian, February 23, 2016

" Nuclear Deal Colors 2016 Election -- in Iran" James Conca -- Forbes, February 17, 2016

The Middle East Crisis
"Fight or flight: America's choice in the Middle East" Kenneth M. Pollack -- BROOKINGS, February 16, 2016

"ISIS Bombings Rock Syria as World Powers Seek Truce" Bassem Mroue and Deb Riechmann -- TIME, February 21, 2016

"The Peril of Inaction" The Economist -- Print Edition, February 20, 2016

Afghanistan Deteriorating 
"Afghanistan on the Brink, Part 1" Ioannis Koskinas -- Foreign Policy, February 18, 2016

Conflict in Colombia 
" Why Colombia's War Against the FARC Isn't over Yet" Danielle Renwick and Stephanie Hanson -- Defense One, February 22, 2016

Obama's Visit to Cuba
"Like the Last President to Visit Cuba, Obama Seeks a Change" Julie Hirschfeld Davis -- The New York Times, February 21, 2016
" Obama in Cuba - How This President Rolls " Jay Nordlinger -- National Review, February 22, 2016 

" Obama Trip Rewards Cuba for Failing Its People " Peter Brookes -- Boston Herald, February 23, 2016


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