Wednesday, April 29, 2015

  

The 2016 election; senate debates Iran; U.S.-Japan relations; Asia rising; Europe debates migration; UK vote; Syria update; plus, the world remembers.

  

Foreign Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election

"At Iowa Faith Summit, Foreign Policy Dominates," Adam Wollner - National Journal, April 26, 2015

 

"On Foreign Policy, Republican Candidates Are a Cast of Hawks," Richard M. Skinner - Brookings, April 24, 2015

 

Senate Wades into Debate on Iran

"A Dark Gulf," William Kristol - The Weekly Standard, May 4, 2015

 

"Neocons Bang the War Drums: Here's How They'll Try to Sink the Iran Agreement," Jim Newell -Salon, April 27, 2015

 

Japan - Mr. Abe Goes to Washington

"Abe's Date with History in Washington," Richard McGregor - Financial Times, April 26, 2015

 

"Where Does Obama Stand on Japan?" Michael Auslin - The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2015

 

"Abe-Obama Summit: The Search for a Truly Global U.S.-Japanese Alliance," Mireya Solis - Brookings, April 27, 2015

 

Pivot to Asia - It's Not Just for the U.S. Anymore

"The Middle East's Pivot to Asia," David Rothkopf - Foreign Policy, April 24, 2015

 

"The Pakistani Pivot from Saudi Arabia to China," Bruce Riedel - Brookings, April 23, 2015

 

Europe's Migration Crisis

"Migrants Challenge Europe's Comfort Zone," Judy Dempsey - Carnegie Europe, April 23, 2015

 

"A Principled Approach to Migration," Dick Oosting - European Council on Foreign Relations, April 24, 2015

 

UK Election

"Cameron or Miliband: Who Does the World Want to Win the UK Election?" Guardian International Correspondents - The Guardian, April 28, 2015

 

Syria - Are Big Changes Afoot?

"Is Assad on His Way Out?" Walter Russell Mead - The American Interest, April 26, 2015

 

"Are Saudi Arabia and Turkey About to Intervene in Syria?" Aron Lund - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, April 24, 2015

 

Remembrance of Things Past

"Forgetting Vietnam," Christian Appy - Real Clear World, April 27, 2015

 

"Remembering the Armenians," Geoffrey Robertson - Al Jazeera, April 24, 2015

 

"Remembering Gallipoli, a WWI Battle that Shaped Today's Middle East," Peter Kenyon - NPR, April 24, 2015

 

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