Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Europe's Future; Britain's New Global Role; Turkey-Russia Mending Ties; Brazil's Crisis; Aleppo Under Siege; Fight against ISIS; Ongoing South China Sea Disputes.
Europe's Future
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How Angela Merkel Imperiled Europe's Future
" Damon Linker -- The Week Magazine, August 5, 2016
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France's National Front Draws Strength from Brexit
" Richard Wolin -- The Nation, August 5, 2016
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EU Rift with Turkey Deepens as Austria Threatens to Veto Membership Talks
" Justin Huggler -- The Telegraph, August 8, 2016
Britain's New Global Role
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Britain's New Global Role after Brexit
" Quentin Peel -- The World Today, August-September Issue
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Britain Fails to Understand the Nature of Globalisation at Its Peril
" Jennifer Johns -- The Conversation, August 5, 2016
Turkey-Russia Mending Ties
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Putin and Erdogan, Both Isolated, Reach out to Each Other
" Niel MacFarquhar and Tim Arango -- The New York Times, August 8, 2016
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Erdogan-Putin: Ready to Settle Scores with the U.S. and Europe
" Raghida Dergham -- The World Post, August 8, 2016
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Turkey's Erdogan Pivots to Putin as Tensions Rise with the West
" Andrew Roth and Erin Cunningham -- The Washington Post, August 9, 2016
Brazil's Crisis
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When It Comes to Economic Competitiveness, Brazil Is Far From a Podium Finish
" Nathaniel Parish Flannery -- Forbes, August 8, 2016
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Brazil's Biggest Olympic Worry Isn't Dirty Water. It's a Dirty Bomb
" Annabelle Timsit -- POLITICO Europe, August 6, 2016
Aleppo Under Siege
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Only United International Action Can End the Carnage in Syria
" Observer Editorial -- The Guardian, August 6, 2016
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Why Russia Doesn't Want Aleppo to Fall
" Yury Barmin -- Al-Monitor, August 7, 2016
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Can Putin Really 'Win' the Syrian Conflict?
" Sarah Lain -- The Telegraph, August 9, 2016
Fight against ISIS
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'Defeating' ISIS: The Real Threats and Challenges
" Anthony H. Cordesman -- CSIS, August 4, 2016
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How ISIS Is Shaking up Transatlantic Views on Surveillance and Counter-Terrorism
" Heather Horn -- Defense One, August 5, 2016
Ongoing South China Sea Disputes
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South China Sea Danger Zone: Why Pushing China into a Corner Is Dangerous
" Kai He and Huiyun Feng -- The National Interest, August 6, 2016
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