Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Analysis and opinion on Hagel's resignation, nuclear negotiations with Iran, Syria, Israel/Palestine, drones in Pakistan, China, Europe, and protests in Mexico. Plus, articles on U.S. foreign policy and the global energy market.

Defense Secretary Hagel Steps Down

"The Fall Guy," David Rothkopf - Foreign Policy, November 24, 2014

Iran Talks Extended

"The Silver Lining of an Extension of the P5+1 Nuclear Talks with Iran," Gregory D. Koblentz - The National Interest, November 24, 2014

"Iran Nuclear Talks Extension Raises Risk of Cataclysmic Failure," Simon Tisdall - The Guardian, November 24, 2014

"Will it Play in Persepolis?" Nancy Gallagher - Foreign Policy, November 21, 2014

ISIS/Radical Islam Well-Organized and Expanding

"The Banality of Islamic State," Cam Simpson - Bloomberg Businessweek, November 20, 2014

"Islamic State and a South Asian Caliphate," SK Chatterji - The Diplomat, November 23, 2014

"The Iran-Cuba-Venezuela Nexus," Mary Anastasia O'Grady - The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2014

Israel/Palestine Tensions Growing

"Conspiracy Theories and Palestinian Terror," Jonathan S. Tobin - Commentary, November 21, 2014

"Hate Thy Neighbor," William Saletan - Slate, November 21, 2014

"The Age of the Lone Wolf Intifada," Gregg Carlstrom - Politico Magazine, November 20, 2014

Pakistan

"The Unblinking Stare - The Drone War in Pakistan," Steve Coll - The New Yorker, November 24, 2014

China Rising

"The New Nuance in Chinese Diplomacy," Peter Drysdale - East Asia Forum, November 24, 2014

"China Scores," Matthew Goodman and Ely Ratner - Foreign Affairs, November 23, 2014

"Massive Rail Deal Gives China's Push Into Africa a Major Win," Simon Engler - Foreign Policy, November 21, 2014

Europe Regrouping

"The New European Disorder," Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard - European Council on Foreign Relations, November 2014

Mexico Protests Continue

"White House Silence on Mexico Protests Speaks Volumes," Christy Thornton - Al Jazeera America, November 20, 2014

"We're Mad as Hell, and We're Not Going to Take it Anymore," Homero Aridjis - The Huffington Post, November 22, 2014

"Don't Expect an Aztec Spring with Mexico Protests, Analysts Warn," Karla Zabludovsky - Al Jazeera America, November 22, 2014

U.S. Foreign Policy

"How the United States Can Counter the Ambitions of Russia and China," Ely Ratner and Thomas Wright - The Washington Post, November 21, 2014

"Top Five Washington Assumptions on Mideast That Are Not True," Andrew J. Bacevich - Informed Comment, November 24, 2014

"The Case for More Congress in American Foreign Policy," Walter Russell Mead - The American Interest, November 23, 2014

The Global Energy Market

"New Era of Cheap Oil Tilts Geopolitical Power Toward U.S.," Rich Miller - Bloomberg, November 19, 2014

"Winners and Losers of Oil War," Shabbir H. Kazmi - Eurasia Review, November 23, 2014

"Israel Pitches 'Massive' Natural Gas Pipeline Plan to Europe," Staff Writers - The Times of Israel, November 20, 2014

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