Wednesday, June 25, 2014

  

Perspectives on Iraq, the ISIS threat, and Iran; Japanese PM Abe on security in Asia; plus, Russia and Europe -- today and 100 years ago.

  

Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan: The Balance

"Seeing in Iraq the Future of Afghanistan," Arwin Rahi & Valerie M. Hudson - The Diplomat, June 22, 2014   

 

"Tehran Doubles Down," Mohsen Milani - Foreign Affairs, June 22, 2014   

 

"The Middle East Balancing Act," Javier Solana - Project Syndicate, June 17, 2014 

 
The ISIS Threat

"How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together," Ben Van Heuvelen - The Daily Beast, June 21, 2014  

 

"Western Intervention in Iraq Would Be a Gift to ISIS," Charles Cooper - Independent, June 22, 2014  

 

"Iraq is Finished. Welcome - Not that You Will Be - to Sunnistan," Colin Freeman - The Telegraph, June 23, 2014 

 
Views on the Future in Egypt, Turkey, and NATO Nations

"The Economics of Egypt's Rising Authoritarian Order," Amr Adly - Carnegie Middle East Center, June 18, 2014

 

"Strengths and Constraints of Turkish Policy in the South Caucasus," Bayram Balci - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 18, 2014  

 

"NATO Must Face Looming Threats Now, Not Later," Roland Paris - Canadian International Council, June 20, 2014 

 
Autonomy in Asia

"Military Transparency and Asian Security," Shinzo Abe - Project Syndicate, June 23, 2014  

 

"Thai Coup Leaders' Goal: Democracy on Their Terms," Kay Johnson - Associated Press, June 16, 2014  

 

"Next on China's 'My Way' List: Hong Kong," Patrick Smith - The Fiscal Times, June 23, 2014 

 
Russia Beyond the Western Border

"Russia's Quiet War Against European Fracking," Keith Johnson - Foreign Policy, June 20, 2014

 

"What If Russia Invades Ukraine?" Bennett Ramberg - The National Interest, June 19, 2014   

 

Developments in Europe

"European Style Going Out of Fashion at Ballot Box," Joel Kotkin - New Geography, June 23, 2014  

 

"I'm Insanely Jealous of Sweden's Work-Family Policies. You Should Be, Too," Jonathan Cohn - New Republic, June 22, 2014 

 
Lessons from the Past...?

"Applying Rwanda's Painful Lessons to Burundi," Kevin A. Lees - The National Interest, June 19, 2014   

 

"World War I: The War that Changed Everything," Margaret MacMillan - The Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2014

  

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