Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Russia's War Games; Fighting ISIS; China Power; Britain in No Hurry to Exit; Chaos in Venezuela; Nigeria's Security Crises.  
Russia's War Games
" Revisiting the Minsk II Agreement " Carl Hvenmark Nilsson -- CSIS, August 11, 2016

" Russia's Big Gamble for the Black Sea " Nikolas K. Gvosdev -- The National Interest, August 11, 2016

"Russia Launches War Games in the Black Sea, Worrying Ukraine" Dan Alexe -- New Europe, August 12, 2016

"Why Peace Is Impossible with Putin" Alexander J. Motyl -- Atlantic Council, August 15, 2016
Fighting ISIS
" The Grinding Fight to Root out ISIS in a Battered Libya " Frederic Wehrey -- The New Yorker, August 10, 2016


"Is the ISIS Caliphate Collapsing?" Mohammed Nuruzzaman -- The National Interest, August 13, 2016

"U.S. Wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen: What Are the Endstates?" Anthony H. Cordesman -- CSIS, August 15, 2016
China Power

" China's Defiance in the South China Sea " Editorial -- The New York Times, August 13, 2016

" Behind Indonesia's Ambivalence in the South China Sea " Muhamad Arif -- Policy Forum, August 15, 2016

"Central Asia's Lukewarm Pivot to China" Shawn Snow -- The Diplomat, August 16, 2016
Britain in No Hurry to Exit 
" Wait and See: Theresa May Is in No Hurry on Brexit " Bernd Riegert -- Deutsche Welle, August 15, 2016

"Canada's Trade Deal with EU a Model for Brexit? Not Quite, Insiders Say" Ashifa Kassam -- The Guardian, August 15, 2016
Chaos in Venezuela
"U.S. Faces Limited Options on Venezuela Chaos" Ana Radelat -- The Hill, August 12, 2016

"A Looming Clash in Venezuela" Editorial -- The New York Times, August 15, 2016

"Venezuela's Friends in Beijing Worried" Margaret Myers -- Miami Herald, August 14, 2016

Nigeria's Security Crisis
"Niger Delta Militants Compound Nigeria's Security Crises" Kaitlin Lavinder -- The Cipher Brief, August 14, 2016
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