Wednesday, January 25 , 2017

Foreign Policy under Trump; British Defense and Brexit; U.S. Relations in the Middle East; Economic Outlook in Latin America; Government, Global Warming, and Globalization in Africa.
Foreign Policy under Trump 
"A Key NATO Ally Looks Nervously at Putin-and Trump" Bradley Peniston -- Defense One, January 23, 2017
 
"President Trump Signs Order to Withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership" Ylan Q. Mui -- The Washington Post, January 23, 2017
 
"Seven Trump Foreign Policy Assumptions" Daniel Byman -- Lawfare, January 20, 2017

"Preserving International Justice in the Age of Donald Trump" Trevor Sutton, John Norris, Carolyn Kenney -- Center for American Progress, January 23, 2017

"Trump: Where We Might End Up" Douglas Webber -- The Conversation, January 22, 2017
British Defense and Brexit

"Big Brexit Battle Was No Such Thing " Tom McTague -- POLITICO Europe, January 24, 2017

"
Management and Resolution of Banking Crises: Lessons from Recent European Experiences " Patrick Honohan -- Peterson Institute for International Economics, January 2017
U.S. Relations in the Middle East
"Why Is Iran Imprisoning Iranian-Americans?" Ray Takeyh and Hasib J. Sabbagh -- Council on Foreign Relations, January 19, 2017

" Trump's War in Syria " Rachel Ansley -- Atlantic Council, January 18, 2017
Economic Outlook in Latin America

"China's Investment in Latin America" David Dollar -- BROOKINGS Institution, January 2017

"Economic Snapshot for Latin America" Ricardo Aceves -- Focus Economics, January 18, 2017
Government, Global Warming, and Globalization in Africa
"In Gambia, Relief Turns to Anger at Ex-Leader's Soft Landing " Reuters -- The New York Times, January 23, 2017

"One Zuma to Another Zuma?" The Economist, January 21, 2017

"The Smart Way to Help African Farmers Tackle Climate Change" Sophie Mbugua -- IRIN, January 20, 2017

"Chinese in Africa - A Mobile Group with Few Ties to Beijing
" Doug Tsuruoka -- Asia Times, January 19, 2017
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