Weekly World News Update, January 27, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Homegrown terrorists; Middle East cauldron; U.S.-Iran dialogue; Europe tested anew; Russia-Ukraine gas wars; plus, Taiwan's future and cross-strait ties.

Jihadist Threats to the Homeland

"Can We Stop Homegrown Terrorists?" Peter Bergen -- The Wall Street Journal, January 22, 2016

"Al Qaeda and ISIS: Existential Threats to the U.S. and Europe" F. W. Kagan, K. Kagan, J. Cafarella, H. Gambhir, and K. Zimmerman -- Institute for the Study of War, January 2016

"The Country Club Jihad: A Study of North American Radicalization" Alex Reese -- The Small Wars Journal, January 24, 2016

"The Islamic State's Obsession with al Qaeda and the Taliban" Thomas Joscelyn -- The Long War Journal, January 20, 2016

Middle East in Crisis

"Israel-Palestine: The Other Crisis" Jon B. Alterman -- CSIS, January 20, 2016

"What's Next for the Syrian Regime?" Khaled Atallah -- Al-Monitor, January 21, 2016

"From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America was Seduced by the 'Easy War'" Sebastian J. Bae -- War on the Rocks, January 22, 2016

U.S.-Iran Relations

"3 Steps to Ensure U.S.-Iran Dialogue Continues under Future Administrations" Trita Parsi and Tyler Cullis -- NIAC, January 20, 2016

"Can Iran Stay Anti-American?" Payam Mohseni -- The National Interest, January 22, 2016

"A New Era in U.S.-Iranian Relations?" Pam Benson -- The Cipher Brief, January 20, 2016

Implications of Europe's Refugee Crisis

"A Refugee Looks Back: What the 1940s Teach Us about Today's Crisis" Milan J. Kubic -- The Wilson Center, Winter 2016

"Schengen: How the Breakdown of a Border-free Europe Would Affect Travel" Simon Calder -- The Independent, January 26, 2016

"EU Migration Crisis: Greece Threatened with Schengen Area Expulsion" Ian Traynor -- The Guardian, January 25, 2016

"Austria Closes Its Borders to Refugees" Marianne Arens -- Global Research, January 26, 2016

U.S. Turkey Ties

"Turkey Is an Intermittent Ally but an Indispensable Partner" Dov Friedman -- War on the Rocks, January 25, 2016

"Turkish-American Relations Revisited" Kilic Bugra Kanat -- The Daily Sabah, January 25, 2016

Gas Wars

"Russia, Ukraine Play Gas Wars over Prices, Fines" Kostis Geropoulos -- New Europe, January 22, 2016

"What Falling Oil Prices Mean for Russia and Ukraine" Anders Aslund -- Atlantic Council, January 22, 2015

"Russia Won't Recover Unless It Reforms Its State" Maxim Trudolyubov -- The Wilson Center, January 20, 2016

"How Russia Sees the World" Vladimir Lukin -- The National Interest, January 22, 2016

Taiwan: The Path Ahead

"The Taiwan Elections: Don't Expect a U.S. Policy Change" Robert Sutter -- CSIS, January 20, 2016

"Cross-strait Ties Should Not Regress" The Straits Times Editorial, January 21, 2016

"War with China Is Inevitable if Taiwan Keeps Pushing for Independence" Zheping Huang -- Quartz, January 26, 2016

"Evaluating China's New Silk Road" Alexandra Viers -- The Cipher Brief, January 25, 2016

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh remains on an extended break from compiling the News Update. WACA will assume responsibility for delivering our weekly selection of analysis and opinion.

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