Wednesday, May 14, 2014

  

Analysis and opinion concerning the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria. Plus, articles on India's election, Syria, Iran, the global economy, and U.S. foreign policy. Scroll down for perspectives on the Ukraine crisis and relations with Russia.  

  

Boko Haram, Girls Education, and Human Trafficking

"Boko Haram, Human Trafficking Must be Stopped," Armstrong Williams - The Washington Times, May 11, 2014
 
"Beating Boko Haram," Isobel Coleman and Sigrid von Wendel - Foreign Affairs, May 10, 2014
 
"The Blood-Stained Hunters of Boko Haram," Matt Ford - The Atlantic, May 9, 2014

 

"Why the U.S. Has Few Options to Help Find Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria," Ben Watson and Kedar Pavgi - Defense One, May 9, 2014  

 

"The War on Education," Gordon Brown - Project Syndicate, May 12, 2014  

 

"Boko Haram and the Liberal Elites," Jonathan S. Tobin - Commentary, May 11, 2014

 

India's Election

"The World's Biggest Election Culminates in a Divided Town," Walter Russell Mead and Staff - The American Interest, May 12, 2014  

 

Remember Syria?

"Syria's Dirty Secret is that Assad Could Win in a Fair Election," Faisal Al Yafai - The National, May 12, 2014

 

"Why British Boys are Fighting in Syria's War," Robin Simcox - Al Jazeera, May 12, 2014 

 
What Next with Iran?

 

"How the West Gets Iran Wrong," Akbar Ganji - CNN World, May 9, 2014

 

The Implications of an Interconnected World

"Restrained by Economic Mesh," Nayan Chanda - The Times of India, May 10, 2014  

 

U.S. Foreign Policy

"Obama's Foreign-Policy 'Failures': A Word for the Defense," John Cassidy - The New Yorker, May 7, 2014

 

"America's Enduring Leadership," Bruce Jones - Project Syndicate, May 8, 2014

 

The West, Ukraine, and Putin

"Another Face-Off with Russia is Coming," Andrew Monaghan - Chatham House, May 9, 2014

 
"The Battle for Ukraine Means Everything," Timothy Snyder - New Republic, May 11, 2014
 
"The Coming Rise of the Ukrainian Ultra-Nationalists," Alina Polyakova - Foreign Affairs, May 11, 2014
 
"Putin Has a Vision and a Strategy - The West Seems to Have Neither," Andr�s Simonyi and Henrik Breitenbauch - The Huffington Post, May 9, 2014
 
"Europe's Decisive Role to Play in Ukraine," Cornelius Adebahr - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 7, 2014
 
"Ukraine Should Be Left to Forge Its Own Course," Simon Jenkins - The Guardian, May 12, 2014
 
"Europe's Extreme Right and Left United In Support of Putin," Richard Herzinger - WorldCrunch, May 11, 2014
 
"The Battle in Ukraine Means Everything," Timothy Snyder - New Republic, May 11, 2014

 

"How Putin's Walking All Over Us," Edward Lucas - Mail Online, May 9, 2014

 

"Putin Is Acting Defensively in Ukraine," Jackson Diehl - The Washington Post, May 11, 2014

 

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