Wednesday, January 6, 2016
  
The world in 2016; Saudi-Iranian showdown; Defeating ISIS; Europe's refugee crisis; Russia's worldview; China's troubled economy; plus, Britain's EU referendum.
 
 
What to Expect in 2016
"Video: 2015, Year of Crisis and Military Escalation" South Front -- Global Research, January 4, 2016 
 
"New Perspectives in Foreign Policy" David Parker and Michelle Melton -- CSIS, Winter 2016


"New Year, New Leaf? What to Watch in Turkey in 2016" Kemal Kirisci -- Brookings, January 4, 2016

"The Europe Question in 2016" Nouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate, January 4, 2016

"The Six African Elections to Watch Out for in 2016" Omar Mohammed -- Quartz, January 4, 2016

"The Year Ahead in East Asia: North Korea Nukes and Taiwan Elections" Robert Marquand -- Christian Science Monitor, December 31, 2015 
 
Sectarian Tensions in the Middle East Erupt
"U.S. Fears Saudi Tension with Iran Could Affect ISIS Fight" Karen DeYoung -- The Washington Post, January 3, 2016
 
"Iran and Saudi Arabia: The Art of Islamic Tolerance" Hamid Dabashi -- Al Jazeera, January 4, 2016  

"The Showdown between Islam's Rival Powers" Robin Wright -- The New Yorker, January 4, 2016
 
Defeating ISIS
"Defeating Islamist Extremists in 2016" Tony Blair -- Project Syndicate, January 4, 2016 
 
"Clausewitz Would Not Like America's Islamic State Strategy" James Holmes -- War on the Rocks, January 5, 2016

"Why Indonesia Is Immune to ISIS" Edward Delman -- Defence One, January 3, 2016
 
Refugee Crisis
"What the New Year Could Mean for Europe's Refugee Crisis" Alexandra Zavis -- The Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2016

"Sweden and Denmark Crackdown on Refugees at Borders" David Crouch -- The Guardian, January 4, 2016
 
Russia's Worldview
"The Truth about Sanctions against Russia" Nikolay Pakhomov -- The National Interest, January 4, 2016
 
"The World According to Russia" Jeffrey Tayler -- The Atlantic, December 30, 2015 

"Turkey, NATO, and Risk of Nuclear Escalation with Russia" Christina Lin -- Asia Times, January 4, 2016 
 
China's Slowdown
"A Slowing Chinese Economy Could Spell Fiscal Crisis" John Lee -- Forbes, January 5, 2016
 
"China's Hidden Protests" Brendon Hong -- The Daily Beast, January 5, 2016

Brexist Implications
"David Cameron Expected to Allow Cabinet to Pick Sides on EU Exit" Steven Erlanger and Stephen Castlejan -- The New York Times, January 5, 2016
 
"Why to Fear Brexit, Inflation and an Emerging Market Crisis" Mark Mulligan -- The Sydney Morning Herald, January 5, 2016
 
   
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