Wednesday, November 25, 2015

ISIS's inner world; Refugee crisis becomes a top U.S. political issue; Russia's moves in Iran, Syria, and Ukraine; Terror in Mali; Hong Kong vote reflects split on China; plus, CSIS looks ahead: the world in 2016. 

Inside ISIS
"Is ISIS Good at Governance?" Mara Revkin and William McCants (WACA's December Cover to Cover featured author) -- Brookings Institution, November 20, 2015

" Telling the Truth about ISIS and Raqqa" David Remnick -- The New Yorker, November 22, 2015 

" Inside the Surreal World of the Islamic State's Propaganda Machine" Greg Miller and Souad Mekhennet -- The Washington Post, November 20, 2015

"How the U.S. Got ISIS's Finances All Wrong" Michal Addady -- Fortune Magazine, November 19, 2015
 
The U.S. Approach on Refugees  
"White House Struggling to Sell Refugee Argument to Wary Dems" Mike Lillis -- The Hill, November 19, 2015  
"Syrian Refugees in the U.S. Explained in Graphics" Paul Blake -- BBC, November 20, 2015 

" The Crisis of World Order" Robert Kagan -- The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2015

"Why Obama Is Standing by the Syrian Refugees" Peter Beinart -- The Atlantic, November 23, 2015

Russia and Iran  
"Putin Visits Iran" Brenda Shaffer -- The Washington Institute, November 20, 2015 
"Russian President Pays a Visit to Iran Bearing Gifts" Oren Dorell -- USA Today,  November 23, 2015 

"Russia Aims to Clinch $21bn in Export Deals with Iran" Peggy Hollinger -- Financial Times, November 22, 2015

Ukraine and Syria: Russia Fighting on Different Fronts 
"Daunting Challenges and Glimmers of Hope in Ukraine" James F. Collins -- Carnegie Endowment, November 20, 2015

"As Sabotage Blacks Out Crimea, Tatars Prevent Repairs" Ivan Nechepurenko and Neil MacFarquhar -- The New York Times, November 23, 2015

"Putin Blasts Syria with New Stealth Missile" David Axe -- The Daily Beast, November 19, 2015

"We Have to Work with Putin" Terrell Jermaine Starr -- The Washington Post, November 19, 2015  

Terrorist Attacks in Mali   
"Defiance and Necessity Spur Mali Back to Normal After Attack" Dionne Searcey -- The New York Times, November 22, 2015

"After Mali and Paris, When Will This Latest Wave of Terror Attacks End?" Jason Burke -- The Guardian, November 21, 2015    

China Facing the Problems of Democracy 
"A Year after Democracy Protests, Hong Kong Voters Flock to Polls" Michael Forsythe -- The New York Times, November 23, 2015 

"Lack of Understanding about China to Blame for Hong Kong's Problems" Tony Cheung -- South China Morning Post, November 21, 2015
 
Myanmar's Internal Challenges      
"Myanmar Mine Disaster Highlights Challenges for Suu Kyi" Shibani Mahtani -- The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2015

CSIS 2016 Global Forecast  
"2016 Global Forecast" Craig Cohen and Melissa G. Dalton -- CSIS, 2015  

    
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