Wednesday, July 13, 2016

NATO Summit; Post-Brexit Developments; The Iraq Inquiry; East Asian Politics; Turkey-Iran Relations; FARC Peace Agreement.
 
 
NATO Summit
" NATO Leaders Seek Relevance in World of New Challenges" Carlo Munoz -- The Washington Times, July 7, 2016

" Making Peace with the West, Country by Country" Maxim Trudolyubov -- The Wilson Center, July 8, 2016

" NATO Summit Shows Moscow a Reinvigorated Alliance" John Lough -- Chatham House, July 11, 2016

Post-Brexit Developments
" Theresa, Meet Angela " Matthew Karnitsching and Nicholas Vinocur -- POLITICO Europe, July 12, 2016

" In Britain, Your Economic Fate Increasingly Hinges on Where You Started in Life " Carla Power -- The Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2016
 
" A Troubled Calm: Northern Ireland Since Brexit " Duncan Morrow -- Europe's World, July 11, 2016

The Iraq Inquiry
"Revisiting the Iraq War" Richard N. Haass -- Project Syndicate, July 8, 2016 

East Asian Politics 

" For China, a Missile Defense System in South Korea Spells a Failed Courtship" Jane Perlez -- The New York Times, July 8, 2016

" A Chance to De-Escalate South China Sea Tensions" Douglas Paal -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 8, 2016

" The South China Sea Won't Stop China-ASEAN Economic Ties" Wang Wen, Chen Xiaochen, and Chang Yudi -- The Diplomat, July 7, 2016

" What Does the South China Sea Ruling Mean, and What's Next?" Joseph Chinyong Liow -- BROOKINGS, July 12, 2016

Turkey-Iran Relations
" Voices from Turkey: Turkey-Iran Relations - A Long-Term Perspective" Bülent Aras and Emirhan Yorulmazlar -- Center for American Progress, July 11, 2016

FARC Peace Agreement 
" Biggest Obstacle to Peace in Colombia may Not be FARC, but an Ex-President" Nick Miroff -- The Washington Post, July 7, 2016


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