Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Russia exits Syria; Korean Peninsula military tensions; Turkey explosion; Elections in Germany; U.S.-Canada relations; U.S.-Saudi ties; and, The Obama doctrine.   

Russia Withdraws from Syria  
"First Russian Jets Leave Syria after Putin's Withdrawal Order" Neil MacFarquhar and Anne Barnard -- The New York Times, March 15, 2016


"Russia Withdraws from Syria: What's Next?" Euan McKirdy -- CNN, March 15, 2016
 
Korean Peninsula Crisis 
"Crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Time for 'Plan B'?" Sukjoon Yoon -- CSIS, March 11, 2016 

"Chemical-Weapons Drill Has One Perpetrator in Mind: North Korea" Anna Fifield -- The Washington Post, March 14, 2016

Terror in Turkey 
"Erdogan's Turkey: A Disintegrating Ally and Imaginary Friend" Simon Tisdall -- The Guardian, March 14, 2016

"Turkey Caught in Overlapping Security Crises" Paul Adams -- BBC News, March 14, 2016

"Curtailing of Press and other Freedoms in Turkey Out of Step with European Values" The Sydney Morning Herald -- Editorial, March 15, 2016

"This Weekend's Ankara Bombing Shows How Far from Peace Turkey Has Strayed" Robert Ellis -- The Independent, March 14, 2016

Germany's Regional Elections    
U.S.-Canada Relations 
"Trudeau Is Strengthening U.S.-Canada Relationship" Amy Klobuchar -- CNN International, March 10, 2016

"U.S. and Canada: The World's Most Successful Bilateral Relationship"  Sean Speer and Laura Dawson -- Wilson Center, March 9, 2016
 
U.S.-Saudi Ties       

The Obama Doctrine   
"The End of the U.S.-Dominated Order in the Middle East" Martin Indyk -- Defense One, March 14, 2016

"The Obama Doctrine" Jeffrey Goldberg -- The Atlantic, April Issue, 2016



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