Wednesday, April 23, 2014

  

News and analysis from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. Plus, extra articles on developments in Ukraine.

  

Obama, America, and Asia

"The Second Opening of Japan," Shinzo Abe - Project Syndicate, April 21, 2014

 

"Obama is on the Right Course with His Reorientation Toward Asia," Tom Donilon - The Washington Post, April 20, 2014

 

"Why Obama Needs to Lean In on this Asia Trip," Dan Twining - Foreign Policy, April 21, 2014  

 

Following China...

"Obama's Asia Policy is Distracted and Ambiguous," Gideon Rachman - Financial Times, April 21, 2014  

 

"Harvard is Teaching the Chinese Their Own History," Rong Xiaoqing - Quartz, April 20, 2014 

 
The Future of Latin American Politics"

Viva el Populismo?" Cynthia J. Arnson and Carlos de la Torre - Foreign Affairs, April 16, 2014  

 

Syrian Civil War

"The Syrian Conflict: Where Strategic Interest and Humanitarian Urgency Intersect," David Miliband and Amb. Robert S. Ford - The Washington Institute, April 21, 2014

 

"Saudi's Prince Bandar Did Not Fail Syria: The West Lost its Nerve," Faisal Al Yafai - The National, April 21, 2014  

 

Israel-Palestine Talks

"All is Not Lost for Palestinians Even If Talks Hit the Buffers," Jonathan Cook - The National, April 21, 2014  

 

Looking Back at Iraq

"What We Left Behind," Dexter Filkins - The New Yorker, April 28, 2014  

 

Looking Forward for Afghanistan

"Why a Regional Security Force Will Not Work in Afghanistan," Arwin Rahi - The Diplomat, April 20, 2014

 

Bosnia and the Balkans

"Remember Bosnia?" Gordon N. Bardos - The National Interest, April 21, 2014

 

Britain and the EU

"Why a British Exit is not Inevitable," Charles Grant - Center for European Reform, April 17, 2014  

 

Ukraine on the Brink

"Amid Chaos, a Humiliating and Dangerous Defeat for Ukraine," Irena Chalupa - Atlantic Council, April 17, 2014  

 

"The Ukraine Deal: Has Putin Realized He Overplayed His Hand?" Roland Flamini - World Affairs Journal, April 18, 2014  

 

"Czar Vladimir is Changing the Rules of the Game," Jeffrey Simpson - The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2014

 

"Ukrainian Extremists Will Only Triumph If Russia Invades," Timothy Snyder - New Republic, April 17, 2014  

 

"How Russia is Dividing the EU Over Ukraine," John Bruton - The Irish Times, April 19, 2014  

 

"How America Lost Vladimir Putin," David Rohde and Arshad Mohammed - The Atlantic, April 19, 2014

 

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