Wednesday, December 2, 2015

COP21 climate summit convenes in Paris; Turkish-Russian relations sour; Anti-ISIS coalition builds; U.S. refugee policy stirs critics; Pope visits Central African Republic for peace; plus, China's yuan joins world's elite currencies. 

Climate Talk 
"COP21: Everything You Need to Know" Sara Stefanini and Kalina Oroschakoff -- POLITICO, November 28, 2015

"Scientists Call on Leaders in Paris to Avert Climate Threat to Icy Regions" Irene Quaile -- Deutsche Welle, November 30, 2015
 
"Climate Talks Won't Solve Global Warming. Here's What They'll Do Instead" Brad Plumer -- Vox, November 30, 2015

"India Unveils Global Solar Alliance of 120 Countries at Climate Summit" Arthur Neslen -- The Guardian,  November 30, 2015
 
Russia and Turkey: Deteriorating Relations  
"The End of a Russian-Turkish 'Golden Age'" Pavel Shlykov -- Carnegie Moscow Center, November 25, 2015  
"No Apologies from Turkey" Krishnadev Calamur -- The Atlantic, November 30, 2015 

" Turkey, Russia No Longer BFFs; Sanction Imposed" Kenneth Rapoza -- Forbes, November 30, 2015

"Turkey's Prime Minister Criticizes Putin's Sanctions" Constantine Courcoulas and Benjamin Harvey -- Bloomberg Business, November 29, 2015

Continuing War on ISIS   
"France at War: Coalition of the Grudging" Economist, November 28, 2015

" A Coalition in Which Some Do More Than Others to Fight ISIS " Peter Baker -- The New York Times, November 29, 2015

" Obama Demands Turkey Close Stretch of Border with Syria " Patrick Cockburn -- The Independent, November 30, 2015


Hurdles Facing Refugees 
"The Refugee Dilemma" Rachel Aviv -- The New Yorker, December 7, 2015 Issue 
"Here's the Process Refugees Have to Go Through to Enter the U.S." Lucy Westcott -- Newsweek, November 29, 2015

"These 5 Facts Explain America's Shameful Reaction to Syrian Refugees" Ian Bremmer -- TIME, November 30, 2015 

Conflict in Central African Republic   
"Pope Francis Visits Mosque in War-torn Bangui, Calling for End to Conflict" Kevin Sieff -- The Washington Post, November 30, 2015

"Amid Muslim-Christian Violence, Pope Francis Leaves With Hope For Peace" Morgan Winsor -- International Business Times, November 30, 2015   

China's Yuan on the World Stage 
"The Chinese Yuan Is Going Global" Karishma Vaswani -- BBC, November 30, 2015 

"The Chinese Yuan Won't Become a Global Reserve Currency Any Time Soon" Gwynn Guilford -- Quartz, November 30, 2015
 
Chinese Politics      
"For China's Xi Jinping, It's All about the Communist Party" Peter Ford -- Christian Science Monitor, November 30, 2015

    
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