October 3, 2018

Weekly World News Update

The New NAFTA; Pompeo and Melania Travel; Tsunami Destroys in Indonesia; Venezuela Gets in Trouble With ICC While ICJ Favors Chile; Macedonia's Name Change; Nobel Physics Prize Sees Female

Quote of the Week

" All these steps add up to a step backwards on trade and investment in the United States and the region as a whole that, while not as damaging as it could have been, will do little or nothing to help workers, consumers, and the economies of North America. " -- Jeffrey Schott , senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in a n article on Tuesday examining the new aspects and anticipated effects of the USMCA deal.

NAFTA Out, USMCA In “ Exit NAFTA, Enter USMCA” William Reinsch -- Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 2, 2018   “ 5 Things to Know About USMCA, the New NAFTA” Geoffrey Gertz -- Brookings Institution, October 2, 2018 “ The New NAFTA: Congratulations in Order, More Dealmaking Ahead ” Laura Dawson; Duncan Wood; Christopher Wilson -- Wilson Center, October 1, 2018   “ The U.S., Canada, and Mexico’s New Trade Pact Looks a Lot Like NAFTA. Here Are the Key Differences Between Them ” Bob Bryan -- Business Insider, October 1, 2018

Pompeo Travels to Pyongyang... “ High-stakes Denuclearization Talks in Balance as U.S. Announces Top Diplomat’s Visit to North Korea ” Jesse Johnson -- The Japan Times, October 3, 2018   “ Pompeo ’s 4 th N orth Korean Visit Fuels Optimism for Denuclearization ” Yi Whan-woo -- The Korea Times, October 3, 2018 " North Korea Escalates Pressure on U.S. Ahead of Pompeo Visit ” Chloe Sang-Hun -- The New York Times, October 1, 2018

...While Melania Travels to Africa “ Melania Trump Visits Africa, Drawing Fresh Contrast With Husband” Jennifer Jacobs -- Bloomberg, October 2, 2018 " Dear Melania Trump...a Kenyan and a Ghanaian Offer Advice for Her Africa Trip" Esther Ngumbi and George Mwinnyaa -- NP R, October 1, 2018 “ Melania Trump Details Her Solo Trip to Africa” Kate Bennett -- CNN, September 26, 2018

Indonesia Reckons with Tsunami

“ Relief Agencies Struggle to Cope With scale of Sulawesi disaster ” -- Asia Times, October 1, 2018   “ Indonesia Quake and Tsunami: Bodies Buried in Mass Grave ” -- Al Jazeera, October 1, 2018   “ Indonesia Tsunami: Aid Briefing ” Irwin Loy -- IRIN, October 1, 2018

ICC and Venezuela “ Canada Joins Multilateral Move to Take Venezuelan Government to International Criminal Court ” Evan Dyer -- CBC News, September 25, 2018 “ Venezuela: Six States Request ICC Investigation ” -- Human Rights Watch, September 26, 2018   " Latin American Countries Call for ICC to Probe Venezuela ” John Rathbone -- Financial Times, September 25, 2018

ICJ Rules in Favor of Chile “ Chile Cannot Be Forced to Negotiate Sea Access With Bolivia, Rules ICJ ” -- The Santiago Times, October 1, 2018 “ World Court Sinks Bolivia’s Legal Fight for Sea Access ” -- MENAFN, October 1, 2018

Macedonia’s Identity Change “ New Name, Same Country? A Choice for Macedonians ” Guy Delauney -- BBC News, September 28, 2018 “ Result of Macedonia’s Referendum Is Another Victory for Russia ” Simon Tisdall -- The Guardian, October 1, 2018 “ Macedonia’s Looming War of Interpretations ” Vessela Tcherneva -- European Council on Foreign Relations, September 28, 2018

Woman Wins in Nobel Physics

“ Donna Strickland Is the 3 rd Woman Ever to Win the Nobel Prize in Physics ” Brian Resnick -- Vox, October 2, 2018

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