Wednesday, April 8, 2015

  

Analysis and opinion concerning terrorism in the Middle East and Africa as well as views on China, UK politics, and Latin America. Plus, a deep dive on the Iran deal.

  


Islamic Terrorism

"The Hidden Hand Behind the Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein's," Liz Sly - The Washington Post, April 4, 2015

"Shiite Militias Are the Real Winners of the Battle of Tikrit," Nancy A. Youssef - The Daily Beast, April 4, 2015
 

What is Really Going on Yemen?

"Proxy War in Yemen: Saudi Arabia and Iran Vie for Regional Supremacy," Dieter Bednarz, Christoph Reuter, and Bernhard Zand - Spiegel Online International, April 3, 2015

"Misunderstanding Wars in Vietnam, Yemen, and Yemen Once Again," Thomas E. Ricks - Foreign Policy, April 6, 2015
 

Massacre in Kenya - Making Sense of What Happened Last Week

"Lessons From Garissa," William M. Bellamy - Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 5, 2015

"Al-Shabab Reborn: Armed, Lethal, and Radicalized," Mwangi S. Kimenyi - Brookings, April 3, 2015
 

Massacre in Rwanda - Making Sense of What Happened 21 Years Ago

"Rwanda Revisited," Colum Lynch - Foreign Policy, April 5, 2015
 

China - Challenging the Established Order

"China Makes Its Case for a Global Military," Shannon Tiezzi - The Diplomat, April 7, 2015

"Sand Pebbles: Why Are Superpowers Squabbling over Rocks?" Keith Johnson - Foreign Policy, April 2, 2015
 

United Kingdom Politics

"Cameron Looks Like a Man Who Has Lost His Desire for the Job - In Politics as in Sport, That's Lethal," Ian Leslie - New Statesman, April 4, 2015

"The Results of Britain's Election Are Uncertain but Unimportant," Martin Wolf - Financial Times, April 2, 2015
 

Latin America Update

"Obama Rehabilitates the Castro Brothers," Mary Anastasia O'Grady - The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2015

"Brazil's Surprising BFFs," Mac Margolis - BloombergView, April 3, 2015

"The Brattiest Pack in Mexico," David Agren - Maclean's, April 3, 2015

 
Iran - It was the Best of Deals

"What's the Alternative to Obama's Iran Deal?" Peter Beinart - The Atlantic, April 6, 2015

"Blocking an Iranian Bomb," Matthew Bunn - The National Interest, April 5, 2015

"The Fantasy of a Better Iran Deal," Samuel R. Berger - Politico Magazine, April 5, 2015

"The Deal of a Lifetime," Fred Kaplan - Slate, April 2, 2015 


Iran - It was the Worst of Deals

"Echoes of Clinton in Obama's Awful Iran Deal," Marc A. Thiessen - The Washington Post, April 6, 2015

"The Iran Agreement Is About More than Nukes," Michael Weiss - Real Clear World, April 6, 2015

"The Four Fatal Flaws of the Iran Deal," Zalmay Khalilzad - The National Interest, April 4, 2015

"Iran Has Escaped a Noose," Ehud Barak - Time, April 2, 2015
 

Iran - The Jury is Still Out
Foreign Affairs, April 5, 2015

" The Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal," Richard N. Haass -  Project Syndicate, April 3, 2015  

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