Wednesday, October 22, 2014

  

Updates on Iran, ISIS, and Ebola. Plus, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong, Europe, Russia, and America's view of the Muslim world.

  

Iranian Nuclear Negotiations

"On Iran: Congress, Please Step Aside," Navid Hassibi - The National Interest, October 20, 2014

 

"Reading Between the Red Lines: An Anatomy of Iran's Eleventh-Hour Nuclear Negotiating Strategy," Suzanne Maloney - Brookings, October 16, 2014


ISIS Update

"The Meaning of Kobani," Henri J. Barkey - The American Interest, October 18, 2014

 

"What Turkey Wants in the War on ISIS," Ibrahim Kalin - The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2014

 

"Who Will Turkey 'Train and Equip' in Syria?" Sibel Utku Bila - Al Monitor, October 19, 2014

 

Putting the Ebola Outbreak in Context

"What a Past Epidemic Teaches Us About Ebola," Howard Markel - New Republic, October 19, 2014

 

"Nigeria is Ebola-Free: Here's What They Did Right," Alexandra Sifferlin - Time, October 19, 2014
 

"Britain, U.S. Are in Africa Fighting Ebola. Will Europe Join Them?" Sara Miller Llana - The Christian Science Monitor, October 19, 2014
 

Nigeria

"Break in Transmission: How Nigeria Took Control of Ebola," Edward Wright - Real Clear World, October 20, 2014

 

"What's Behind Boko Haram 'Truce'?" David Cook - CNN World, October 18, 2014 
 

Political Upheaval in Hong Kong

"The Hong Kong Protesters Who Won't Negotiate," Matt Schiavenza - The Atlantic, October 19, 2014

 

"If We Lose This, We Lose Everything," Suzanne Sataline - Foreign Policy, October 17, 2014

 

China and Europe

"Premier's Win-Win Europe Visit," Wang Yiwei - China Daily, October 18, 2014 


Eurozone's Economic Health

"Borders and Budgets Could Lay Europe Low," Gideon Rachman - Financial Times, October 20, 2014

 

"Why the Eurozone's Woes Have Become the World's Problem," Larry Elliott - The Guardian, October 18, 2014
 

"Europe Faces Anti-Austerity Mutiny as Crisis Looms," Patrick Smith - The Fiscal Times, October 20, 2014

 

"Eurocrisis Round Two. Blame the Germans Edition," Edward Hugh - EconoMonitor, October 14, 2014 


Barroso's Parting Words from the European Union

"Europe's Essential Unity," Jos� Manuel Barroso - Project Syndicate, October 18, 2014

 

"Barroso Says Immigration Cap Would Be Against EU Law," Jim Pickard - Financial Times, October 19, 2014 


Simmering Tensions Between Russia and the West

"Why Would a Russian Submarine Enter Swedish Waters?" Roland Oliphant - The Telegraph, October 20, 2014

 

"Hunting for Red October... in the Stockholm Archipelago," Andr�s Simonyi and Erik Brattberg - The Huffington Post, October 20, 2014

 

"Putin Defiant in Face of Criticism Over Ukraine at Asia-Europe Summit," Carol J. Williams - Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2014
 

"West Needs to Put Up or Shut Up About Ukraine," Mark Adomanis - The Moscow Times, October 19, 2014

 

"The Myth of Russian Humiliation," Anne Applebaum - The Washington Post, October 17, 2014 


America's View of the Muslim World

"America Needs to Know its Enemies -- and its Friends," James Zogby - The National, October 19, 2014

 

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