Wednesday, April 13, 2016

North Korean Defections; Panama Papers; Europe's Identity Crisis; Tension in the Caucasus; Fighting ISIS; Turmoil in Central and South America; Asian Investment in Africa.  
  
North Korean Defections  
"Colonel in North Korea's Spy Agency Has Defected to South, Seoul Says" Choe Sang-Hun -- The New York Times, April 11, 2016

"China Let 13 North Koreans Defect Through Its Border" Steve Mollman -- Quartz, April 11, 2016

"Next Stop, Pyongyang? Obama's Diplomatic Trifecta" Eric R. Terzuolo -- The National Interest, April 6, 2016
 
Panama Papers
"The Lesson of the Panama Papers" The Economist, April 9, 2016

"Are the Russians Actually Behind the Panama Papers?" Clifford G. Gaddy -- BROOKINGS, April 7, 2016

"The Geography of Financial Secrecy" Uri Friedman -- The Atlantic, April 9, 2016


Europe's Identity Crisis
"The Debate over 'Brexit'" James McBride -- Council on Foreign Relations, April 7, 2016
"Ukraine Has Been Part of Europe for Nearly a Millennium" Christian Raffensperger -- The Washington Post, April 7, 2016

Tension in the Caucasus    
"Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes" Thomas De Waal -- The New York Times, April 7, 2016

"Preventing Deadly Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh" David L. Phillips and Van Krikorian -- The World Post, April 10, 2016

Fighting ISIS 
"The Islamic State's Scorched-Earth Strategy" Peter Schwartzstein -- Foreign Policy, April 6, 2016
"U.S. Pushes for More Bases to Fight ISIS in Iraq" Nancy A. Youssef -- Daily Beast, April 6, 2016

Turmoil in Central and South America 
"Central America Is As Violent As Ever. What Would It Take to Change?" Richard Lapper -- Americas Quarterly, April 11, 2016
"Brazil Deploying Troops, Barricades before Impeachment Votes" Raymond Colitt and Arnaldo Galvao -- Chicago Tribune, April 11, 2016

"The Roots of Venezuela's Appalling Electricity Crisis" Brad Plumer -- Vox, April 8, 2016

"Peru Presidential Candidate Keiko Fujimori Faces Father's Dual Legacy" Ryan Dube -- The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2016

Asian Investment in Africa
"China's Grand Strategy: Use the World as One Large Supply Chain" Parag Khanna -- Market Watch, April 11, 2016

"Chindia in Africa" José Luengo-Cabrera -- European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), April 2016

"Ethiopia Keen To Be Model in China-Africa Cooperation" Geeska Afrika Online, April 8, 2016

"Nigeria: The Bright Prospects of China-Nigeria Relations" Gu Xiaojie -- All Africa, April 8, 2016

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh remains on an extended break from compiling the News Update. WACA will assume responsibility for delivering our weekly selection of analysis and opinion. 
_____________________________________ ______________________
   
For previous Weekly World News Update, please visit our Website  
  
Please acknowledge that this product was produced by the World Affairs Councils of America.
Follow Us and Join Our List
Join Our Mailing List

                                         
                                facebook small twitter youtube                                                    facebook small twitter youtube
                  

The World Affairs Councils of America 

1200 18th St., NW, Suite 902, Washington, DC 20036

Phone (202) 833-4557  Fax (202) 833-4555

Email [email protected] Website www.worldaffairscouncils.org