Wednesday, November 2 , 2016

Mosul Offensive;  The Passage of CETA; Global Economic Policy; China as a Superpower; Tensions Between Jordan and Israel;  Brexit and the Future of UK; South Korea's Political Crisis; Moldova's Presidential Elections.
Mosul Offensive
" The Meaning of Mosul " Philip H. Gordon and Zachary Laub -- Council on Foreign Relations, October 26, 2016

" The Battle for Mosul: So Far So Good " Hayder al-Khoei -- European Council on Foreign Relations, October 28, 2016

" Brace for Terrorism Ripples from Mosul " Michael P. Downing and Matt A. Mayer -- USA Today, October 31, 2016

"Iraqi Forces Breach Mosul City Limits, Heralding a Complex Phase in Campaign" Tim Arango and Falih Hassan -- The New York Times, November 1, 2016
The Passage of CETA
" CETA's Signature: 38 Statements, a Joint Interpretive Instrument and an Uncertain Future " Guillaume Van der Loo -- Centre for European Policy Studies, October 31, 2016

" Making the Most of CETA: A Complete and Effective Implementation Is Key to Realizing the Agreement's Full Potential " Patrick Leblond -- Centre for International Governance Innovation, October 30, 2016

" CETA Breakdown Highlights Need to Share the Spoils of Globalisation " Stephen Grenville -- The Interpreter, October 26, 2016
Global Economic Policy
" Ambitious Actions are Needed to Fight the Global Slowdown " Julien Acalin and Egor Gornostay -- Peterson Institute for International Economics, October 26, 2016

" Global Uncertainty about Economic Policy Is at Record Highs " Mark Fahey -- CNBC, October 26, 2016
China as a Superpower
" Creating a Stable Asia: An Agenda for a U.S.-China Balance of Power " Michael Swaine, Wenyan Deng, and Aube Rey Lescure -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 26, 2016

" Increased Power Competition Changes Strategy of 'Swing' Powers " Robert Shines -- Foreign Policy Association, October 26, 2016

" Financial Regulation: The G20's Missing Chinese Dream " Nicolas Veron -- Bruegel, October 26, 2016
Tensions Between Jordan and Israel
" Protests in Jordan over Gas Deal with Israel Expose Wider Rifts " Beverley Milton-Edwards -- Brookings Institution, October 26, 2016

" Unwanted: The $10 Billion Gas Deal that Jordan Needs " Donna Abu-Nasr -- Bloomberg, October 26, 2016
Brexit and the Future of UK

" Britain's Immigration Offer to Europe " Sunder Katwala, Jill Rutter, and Steve Ballinger -- British Future, October 31, 2016
South Korea's Political Crisis
" Controversy Roils Park Government " Victor Cha -- CSIS, October 28, 2016

" South Korea's Presidency 'On the Brink of Collapse' as Scandal Grows " Anna Fifield and Yoonjung Seo -- The Washington Post, October 29, 2016

" South Korean Political Crisis Could Affect Hardline North Korea Policy " Brian Padden -- Voice of America, October 31, 2016
Moldova's Presidential Elections
" Moldova at a Crossroad " Michael Getto -- Atlantic Council, October 28, 2016

" Possible Consequences of the Presidential Elections in the Republic of Moldova " Jakub Pienkowski -- The Polish Institute for International Affairs, October 28, 2016
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