Wednesday, March 28, 2018

World Order; Xi and Kim Meet; Trade War Looms; Expelling Russian Diplomats; Bolton Replaces McMaster; Egypt Votes; Trashed Oceans
Quote of the Week:
 
"[President Trump] is now set for war on 3 fronts: political vs. Bob Mueller, economic vs. China/others on trade, and actual vs. Iran and/or North  Korea. This is the most perilous moment in modern American history - and it has been largely brought about by ourselves, not by events ."
-- Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations , in a tweet on Friday. Listen to Haass discuss this topic on WACA's Cover to Cover podcast.
Is the Liberal World Order Over?
"Liberal World Order, R.I.P." Richard Haass -- Project Syndicate, March 21, 2018

"The Endless Hysteria About the Liberal World Order" Michael Brendan Dougherty -- National Review, March 27, 2018

"Russia-China: The New World Order" Editorial Board -- The Week, March 27, 2018  
Xi and Kim Meet in China
"The Real Reasons Behind Xi Jinping's Meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un" Donald Kirk -- South China Morning Post, March 28, 2018

"Kim Jong Un Visits China" Editorial Board -- The Economist, March 28, 2018  
 
"Kim-Xi Meeting Presents a New Challenge for Trump on North Korea" Emily Rauhala and Anna Fifield -- The Washington Post, March 28, 2018

"When Xi Met Kim: How China and North Korea Depicted It" Javier Hernandez -- The New York Times, March 28, 2018
U.S.-China Trade War Looms
"How to Win a Trade War" Rachel Dottle; Oliver Roeder; Julia Wolfe -- FiveThirtyEight, March 28, 2018

" All of the Reasons Why Trump Can Win a Trade War with China " Alan Tonelson -- The National Interest, March 27, 2018
 
"Trump, Tariffs, and the Protectionist Temptation" Phil Gramm and Mike Solon -- The Wall Street Journal via American Enterprise Institute, March 23, 2018

"Finding the Right Off-Ramp from the Trade War" Claire Reade -- Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 27, 2018
Russian Diplomatic Exodus
"Putin Finally Went Too Far" Mark Galeotti -- The Atlantic, March 27, 2018

"What's Next for Russia's Relations with the West?" Jonathan Masters -- Council on Foreign Relations, March 27, 2018 
 
"Has a New Cold War Really Begun?" Odd Arne Westad -- Foreign Affairs, March 27, 2018 
The New U.S. National Security Adviser
"John Bolton Is a National Security Threat" Colin Kahl and Jon Wolfsthal -- Foreign Policy, March 23, 2018

"John Bolton Isn't Dangerous. The World Is" David French -- National Review, March 23, 2018 
 
"What Type of National Security Adviser Is John Bolton Likely to Be?" Michael O'Hanlon -- Brookings, March 27, 2018 
Egypt Goes to the Polls
"Egypt's Farcical Election and the Long Arab Winter" Ishaan Tharoor -- The Washington Post, March 28, 2018

 
"What to Know About Egypt's Presidential Election" Layla Quran and Larisa Epatko -- PBS NewsHour, March 27, 2018
We've Trashed Our Oceans
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