Wednesday, February 7, 2018

PyeongChang Olympics; Tillerson in Latin America; European Populism; Trouble in South Africa; Crisis in the Maldives
Quote of the Week:
 
"The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests - no party's, no president's, only Putin's. "
-- John McCain, U.S Senator (R-AZ), in a statement released Friday, regarding the release of the Nunes memo to the public. 
North Korea and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics
"North Korea Diplomacy and the Winter Olympics" Leif-Eric Easley -- The Diplomat, February 7, 2018

"North and South Korea Made Peace for the Olympics. But It Won't Last" Charlie Campbell -- Time, February 1, 2018
 
"Enjoy the Olympics but Talks with North Korea Will Fail" Robert Kelly -- The National Interest, February 5, 2018 
 
" Don't Be Fooled by North Korea's Winter Olympics Charm Offensive " Kim Sengupta -- Independent, February 6, 2018
"The Mixed Record of Sports Diplomacy" Eleanor Albert -- Council on Foreign Relations, February 5, 2018
"The Education of Kim Jong-Un" Jung Pak -- Brookings, February 6, 2018
Tillerson's Trip to Latin America
"Tillerson Tries to Soothe Troubled Allies in Latin America. It's Not an Easy Sell." Elisabeth Malkin -- The New York Times, February 2, 2018 
 
"Tillerson to Latin America: Beware of China" Krishnadev Calamur -- The Atlantic, February 3, 2018
 
"Tillerson Praises Monroe Doctrine, Warns Latin America of 'Imperial' Chinese Ambitions" Robbie Gramer and Keith Johnson -- Foreign Policy, February 2, 2018
Checking in on European Populism 
"Europe's Populists Are Waltzing Into the Mainstream" Editorial Board -- The Economist, February 3, 2018 
 
"Muslim Voters and the European Left" Rafaela Danygier -- Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2018 
 
"Crisis and Cohesion in the European Union: A Ten-Year Review" Josef Janning -- European Council on Foreign Relations, February 5, 2018
Germany Finally Settles on Coalition 
"Germany's Angela Merkel Finally Reaches Coalition Deal with SPD" Ben Knight -- Deutsche Welle, February 7, 2018
Day Zero for South Africa? 
" In Drought-Hit South Africa, the Politics of Water " William Saunderson-Meyer -- Reuters, February 5, 2018
 
"South African President Jacob Zuma Faces Pressure to Resign " Rachel Elbaum -- NBC News, February 6, 2018
 
"President Zuma's Speech Postponed as South African Power Struggle Intensifies" Norimitsu Onishi -- The New York Times, February 6, 2018 
Maldives: Constitutional Crisis in Paradise
"A Beautiful Place for a Crisis: How Politics Spoiled the Maldives Tropical Paradise" Shashank Bengali -- Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2018 
 
"Crisis Continues in a Land of Pretty Islands, as Justices and Ex-Leader Are Arrested" Hassan Moosa and Jeffrey Gettleman -- The New York Times, February 5, 2018

"Crisis in Male" Editorial Board -- The Hindu, February 5, 2018
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