Wednesday, January 13, 2016
  
Obama's final year; Russia's strategy; Dangers in the Middle East; North Korean nukes; Taiwan to elect new president; El Chapo's capture and the war on drugs; plus, another outlook on 2016.

 
Obama's Wins and Losses
" How Foreign Affairs Will Shape Obama's Final Year - and Legacy " Aaron David Miller -- The Wall Street Journal, January 7, 2016 
 
"Obama's State of the Union Wins and Losses" POLITICO, January 12, 2016
 
Russia's Politics
"Russia's Sovereign Globalization: Rise, Fall and Future" Nigel Gould-Davies -- Chatham House, January 6, 2016
 
"Unpacking Russia's New National Security Strategy" Olga Oliker -- CSIS, January 7, 2016
 
Middle East Tensions: Saudi, Iran, and Turkey
"Saudi Arabia's Execution of al-Nimr Throws U.S. Policy Dilemmas into Sharp Relief" Tamara Cofman Wittes -- Brookings, January 8, 2016 
 
"Iran Is Dangerous - Saudi Arabia Is Even Worse" Saeed Khan -- Quartz, January 8, 2016 

"U.S. Barrels Toward Lifting Iran Sanctions" Julian Hattem -- The Hill, January 9, 2016

"The Arab Winter" The Economist -- Print Edition, January 9, 2016

"Has Turkey's Regional Power Grab Come to an End?" Cengiz Candar -- Al-Monitor, January 7, 2016
North Korea and the Bomb

"Another Bombshell" The Economist -- Print Edition, January 9, 2016
"Nuclear Doctrines and Stable Strategic Relationships: The Case of South Asia" Mahesh Shankar and T. V. Paul -- Chatham House, January 2016 

"Another Kind of Fallout from North Korea's Fourth Nuclear Test" Robert E. McCoy -- NK News, January 7, 2016

"North Korea Wants an H-bomb but Experts Doubt it Tested One" Daniel Schwartz -- CBC News, January 7, 2016
Taiwan's Elections
"An Opposition Leader Prepares to Take Helm in Taipei, and Beijing Is Rattled" Emily Rauhala -- The Washington Post, January 11, 2016
 
"Taiwan's Elections: What to Watch For" Shannon Tiezzi -- The Diplomat, January 6, 2016  

"What Taiwan's Presidential Election Could Mean for Ties with Beijing" Ker Sin Tze -- The Straits Times, January 11, 2016 
 
War on Drugs
"El Chapo Recaptured: Mexican President Announces 'Mission Accomplished'" David Agren -- The Guardian, January 8, 2016 
 
"El Chapo's Capture Won't Help Win the War on Drugs" German Lopez -- Vox, January 11, 2016


2016 Outlook for Great Decisions
"Sobering Global Events Crash New Year's Party" John Rash -- Star Tribune, January 8, 2016
   
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