Wednesday, May 3  2017

North Korea vs. The World; French Elections, Rallies and Unrest; Paris Climate Agreement; Palestinian Politics; Economic Outlook on China; Societal and Economic Tensions in Venezuela; Future of U.S. - Cuba Relations.
Quote of the Week:
"We are watching in real time as the American human rights bully pulpit disintegrates into ash." 
--  Senator Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT) , member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a tweet, after President Trump invited Rodrigo Duterte , the Philippines authoritarian president who is accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug suspects, to visit the White House.
North Korea vs. The World
"North Korea Offers an Opportunity for U.S.-Russia Collaboration" Robert Shrines -- Foreign Policy Association, April 28, 2017

"North Korea Threatens to Sink U.S. Nuclear Submarine" Samuel Osborne -- The Independent, April 30, 2017
French Elections, Rallies and Unrest
" Insults, Unrest Highlight French Election Rallies on May Day " Elaine Ganley and Sylvie Corbet -- Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2017

"Introducing President Valery Giscard Macron" Paul Taylor -- POLITICO Europe, May 2, 2017

"French Elections 2017: Who Will Win?" Yasmeen Serhan -- The Atlantic, May 2, 2017
Paris Climate Agreement
" The Strategic Consequences behind Trump's Paris Agreement Decision " David Livingston -- Aspen Institute Italia, April 26, 2017

Palestinian Politics
"Palestinian President Abbas' Washington Challenge" Robert Danin -- Council on Foreign Relations, May 1, 2017

"Prison Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" Beverley Milton-Edwards -- Brookings Institution, May 1, 2017

"Meeting with Trump Comes at Time of Crisis for Palestine Leader" Julian Borger -- The Guardian, May 2, 2017

"Hamas Softens Stance on Israel, Drops Muslim Brotherhood Link" Nidal al-Mughrabi and Tom Finn -- Reuters, May 2, 2017
Economic Outlook on China
" U.S. Invests Too Little, Not Too Much in China " Yukon Huang -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, April 28, 2017  

" China's Economic Miracle has an Ugly Underbelly " Ana Swanson -- The Washington Post, May 1, 2017
Societal and Economic Tensions in Venezuela
" What is to be Done in Venezuela " Greg Grandin -- The Nation, May 1, 2017

"Maduro Calls for New Venezuelan Constitution Amid Protests" Nathan Crooks, Fabiola Zerpa, and Noris Soto -- Bloomberg Politics, May 1, 2017

Future of U.S.- Cuba Relations
"Want to Improve Border Security? Seek Better Relations with Cuba" Ted Piccone -- The National Interest, April 26, 2017
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