Wednesday, July 12,  2017

Frenemies: Trump-Putin; U.S. and the West; Ukraine Cozies to NATO; China's Bid for Hegemony; Mosul After ISIS; Qatar Holds Its Own
Quote of the Week:

"He said it's an honor to meet Putin. An honor to meet the individual who carried out the assault against our election? To me, it was a dishonorable thing to say." 
-- John Brennan, former CIA Director,  commenting July 9 on NBC's "Meet the Press" about President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Best of Frenemies
" Trump and Putin's Meeting of the Minds " Gregory Feifer -- Foreign Affairs, July 11, 2017


"Strengthening Strategic Stability with Russia" Christopher S. Chivvis; Andrew Radin; Dara Massicot; Clinton Bruce Reach -- RAND Corporation, July 2017

"The Media Is Not Asking the Right Questions on Trump Jr. Emails" Rolf Mowatt-Larssen and Ryan Goodman -- Just Security, July 11, 2017
Trump Redefining the "West"
"Trump in Warsaw: Introducing 'Nationalist Internationalism'" Stewart M. Patrick -- CFR, July 6, 2017

"President Trump's Remarkable Warsaw Speech" Matthew Continetti -- National Review, July 7, 2017

"Western Values Increasingly Endangered by Terrorism and Extremism, Trump Warns Europe" Abby Phillip; John Wagner; Michael Birnbaum -- The Washington Post, July 6, 2017

"How American Presidents Used to Speak Overseas" James Fallows -- The Atlantic, July 6, 2017
Ukraine Cozies to NATO
" Reforms Will Bring Ukraine Closer to NATO, Stoltenberg Says " Will Ponomarenko -- Kyiv Post, July 10, 2017

"Tillerson Vows Relations with Russia Will Be Frosty Until It Leaves Ukraine Alone" Carol Morello -- The Washington Post, July 9, 2017

"Don't Ignore Ukraine: Lessons from the Borderland of the Internet" Aaron F. Brantly; Nerea M. Cal; Devlin Winkelstein -- Lawfare, July 7, 2017
China's Ascent


"Are China-Philippines Military Exercises Coming Soon?" Prashanth Parameswaran -- The Diplomat, July 11, 2017

"China Makes Diplomatic Play in Afghanistan" Vinay Kaura -- Middle East Institute, July 12, 2017

"China's Leadership Is Regional, Not Global" Enea Gjoza -- RealClearWorld, July 11, 2017
Mosul Still Reeling After ISIS
Qatar Holds Ground Against Gulf States
"U.S. and Qatar Sign Deal on Fighting Terrorism" -- Al Jazeera, July 11, 2017

" Tiny Qatar Is Living Large Despite Month-Long Arab Siege " Maggie Hyde and Aya Batrawy -- The Washignton Post, July 12, 2017

"Tillerson Tries Shuttle Diplomacy in Qatar Dispute" Gardiner Harris -- The New York Times, July 11, 2017
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