Wednesday, September 21, 2016
U.N. Refugee Summit; Syria War; EU's Bratislavia Summit; Corruption and Conflict in South Sudan
; Kashmir Conflict
; Mexicans Demand Resignation of President Nieto
; Japan's First Female Democratic Party Leader.
U.N. Refugee Summit
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Refugees Take U.N. Center Stage: But Is It All Sound and Fury?
" Stewart M. Patrick -- Council on Foreign Relations, September, 16, 2016
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Migrant Flows to Europe Continue as U.N. Convenes Summit in New York
" James McAuley -- The Washington Post, September 17, 2016
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Swift Response to Refugee Crisis Rests on Obama Summit After U.N. Talks Fail
" Julian Borger and Patrick Kingsley -- The Guardian, September 19, 2016
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Theresa May to Tell U.N. Too Many Economic Migrants are Confused with Refugees
" David Hughes -- The Independent, September, 19, 2016
Syria War
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U.S. Says It Carried Out Strike That May Have Inadvertently Killed 60 Syrian Soldiers
" Roy Gutman and W.J. Hennigan -- Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2016
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U.S. Airstrike Threatens to Derail Week-Old Syrian Cease-Fire
" Jim Michaels -- USA Today, September 19, 2016
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Jimmy Carter: A First Step for Syria? Stop the Killing
" Jimmy Carter -- The New York Times, September 20, 2016
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UN Chief Calls Convoy Attackers in Syria 'Cowards'
" Joe Sterling, Angela Dewan, and Joshua Berlinger -- CNN, September 20, 2016
EU's Bratislavia Summit
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EU Leaders Promise New Push to Overcome Crisis
" David M. Herszenhorn and Tara Palmeri -- POLITICO Europe, September 16, 2016
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The E.U. Bratislava Summit-Explained
" Erika Harris -- The Conversation, September 16, 2016
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Bratislava Summit: Four Questions for a Post-Brexit EU
" Josh Lowe -- Newsweek, September 15, 2016
Corruption and Conflict in South Sudan
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Understanding the Roots of Conflict in South Sudan
" Katherine Noel and Alex de Waal -- Council on Foreign Relations, September 14, 2016
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South Sudan's American-Made Robber Barons
" David Kowalski -- Foreign Policy Journal, September 19,2016
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UNHCR Airlifts Aid to Uganda as Thousands Arrive from South Sudan
" Charlie Yaxley -- UNHCR, September 19, 2016
Kashmir Conflict
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Kashmir Attack Tarnishes Local Insurgency Image
" Shamil Shams -- Deutsche Welle, September 19, 2016
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Narendra Modi Is Implementing the Doval Doctrine in Kashmir
" Sushil Aaron - Hindustan Times, September 16, 2016
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PM in U.S. to Tell World about Kashmir's Plight
" Salim Bokhari -- The Nation, September 19, 2016
Mexicans Demand Resignation of President Nieto
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Mexican Protesters Call for President Pena Nieto to Resign
" Andrew V. Pestano -- United Press International, September 16, 2016
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'Resign Now' Thousands of Mexicans Tell President Pena Nieto at Independence Day Protest
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James Frederick - The Telegraph, September 16, 2016
Japan's First Female Democratic Party Leader
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Japan's Democratic Party Elects Renho as New Leader
" Mitsuru Obe - The Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2016
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Four Things to Know about Japan's Opposition Leader Renho Murata
" Justin Worland - TIME Magazine, September 15, 2016
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Japan's Opposition Chooses Female, Half-Taiwanese Leader Renho
" Mariko Oi - BBC News, September 15, 2016
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