Wednesday, October 19 , 2016

Battle for Mosul; Brexit Consequences and Implementation; THAAD; Transatlantic Relations; DRC and CAR Unrest; Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew; Yemen's Crisis; Thailand's King Passes Away.  
Battle for Mosul
" When Mosul Falls, ISIS Will Flee to the Safety of Syria. But What Then? " Robert Fisk -- The Independent, October 17, 2016

" On the Ground as the Massive, High-Risk Attack on ISIS in Mosul Begins " Florian Neuhof -- The Daily Beast, October 17, 2016

"Iraqi Forces Converge in Decisive Battle against ISIS" Martin Chulov, Fazel Hawramy, Julian Borger, and Patrick Wintour -- The Guardian, October 18, 2016
Brexit Consequences and Implementation
" Fall in Pound Shows Sovereignty's Limits " Paola Subacchi -- Chatham House, October 14, 2016

" Which Model for Brexit " Michael Emerson -- Center for European Policy Studies, October 14, 2016

" Brexit and EU-Wide Money Laundering Regulation: The Debate Continues " David Artingstall -- Royal United Services Institute, October 13, 2016

"Brexit May Hurt Britain Where It Thrives: Science and Research" Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura -- The new York Times, October 17, 2016
THAAD
" China and South Korea's Path to Consensus on THAAD " Tong Zhao -- Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, October 13, 2016

" Can THAAD Save South Korea? " Robert E. Kelly -- The National Interest, October 14, 2016
Transatlantic Relations 
" Europe's President " Christopher S. Chivvis and Jana Puglierin -- Berlin Policy Journal, October 14, 2016

" The Everyday and the Existential: How Clinton and Trump Challenge Transatlantic Relations " Jeremy Shapiro -- European Council on Foreign Relations, October, 12, 2016
DRC and CAR Unrest
" Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Street  and Politics in DR Congo " -- International Crisis Group, October 13, 2016

" EU Was 'Far too Quiet about the Repression and Its Implications for DRC's Future' Says Rights Group " Elsa Buchanan -- International Business Times, October 17, 2016

"Wounds Remain Raw in Central African Republic" Edouard Dropsy -- IRIN, October 14, 2016
Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
" Elections on Hold in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew " Jake Johnston -- Center for Economic and Policy Research, October 13, 2016

" After Hurricane Matthew, Helping the Haitians Help Themselves " Wynn Walent -- The Denver Post, October 15, 2016
China and the Resource Trade
" China Exports Sink, But Shrinking Imports May Matter More " Sean Miner -- Peterson Institute for International Economics, October 13, 2016

" China and (World) Food Security " Jiayi Zhou -- SIPRI, October, 16 2016
Yemen's Crisis
" Yemen: Saudi-Led Funeral Attack Apparent War Crime " -- Human Rights Watch, October 13, 2016

Thailand's King Passes Away
" The Mixed Legacy of King Bhumibol Adulyadej " Joshua Kurlantzick-- CFR, October 13, 2016
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