Wednesday, April 9, 2014

What's at stake in Afghanistan's and India's elections? Remembering Rwanda, perspectives on Ukraine, and articles on the global energy market, the Asia pivot, and Africa.

Afghanistan Votes...

"Afghanistan's Coming Coup?" Paul D. Miller - Foreign Affairs, April 2, 2014

"Afghan Elections: The Morning After," Helena Malikyar - Al Jazeera, April 6, 2014

"Afghanistan's Successful Election Day," Najmuddin A. Shaikh - The Express Tribune, April 7, 2014

India Votes...

"11 Things to Know About the World's Biggest Election," Peter Bergen and Ana Swanson - CNN, April 7, 2014

"India Election: Country Awaits a Demographic Dividend or Disaster," Jason Burke - The Guardian, April 7, 2014

"India's Election: What's at Stake?" Aakanksha Tangri - CNN, April 7, 2014

Rwanda - 20 Years Later

"Rwanda's Rebirth," Louise Mushikiwabo - Project Syndicate, April 7, 2014

"Lessons from Rwanda, 20 Years After the Genocide," Shimon Koffler Fogel - The Star, April 7, 2014

Perspectives on Ukraine

"It's Not Russia that is Destabilizing Ukraine," Sergei Lavrov - The Guardian, April 7, 2014

"War is Coming," Mikheil Saakashvili - Foreign Policy, April 4, 2014

"New Deal, Same Players," Jean-Arnault Derens and Laurent Geslin - Le Monde diplomatique, April 2014

"Let's Embrace the New Cold War," The Saker - Asia Times Online, April 4, 2014

America and the Global Energy Balance

"America's Energy Edge," Robert D. Blackwill and Meghan L. O'Sullivan - Foreign Affairs, March/April 2014

"The Geopolitics of Energy," Robert Kaplan - Real Clear Energy, April 4, 2014

Gaming Out the 'Asia Pivot'

"Unintended Consequences of U.S. Alliances in Asia," Robert E. Kelly - The Diplomat, April 7, 2014

"Why Obama's 'Pivot to Asia' Will Prove a Non Event," Patrick Smith - The Fiscal Times, April 7, 2014

Africa's Future...

"Here's how to Unlock Africa's Economic Potential," Jim O'Neill - Bloomberg View, April 6, 2014

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