Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Freedom of expression in the age of internet... Articles on Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and American foreign policy... Plus extra articles on the current phase of negotiations with Iran.

Free Expression and the Digital Age...

"Privacy Pragmatism," Craig Mundie - Foreign Affairs, March/April 2014

"For an Unfettered Internet," Subi Chaturvedi - The Hindu, February 18, 2014

Big Changes in Latin America..."

U.S. Support for Regime Change in Venezuela is a Mistake," Mark Weisbrot - The Guardian, February 18, 2014

"Lefty Meltdown Leads Latin Revival," Walter Russell Mead and Staff - The American Interest, February 17, 2014

Ups and Downs in Asia...

"North Korea's Atrocities: What is the World Going to Do? Not Much," Paul Whitefield - Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2014

"America and China's Perception Problems," Harry Kazianis - The Diplomat, February 17, 2014

"Thailand Reaping What it Sowed," Achara Ashayagachat - Bangkok Post, February 17, 2014

Governance in the Middle East...?

"The Muslim Brotherhood and its Brand of Failed Economics," Salem Humaid - The National, February 18, 2014

"It's Not Just Regime vs. Al-Qaeda in Syria," Michael Rubin - Commentary, February 16, 2014

Tectonic Shifts in Europe...?

"Is Italy Finally Ready for Radical Reform?" Editorial Board - The Washington Post, February 17, 2014

"Matteo Renzi, Young Man in a Hurry to Rescue Italy from Crisis," Guy Dinmore and Giulia Segreti - Financial Times, February 14, 2014

"The Swiss Virus: Europe Gripped by Immigration Worries," Spiegel Staff - Spiegel Online International, February 17, 2014

The American Foreign Policy

"The Opening of the American Foreign-Policy Mind," Robert W. Merry - The National Interest, February 18, 2014

"Obama's Pacific Wager," James Traub - Foreign Policy, February 14, 2014

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Extra! Extra! On Iran...

"The U.S. Undercuts its Own Power in Iran Nuclear Talks," Ray Takeyh -

The Washington Post, February 17, 2014

"Removing Congressional Illusions About an Iran Nuclear Deal," George Perkovich - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 12, 2014

"U.S.-Iran Deal: Compromise is Key," Trita Parsi - Al Jazeera, February 18, 2014

"Avoiding Stalemate in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Focus on Practical Needs," Robert Einhorn - The Brookings Institution, February 16, 2014

"Iran's the Problem," Lee Smith - The Weekly Standard, February 24, 2014

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