February 24, 2021
Securing a Better Iran Nuclear Deal?; China's Emergence: At What Expense?; Cyberspace Maneuvers; Science and the Environment: Progress and Predicaments; and Russia File
Quote of the Week

“Words matter, tone matters and civility matters.”  

-- Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, said in reference to the Biden administration's aim to shift the government’s vocabulary. 
Securing a Better Iran Nuclear Deal?
“Iran and World Powers Hint at Talks Over Nuclear Deal” Maziar Motamedi -- Al-Jazeera, February 24, 2021 

“Will Biden’s Iran Diplomacy Become a Shakespearean Tragedy?” Robin Wright -- The New Yorker, February 22, 2021  
 
“America’s Iran Strategy” George Friedman -- Geopolitical Futures, February 23, 2021 
 
“The Real Regional Problem With the Iran Deal” Trita Parsi -- Foreign Affairs, February 23, 2021
China's Emergence: At What Expense?
“Why Iran Won’t Cross China on the Uighurs” Kourosh Ziabari -- Asia Times, February 21, 2021  
 
“Canada's Parliament Says China Committed Genocide Against Muslim Minorities” Paula Newton; Ben Westcott – CNN, February 22, 2021 
 
“The U.S.-Japan Alliance Should Pivot to China’s Human Rights Issues” Ayumi Teraoka; Elliot Silverberg; Charles Crabtree -- Foreign Policy, February 22, 2021 
 
“China Uses Patriotism Test to Sweep Aside Last Outlet for Hong Kong Democracy” Shibani Mahtani; Theodora Yu -- The Washington Post, February 23, 2021 
 
“Is China Emerging as the Global Leader in AI?” Daitian Li; Tony Tong; Yangao Xiao -- Harvard Business Review, February 18, 2021
Cyberspace Maneuvers
“In the Middle East, War is Going Digital” Roxane Farmanfarmaian; Jay Mens -- Foreign Policy, February 22, 2021 

"After Russian Cyberattack, Looking for Answers and Debating Retaliation" David Sanger -- The New York Times, February 23, 2021
 
“Our Lack of Digital Defenses Is an Emergency” Bonnie Kristian -- Real Clear World, February 23, 2021


“China Steps Up Online Controls With New Rule for Bloggers” Huizhong Wu; Fu Ting -- AP News, February 18, 2021 
Science and the Environment: Progress and Predicaments
"The UAE's Hope, China's Tainwen-1 and NASA's Perseverance Arrive at Mars" Mark Whittington -- The Hill, February 21, 2021
 
“The Climate Wolf at the Door: Why and How Climate Resilience Should be Central to Building Back Better” Robert Litan; John Fleming -- Brookings Institution, February 19, 2021 
 
“'It'll Take Decades to Clean': Oil Spill Ravages East Mediterranean” Oliver Holmes -- The Guardian, February 22, 2021 

“Russia Just Alerted the WHO to the World’s First Case of H5N8 Avian Flu in Humans” Anna Smolchenko; Amelie Baubeau -- Science Alert, February 22, 2021 
Russia File
"Biden Readies His First Major Penalties on Russia" Natasha Bertrand -- Politico, February 22, 2021

"EU to Sanction Four Russians Over Navalny, Including Prosecutors"  Robin Emmott; Sabine Siebold -- Reuters, February 22, 2021