Wednesday, June 28,  2017

Democracy Under Threat; Global Cyber Attack; Trump Meets Modi; Proxy War in Syria; Push-Pull of Progress in South America; World Economic Forum
Quote of the Week:
"Our nation is moving in an authoritarian direction and the very nature of American democracy is under attack." 
-- Senator Bernie Sanders,  speaking on "Threats to Democracy" at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Democracy Under Threat?
" Finding Faith in Democracy at Moments of National Conflict " Connor Freidersdorf -- The Atlantic, June 26, 2017

"Is Democracy on the Decline? Not as Much as Some Pundits Want You to Believe" Anna Lurhmann; Valeriya Mechkova; Matthew Wilson -- The Washington Post, June 26, 2017

"Poll Shows U.S. Tumbling in World's Regard Under Trump" Isaac Stanley-Becker and Scott Clement -- The Washington Post, June 26, 2017
Attacked: Global Cyber Networks Infiltrated Again
" A Cyberattack 'the World Isn't Ready For' " Nicole Perlroth -- The New York Times, June 22, 2017

"Why We Need a Transatlantic Charter for Data Security and Mobility" Dr. Christopher Smart -- Chatham House, June 28, 2017

A Passage to America: Trump Meets Modi
"Time for a U.S.-India Rebalance" Arthur Herman and Husain Haqqani -- Hudson Institute, June 26, 2017

"What Followed After Modi-Trump Hug Was Net Win for India" Maya Mirchandani -- NDTV, June 27, 2017

"Why the U.S.-India Relationship Is Headed for Big Things" Michael Kugelman -- The National Interest, June 27, 2017

" Together, Trump and Modi Skipped Human Rights " Meenakshi Ganguly -- Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2017

"Indian Prime Minister Modi Plays Nice with Trump" Arafat Kabir -- Forbes, June 27, 2017
Are We Sliding Into a Proxy War in Syria?
" U.S Warning on Syrian Chemical Attacks a 'Message to Russia and Iran' " Clark Mindock -- Independent, June 27, 2017

"Stop Wobbling the Dominoes in Syria" -- Real Clear Defense, June 28, 2017
The Push-Pull of Progress in South America
"Post-Coup Brazil: Temer's Rise to Power and the New State of Exception" Aline Piva -- Council on Hemispheric Affairs, June 22, 2017


"'Goodbye, Weapons!' FARC Disarmament in Colombia Signals New Era" Nicholas Casey and Joe Parkin Daniels -- New York Times, June 27, 2017

" 'Pistol Plan' Shows Why Peace Celebrations in Colombia Premature " Erika Pineros -- IRIN, June 28, 2017

"Amid Venezuela's Chaos, Protesters Ask: Was Helicopter 'Attack' Rebellion or Ruse?" Joshua Partlow and Rachelle Krygier -- The Washington Post, June 28, 2017
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