Wednesday, December 21
, 2016
Putin's World; EU's Year-end Summit; The Fall of Allepo; Future of U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations; Ongoing Crisis in Venezuela; Political Instability in the DRC.
Putin's World
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How to Wage Hybrid War on the Kremlin
" Max Boot -- Council on Foreign Relations, December 14, 2016
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Trump's Great Game: Courting Russia to Contain China
" James Nadeau -- Foreign Policy Association, December 15, 2016
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Be Careful What You Wish for Mr. Putin
" Stephen Crowley -- Wilson Center, December 15, 2016
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The Vlad and Donald Show: Russia-U.S. Relations Get Personal
" Sarah Lain -- Royal United Service Institute, December 14, 2016
EU's Year-end Summit
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Europe Confronts Limitations at Year-end Summit
" David M. Herszenhorn, Jacopo Barigazzi, and Quentin Aries -- POLITICO Europe, December 16, 2016
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Why the EU Still Matters in a Fracturing World
" Jeremi Suri -- Fortune, December 14, 2016
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EU Deal on Ukraine Could Unravel in Dutch Parliament
" Peter Teffer -- EU Observer, December 16, 2016
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EU Divisions Could Help 'Lonely' May in Brexit Negotiations
" Silvia Amaro -- CNBC, December 16, 2016
The Fall of Aleppo
The Fall of Aleppo....And What Happens Next
" Rachel Ansley -- Atlantic Council, December 14, 2016
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The First Trump Test: European Policy and the Siege of Aleppo
" Julien Barnes-Dacey, December 15, 2016
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The Fall of Aleppo
" Michael J. Totten -- World Affairs, December 15, 2016
Future of U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations
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Southeast Asia Challenges for the Incoming Administration
" Murray Hiebert and Geoffrey Hartman -- CSIS, December 15, 2016
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U.S. Halts Aid Package to Philippines Amid Drug Crackdown
" Felipe Villamor -- The New York Times, December 15, 2016
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Is the U.S. Losing East Asia to China?
" Bob Savic -- The Diplomat, December 15, 2016
Philippine Politics
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Philippine Politics Become Even More Dangerous
" Joshua Kurlantzick -- Council on Foreign Relations, December 7, 2016
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Those Standing up to Rodrigo Duterte are from a Long Line of Strong Filipinas
" Tom Smith -- The Guardian, December 7, 2016
Ongoing Crisis in Venezuela
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Venezuela: Tough Talking
" -- International Crisis Group, December 16, 2016
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Declaring War on Common Sense, Venezuela Bans Its Own Money
" Francisco Toro -- The Washington Post, December 15, 2016
Political Instability in the DRC
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With His Family's Fortune at Stake, President Kabila Digs In
" Michael Kavanagh, Thomas Wilson, and Franz Wild -- Bloomberg, December 15, 2016
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DRC President Kabila Could 'Capitalize' on Donald Trump's Weak Foreign Policy in Africa
" Elsa Buchanan -- International Business Times, December 16, 2016
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