Wednesday, January 18 , 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy; Brexit; Russia Power; EU Politics; Islamic State; Maritime Forces; Africa Issues.
U.S. Foreign Policy 
" Americans on the U.S. Role in the World " Steven Kull, Clay Ramsay, Evan Lewis, and Antje Williams -- University of Maryland, January 2017

" U.S.-China Challenges: Time for China to Step Up " Jeffrey A. Bader -- BROOKINGS Institution, January 12, 2017

" Trump Could Transform America's Relationship with China. Here's How " Fred Hiatt -- The Washington Post, January 15, 2017

" North Korea: A Vexing Problem for the New U.S. President " Richard Sokolsky and Joel Wit -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 12, 2017

" U.S.-North Korea: Will We See The Dawn of A New Era Under Trump? " Kimberley Anne Nazareth -- The Huffington Post, January 16, 2017
Brexit
" Theresa May Confirms: Britain Is Heading for Brexit Max " Bagehot -- The Economist, January 17, 2017

"Brexit Will Bring Bitter EU Budget Wars, Report Warns" Peter Foster -- The Telegraph, January 17, 2017

"German Leaders to Meet after May Brexit Speech" Jefferson Chase -- Deutsche Welle, January 17, 2017
Russia Power
" Putin and Erdogan's Marriage of Convenience " Henri J. Barkey -- Wilson Center, January 11, 2017

"How Far Is Russia Willing to Go in Syria?" Yezid Sayigh -- Al Jazeera, January 11, 2017
EU Politics 
" Brace Yourself, Europe: Politics Is Back " Matthew Karnitschnig -- POLITICO Europe, January 12, 2017

"How Donald Trump Could Save EU Foreign Policy" Stefan Lehne and Heather Grabbe -- Carnegie Europe, January 12, 2017
Islamic State
" Islamic State Ramps up Recruitment in Pakistan " Aamir Saeed -- IRIN, January 11, 2017
 
" Islamism after the Arab Spring: Between the Islamic State and the Nation-State " Shadi Hamid, William McCants, and Rashid Dar -- BROOKINGS Institution, January 2017
Maritime Forces 
"Vietnam Hedging by Dredging in the South China Sea" Gary Sands -- Foreign Policy Association, January 12, 2017

"A Benign China in Asia-Pacific? Not So Fast" Veerle Nouwens -- RUSI, 12 January 2017

"Beijing's Missile Deployments in the South China Sea" Koh Swee Lean Collin -- Policy Forum, January 11, 2017
Africa Issues
" The Gambia: Political Dispute Roils the Region and Beyond " Kaitlin Lavinder -- The Cipher Brief, January 11, 2017

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