Wednesday, August 9,  2017

Nuclear North Korea; America's Role; Kenyan Elections; 'No Confidence' in South Africa; China's Influence in Africa; Netanyahu's Corruption
Quote of the Week:

"What initially looked like a slow-motion Cuban missile crisis is now looking more like the Manhattan Project, just barreling along." 
-- Robert Litwak,  a nonproliferation expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, told The Washington Post Tuesday.
North Korea Flexes Its Nuclear Muscle
"The Wolf of Pyongyang" David Kang -- Foreign Affairs, August 9, 2017

" Seizing the Initiative on North Korea " Ryan Hass -- Brookings, August 4, 2017

"ASEAN Offers U.S. a Rare Chance to Meet North Korea " Jonathan Head -- BBC News, August 7, 2017

"What's New About the Latest UN Sanctions Against North Korea?" Krishnadev Calamur -- The Atlantic, August 7, 2017

"The Classicist: Understanding North Korea" Victor Davis Hanson -- Hoover Institution, August 8, 2017 [Podcast]
America's Role in the World
"Why Is Donald Trump Still So Horribly Witless About the World?" Robin Wright -- The New Yorker, August 4, 2017

"It's Up to Europe to Save the Iran Deal" Tyler Cullis and Reza Marashi -- The Atlantic, August 8, 2017

"40 Years of American Foreign Service with Ambassador Daniel Fried" Daniel F. Runde -- CSIS, August 4, 2017 [Podcast]
Kenya Goes to the Polls
" Kenya Oppositions Leader Says Election Website Hacked in Order to Show President in Lead " Humphrey Malalo and Duncan Miriri -- Reuters, August 8, 2017


"Scene Setter: Kenya's August 8 Elections" John Campbell -- CFR, August 3, 2017
'No Confidence' in South Africa?

" No Confidence Vote: A Victory for Zuma, but a Defeat for the ANC " Richard Calland -- Mail & Guardian, August 9, 2017
China's Influence Strengthens in Africa
"'China Has Conquered Kenya': Inside Beijing's New Strategy to Win African Hearts and Minds" Jonathan Kaiman -- The Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2017

" Why China Is Sending Jobs to Africa " Marc Sollinger -- PRI, August 7, 2017
Netanyahu's Corruption Problem
"Does Israeli Corruption Probe of Netanyahu Risk His Grip on Power?" Daniel Estrin -- NPR, August 8, 2017 [Podcast]

"As Netanyahu Investigators Close In, Some Ask: How Long Can He Hold On?" Isabel Kershner -- The New York Times, August 8, 2017

"Netanyahu's Corruption Isn't the Problem, It's His Ideology" Ron Cahlili -- Haaretz, August 7, 2017

" Is Likud Ready for the Post-Netanyahu Era? " Gil Hoffman -- Jerusalem Post, August 8, 2017
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