Wednesday, July 26,  2017

Presidency in Peril; Another Round of Russia Sanctions; Illiberal Poland; Turkey's Authoritarianism; Cholera in Yemen; China Versus the World
Quote of the Week:

"Let me be very clear: I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else who did so." 
-- Jared Kushner,  in remarks to press following his private meeting with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday, July 24.
Presidency in Peril
"I Beg My Pardon?" Gene Healy -- CATO Institute, July 24, 2017

"Trump and Congress Are Probably on a Collision Course over Russia" Nate Silver -- FiveThirtyEight, July 26, 2017

" Trump and Congressional Republicans: It's Complicated " Carle Hulse -- The New York Times, July 25, 2017
What to Do? Sanctions...Perhaps?

"To Punish Putin, Economic Sanctions Are Unlikely to Do the Trick" Eduardo Porter -- The New York Times, July 25, 2017

"EU Ready to Retaliate Against U.S. Sanctions on Russia" Jim Brunsden -- Financial Times, July 23, 2017
Law and Justice in Poland
"Duda's Veto Presents Poland with an Opportunity" Ashish Kumar Sen -- The Atlantic Council, July 24, 2017

" Polish Leader Vetoes Justice Bills Amid EU and Public Outcry " Piotr Bujnicki; Dorota Bartyzel; Adrian Krajewski -- Bloomberg, July 24, 2017

"What Just Happened in Poland?" Dalibor Rohac -- American Enterprise Institute, July 21, 2017

"How Poland's Government is Weakening Democracy" -- The Economist, July 25, 2017
Turkey's Democratic Death Throes
"Erdogan's Anti-Westernism Picks Up Speed" Henri J. Barkey -- The Atlantic, July 25, 2017

" What a Day to Celebrate Press Freedom in Turkey " Murat Yetkin -- Hurriyet Daily News, July 24, 2017

Yemen in the Time of Cholera
" The Human Toll of Yemen's Unending War " Alexandre Faite -- Foreign Policy, July 20, 2017

"Cholera Is Slaughtering Yemen and We're Letting it Happen" Laurie Garrett -- Fortune, July 20, 2017

"Why Don't Internationalists Care About Yemen?" Juan Cole -- The Nation, July 25, 2017

"Pathways for Peace and Stability in Yemen" Shoqi Maktary and Katie Smith -- Search for Common Ground, July 2017
Pushing Boundaries: China Versus the World
"South China Sea's Untapped Oil and Natural Gas Are Back in Focus" Steve Mollman -- Quartz, July 25, 2017

"AP Explains: India and China Face Off in Border Standoff'" Ashok Sharma and Christopher Bodeen -- The Washington Post, July 24, 2017

"Countering Hegemony: The U.S.-China Balance" Monish Tourangbam -- The Diplomat, July 24, 2017
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