May 22, 2019

Weekly World News Update

Brexit Puts May on Shaky Ground; EU Election Build-Up; Scandal in Austria; Morrison Wins in Australia; India Divided; U.S.-China Trade Update; U.S.-Iran Future; and Top Global Dangers

Quote of the Week " We are being asked to vote for a customs union and a second referendum. The Bill is directly against our manifesto - and I will not vote for it. We can and must do better - and deliver what the people voted for." -- Leading British Parliament Conservative Party Member Boris Johnson in a tweet on Tuesday, May 21, regarding the status of Brexit.

Brexit Puts May on Shaky Ground “ May’s Cabinet Deserts Her: PM Cuts a Lonely Figure as Key Brexiteers Shun Brutal PMQs and ‘Meet to Plot Her Removal’ - With Warnings She Might Not Survive Another 24 Hours” Martin Robinson and James Tapsfield -- Daily Mail, May 22, 2019 “ Brexit Talks Collapse, Setting Up Theresa May’s Likely Departure” Karla Adam and William Booth -- The Washington Post, May 17, 2019 “ No Policies? No Problem. The Patchwork Brexit Party Is Crushing Its Opponents.” Benjamin Mueller -- New York Times, May 22, 2019 “ Cometh the Hour: Boris Johnson May Be the Tories’ Best Hope” James Forsyth -- The Spectator, May 18, 2019

Competition for EU Leadership “ Do These European Parliament Elections Matter?” Judy Dempsey -- Carnegie Europe, May 22, 2019.  “ Why the European Parliament Elections Matter” James McBride -- Council on Foreign Relations, May 17, 2019 “ European Elections 2019: How the System Works and Why It Matters” Megan Specia -- New York Times, May 21, 2019 “ Macron and Salvini: Two Leaders, Two Competing Visions for Europe” Rachel Donadio -- The Atlantic, May 20, 2019 “ European Elections 2019: When Does the UK Vote - and When Do We Find Out the Results?” Peter Foster -- The Telegraph, May 22, 2019

Scandal Upends Austrian Government “ Caught in the Trap” Leila Al-Serori; Oliver Das Gupta; Peter Münch; Frederik Obermaier; Bastian Obermayer -- Süddeutsche Zeitun, May 18, 2019 “ Austrian Government Collapses Over Russia Scandal” Matthew Karnitschnig -- Politico, May 20, 2019  “ Balancing Principles and Politics in Austria” Declan Leary -- National Review, May 21, 2019 “ How a Boozy Video Confirmed Critics’ Views of the Austrian Far Right and Triggered a Government Breakup” Rick Noack -- The Washington Post, May 20, 2019

Morrison Wins in Australia “ Morrison’s Rare Opportunity to Shape the Country” Peter Hartcher -- The Sydney Morning Herald, May 20, 2019 “ How Morrison Won – and What His Win Means for the U.S.-Australia Alliance” James Curran -- Council on Foreign Relations, May 20, 2019 “ Australia’s Voters Reject Leftist Ideas” John Fund -- National Review, May 19, 2019

India Divided “ U.S.-Style Polarization Has Arrived in India. Modi Is at the Heart of the Divide.” Niha Masih and Joanna Slater -- The Washington Post, May 20, 2019 “ What Will India Look Like If Modi Returns to Power?” James Crabtree -- Foreign Policy, May 19, 2019 “ If Exit Polls Are Right, Election 2019 Marks a Structural Change in Indian Politics - The End of Congress’s Dynastic Rule” Surjit S. Bhalla -- The Indian Express, May 21, 2019 “ Why the BJP Is Not Invincible in Uttar Pradesh” Zoya Hasan -- The Hindu, May 21, 2019

Trade War Goes Tech “ As Huawei Loses Google, the U.S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain” Li Yuan -- New York Times, May 20, 2019 “ The Global Consequences of a Sino-American Cold War” Nouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate, May 20, 2019 “ U.S.-China Trade Skirmishes Obscure the Start of Tech Cold War” Martin Farrer -- The Guardian, May 21, 2019

U.S.-Iran Future “ Rocket Lands Near U.S. Embassy Inside Baghdad’s Green Zone” Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy -- The Washington Post, May 19, 2019 “ The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match” Seth J. Frantzman -- National Review, May 20, 2019 “ 'No War, No Negotiation' Is Iran’s Stance” Mehdi Khalaji -- The Washington Institute, May 21, 2019   “ Escalating U.S.-Iran Tensions: What’s Next?” Philip H. Gordon -- Council on Foreign Relations, May 17, 2019

Top Global Dangers “ Be Afraid of the World, Be Very Afraid” Stephen M. Walt -- Foreign Policy, May 20, 2019