December 4, 2019

Weekly World News Update

NATO: An Alliance in Trouble?; Attack on the London Bridge; European Struggles; Protest Power; Modi's India; Dispute on the Nile; World Economic Watch; and A Geopolitical Snapshot

Quotes of the Week " Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? I can give them to you." -- President Donald Trump, in reference to terrorists captured in Syria and other regions. " Let's be serious." -- French President Emmanuel Macron, in response to President Trump's claim that most ISIS fighters in the region are from Europe during this week's NATO summit in London.

NATO: An Alliance in Trouble? “ Is NATO Brain-Dead?” Judy Dempsey -- Carnegie Europe, November 28, 2019 “ NATO Gathering Descends into Acrimony as Trump Criticizes Allies” Alexander Smith and Shannon Pettypiece -- NBC News, December 4, 2019 “ Trump Grandstands at NATO Summit Nobody Wanted” Nico Hines -- The Daily Beast, December 3, 2019 “ Allies Unite to Defend NATO - Against Macron” David Herszenhorn and Rym Momtaz -- Politico, December 3, 2019

Attack on the London Bridge “ London Terror Attack Highlights How ISIS Has Grown in Asia” Rachel Avraham -- Foreign Policy, December 3, 2019 “ London Bridge Attack Exposes Flaws in UK Terror Oversight” Helen Warrell -- Financial Times, December 1, 2019 “ London Bridge Attack Victims Were Advocates for Prisoner Rehabilitation” Megan Specia -- New York Times, December 2, 2019

European Struggles “ How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ankara?” Katie Williams -- Defense One, December 2, 2019 “ European Security in Crisis: What to Expect if the U.S. Withdraws from NATO” Liana Fix and Bastian Geigerich -- War on the Rocks, November 29, 2019 “ German Politics: Bad News for Merkel” Holger Schmieding -- The Globalist, December 2, 2019 “ Romania 101: Lessons from a Century of Struggles and Success” Corneliu Pivariu -- Geopolitical Monitor, December 3, 2019

Protest Power “ Why Iran May Be Locked Into a Future of More Protests” Vahid Yücesoy -- World Politics Review, November 27, 2019 “ Bashir Now Faces Death Over 1989 Coup That Brought Him to Power” Mawahib Abdallatif -- The East African, December 1, 2019 “ Malta Leader to Resign Amid Protests Over Reporter’s Death” Stephen Calleja -- Associated Press, December 1, 2019 “ Iraq Prime Minister Says He Will Resign Amid Protests” Alissa Rubin -- New York Times, November 29, 2019 “ China Suspends U.S. Navy Visits to Hong Kong Over Support for Protests” BBC, December 2, 2019

Modi's India “ Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India” Dexter Filkins -- The New Yorker, December 2, 2019 “ Kashmir Conflict: Pro-India Politicians Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Modi” BBC, December 4, 2019 “ Where Is Rape-Accused Nithyananda? The Answer Lies in a New Nation” Rahul Shrivastava -- India Today, December 3, 2019

Dispute on the Nile “ Nile Countries Meet for High-Stakes Talks Amid Grave Egyptian Fears Over Ethiopian Dam” The New Arab, December 3, 2019 “ Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Talks in Cairo End” Hamza Hendawi -- The National, December 3, 2019

World Economic Watch “ Economics Belongs in the NSC” Matthew Goodman -- Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 26, 2019 “ Don’t Pursue Economic Growth at the Expense of Environment” Fiona Harvey -- The Guardian, December 4, 2019 “ Rural Unrest Spreads as Farmers’ Anger Boils Over” Arthur Neslem and Eddy Wax -- Politico, November 29, 2019 “ Huge Public, Corporate, and Household Debt Looks Like the ‘New Normal’ for the Global Economy - Until the Next Crisis” Anthony Rowley -- South China Morning Post, December 2, 2019

A Geopolitical Snapshot “ The New Geography of Global Diplomacy” Bonnie Bley -- Foreign Affairs, November 27, 2019 “ The Power of Siberia Heralds a Landmark of Sino-Russian Solidarity” Zhou Dong-Chen -- Modern Diplomacy, December 4, 2019 “ The Future of Transatlanticism Is China” Andrew Michta -- The American Interest, November 27, 2019