Wednesday, October 15, 2014

  

Updates and analysis from around the world -- Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe. Plus, opinion from a Nobel Prize economist and insights on the 2014 Nobel recipients.

  

Where in the World is Kim Jong-un?

"North Korea: Where is Kim Jong-un?" Dr. John Swenson-Wright - BBC, October 13, 2014
 

"Where's Kim? Absent Leader Stirs Wild Speculation," Foster Klug - The Guardian, October 13, 2014

 

"Kim Jong-un's Vanishing Act: The Scary Reality if He Dies," Scott A. Snyder - The National Interest, October 12, 2014 


Japan's Economy

"What Can We Learn From Abenomics?" Adam S. Posen - East Asia Forum, October 12, 2014 


U.S. - China Relations

"China's Dangerous Game," Howard W. French - The Atlantic, October 13, 2014
 

"China, U.S. Standoff Deepens Over Hong Kong Protests," James T. Areddy - The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2014 


Update on Hong Kong

"Hong Kong's Sour Deal," Dalena Wright - Foreign Policy, October 10, 2014

 

"The Hong Kong Question: The United States Cannot Remain Neutral," John Bolton - Pittsburgh Tribune Review, October 11, 2014 


Kobani, Syria

"The Last Days of Kobani: A Decisive Battle in the Fight Against Islamic State," Spiegel Staff - Spiegel Online International - October 13, 2014

 

"Kobani and the Future of Turkish Democracy," Halil Karaveli - Foreign Affairs, October 8, 2014
 

"ISIS in Kobani: Embattled Border Town Becomes Focal Point for the West's Fear of Involvement in Syria," Bradley Klapper - The Independent, October 12, 2014
 

"Kobani Still Stands Against ISIS and All Odds. But for How Long?" Jamie Dettmer - The Daily Beast, October 12, 2014

 

The ISIS Threat

"America Needs a More Aggressive Strategy Against ISIL. Now." John Nagl - Politico, October 12, 2014

 

Negotiations with Iran

"A Nuclear Deal with Iran Won't End the Middle East's Big Cold War," Kevin B. Sullivan - The Week, October 13, 2014
 

"A Key Week for Tehran and Its International Ambitions," Tony Karon - The National, October 12, 2014 


Argentina's Energy Future

"Argentina's Brilliant, Terrible, Very Unclear Energy Future," Keith Johnson - Foreign Policy, October 13, 2014
 

"Fracking Fractures Argentina's Energy Development," Fabiana Frayssinet - Eurasia Review, October 12, 2014

 

Eastern Europe and Russia

"Eastern Europeans Are Bowing to Putin's Power," Jackson Diehl - The Washington Post, October 12, 2014 


Europe's Economy

"Germany Sabotages Europe," Mark Gilbert - Bloomberg View, October 13, 2014
 

"Europe's New Recession is One Just One of the West's Problems," Patrick Smith - The Fiscal Times, October 13, 2014 


The U.S. Model?

"The Age of Vulnerability," Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate, October 13, 2014 


Nobel Peace Prize Winners

"Giving Malala Yousafzai the Nobel Prize Could Rob Her of Power," Tabish Khair - New Republic, October 13, 2014
 

"How Frenchman's Nobel Research Could Aid Consumers," Associated Press The Washington Post, October 13, 2014
 

"Understand the Research that Just Won Jean Tirole the Economics Nobel Prize," Danielle Kurtzleben - Vox, October 13, 2014

 

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