Wednesday, March 2, 2016

G20 summit; Political change in Iran; Syria ceasefire; Kurds fighting ISIS; Disappointed migrants head home; Ukrainian war; Nuclear concerns; Fixing Libya; and Boko Haram menace.  

G20 Calls for Structural Reforms  
" G-20 Summit 2016: U.S., IMF Push for Fiscal Stimulus Likely to Fall Flat at China Meeting" Carter Dougherty -- International Business Times, February 25, 2016

" Laid Bare in Shanghai: G-20 Tensions over How to Spur Growth" Enda Curran -- Bloomberg Business, February 26, 2016
 
Iran Elections
"Iran's Technicolor Elections" Robin Wright -- The New Yorker, February 26, 2016 

"Iranian Presidents and Moderates Make Strong Gains in Elections" Thomas Erdbrink -- The New York Times, February 29, 2016

Ceasefire in Syria 
"First Test for Syrian Truce after Breaches Reported on Both Sides" Patrick Wintour and Mark Tran -- The Guardian, February 29, 2016

Kurds' Role in Syria   
"Who Exactly Are 'the Kurds'?" Steven A. Cook -- The Atlantic, February 25, 2016

"Arm the Christians and Kurds in Northern Iraq" Stephen Hollingshead -- National Review, February 29, 2016

Migrants' Disillusion 
"Refugees Buying One-Way Tickets Home after Finding Germany Intolerable" Erik Kirschbaum -- Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2016

"As 'Jungle' Camp Taken Down, French Police Clash with Desperate Migrants" James McAuley -- The Washington Post, March 1, 2016

Ongoing War in Ukraine   
"Remember That War in Ukraine? They're Still Fighting It" Anna Nemtsova -- The Daily Beast, February 26, 2016

"Ceasefire in Syria Turns Putin's Eye on Ukraine Once Again" John E. Herbst -- Newsweek, February 29, 2016

"Don't Fall for Obama's $3 Billion Arms Buildup at Russia's Door" Lawrence J. Korb and Eric Goepe -- Defense One, February 26, 2016 

Nuclear Concerns  

"Going Nuclear Wouldn't Be Easy for South Korea" Troy Stangarone -- The National Interest, February 29, 2016

"Going It alone? The President and the Risks of a Hair-Trigger Nuclear Button" Michael E. O'Hanlon -- BROOKINGS, March 1, 2016

Hopes for Libya
" How We Can Still Fix Libya" Ben Fishman -- POLITICO, February 28, 2016

"A New Libya, with 'Very Little Time Left'" Scott Shane and Jo Becker -- The New York Times, February 27, 2016
 
Boko Haram 
"Re-evaluating the Boko Haram Conflict" Jideofor Adibe -- BROOKINGS, February 29, 2016



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