September 26, 2018
Weekly World News Update
73rd UN General Assembly; The Korean Peninsula; Souring India-Pakistan Relationship; Latin America Crises; No Confidence Vote in Sweden; Global Migration; Africa News; U.S. Debt Balloons
Quote of the Week
“ He [Trump] has always been obsessed that people are laughing at the president. From the mid-’80s, he’s said: ‘The world is laughing at us. They think we’re fools,’  ” said Thomas Wright , a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “ It’s never been true, but he’s said it about every president. It’s the first time I’m aware of that people actually laughed at a president. I think it is going to drive him absolutely crazy. It will play to every insecurity he has. ”
73rd UN General Assembly Happenings
“ Trump Delivers Nationalist Credo to Skeptical UN General Assembly” Curt Mills -- National Interest, September 25, 2018

“ Trump Speaks Out on Globalization ” Editorial Board -- The New York Times, September 25, 2018

" In Most Global of Settings, UN Ponders Populism’s Problems" Associated Press, September 26, 2018


" Full Text: Trump's 2018 UN Speech Transcript" -- Politico, September 25,2018
Korea: Nukes and Trade
" The Pyongyang Declaration: Implications for U.S.-ROK Coordination on North Korea" Scott Snyder -- Council on Foreign Relations, September 24, 2018

“ Moon, Trump Discuss ‘Corresponding Measures’ for NK Denuclearization ” -- The Korea Times, September 26, 2018

“ Trump’s New Trade Deal with South Korea, Explained ” Alexia Fernandez Campbell -- Vox, September 25, 2018

“ Leaders of S. Korea, U.S. Welcome Revision to Bilateral FTA ” Yonhap -- The Korea Herald, September 25, 2018
India-Pakistan Ties Sour
“ India Cancels Meeting with Pakistan at UN Because of ‘Evil Agenda’ ” Michael Safi -- The Guardian, September 21, 2018

" India’s Worst Nightmare" Hussaan Tariq -- Pakistan Today, September 26, 2018


" India, Pakistan Trade Barbs After Meeting Cancelled" Ahmad Adil -- Andalou Agency, September 22, 2018
Latin America Faces Crisis
Anthony Faiola -- Washington Post, September 25, 2018

“ Access to Information Denied in Venezuela ” Santiago Menna -- Human Rights Watch, September 24, 2018

“ For Venezuelans Fleeing Crisis, Argentina Proves a Tough Start ” Patrick Gillespie -- Bloomberg, September 22, 2018

“ Mexico’s Next President Could Be on a Collision Course with Trump Over Immigration ” Joshua Partlow and Nick Miroff -- Washington Post, September 21, 2018
Swedish Government in "Disarray"
“ Sweden Rebels: Sweden PM Loses Vote of No Confidence Sending Shockwaves Through EU ” Charlie Buckle -- Express, September 25, 2018


“ The City, the Country Are Ours: Migrants in Sweden Form ‘Resistance’ Movement ” -- Sputnik International, September 25, 2018

“ Swedish Prime Minister Löfven Loses Confidence Vote ” Stephen Brown -- Politico, September 25, 2018
Global Migration Issues
“ EU Leaders are United on Brexit But Divided on Migration ” -- The Economist, September 21, 2018

“ As Migrants Turn to Spain, a Welcome Mat Shows Signs of Wear ” Jeannette Neumann -- Wall Street Journal, September 23,2018

“ Migrants Get a Second Chance at Asylum. But It’s Still an Uphill Battl e” Hannah Wiley -- The Texas Tribune, September 25, 2018
Chinese Investment in Africa
“ The Future Is in Africa, China Already Knows It ” -- The Herald, September 24, 2018

“ ’China Equals Hitler,’ Zambian Public Describes Chinese Investment ” AFP -- The South African, September 23, 2018

“ The China Factor in Africa: Partner or Economic Predator? ” Aggrey Mutambo -- Daily Nation, September 25, 2018
Amnesty in Rwanda

“ Good Guys and Bad Guys ” Jos van Oijen -- The New Times, September 25, 2018
Ballooning Debt a Threat to U.S. Economy
" As Debt Rises, the Government Will Soon Spend More on Interest Than on the Military" Nelson Schwartz -- New York Times, September 25, 2018
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