October 10, 2018

Weekly World News Update

South China Sea Showdowns; Climate Situation Dire; Elections Around the Globe; Journalist Targeting Skyrockets; Ambassador Haley Resigns

Quote of the Week

" There is a direct contradiction between Trump’s aggressive economic nationalism and his administration’s commitment to defend the South China Sea. The South China Sea is not the United States’ home waters; it is China’s. Geography still matters. And because the United States is so far away, its only hope is to offer an uplifting regional vision that anchors its military one.” -- CNAS Senior Fellow Robert D. Kaplan in a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday.

Close Encounters in the South China Sea “ Distrust of China Sparks Philippines, U.S. to Step Up Joint Military Exercises ” Ralph Jennings -- Voice of America, October 5, 2018   “ U.S. Navy Plans Major Show of Strength in South China Sea as Warning to Beijing ” Teddy Ng – South China Morning Post, October 4, 2018   “ Implications of Growing U.S.-China Confrontation in the South China Sea ” SD Pradhan – The Times of India, October 9, 2018

Climate Change Report Released " Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC Approved by Governments [Press Release]" -- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, October 8, 2018 “ 4 Big Takeaways from the UN’s Alarming Climate Change Repor t” Umair Irfan -- Vox, October 9, 2018 “ The Dire Warnings of the United Nations’ Latest Climate-Change Report ” Carolyn Kormann -- New Yorker, October 8, 2018 " Good News: We Now Have Until 2030 to Save the Earth" Ross Clark -- The Spectator, October 8, 2018 " Administration Mum on Climate Change Report as Trump Says: 'I Want to Look at Who Drew It' " Stephanie Ebbs -- ABC News, October 9, 2018 " Climate Politicking Isn't Working. We Need Climate Civil Disobedience" Bill McKibben - LA Times, October 9, 2018

Elections All Around the World “ Brazil Election: Jair Bolsonaro Heads to Runoff After Missing Outright Win” Ernesto Londo ño and Manuela Andreoni -- New York Times, October 7, 2018   “ Bosnia Election Seen as Key for Future of War-Ravaged Nation ” Eldar Emric and Jovana Gec -- Washington Post, October 5, 2018   “ Cameroon Has a Tense, Long Wait for Election Results as Social Media Claims Unverified Winners ” Amindeh Atabong -- Quartz, October 9, 2018   “ Latvia Election Result Sparks EU Crisis Warning as Pro-Russia Party Sweeps to Success ” Simon Osborne -- Express, October 8, 2018

Troubling Hostility Towards Journalists

“ Jamal Khashoggi: Trump 'Concerned' about Missing Journalist; Saudis Deny Involvement ” Zachary Cohen and Elise Labott -- CNN, October 9, 2018   “ Bulgarian Investigative Journalist Murdered ” Lili Bayer -- Politico, October 8, 2018 " The Journalists Killed in EU Member States in the Past Year" Theodor Troev and   Kerin Hope  -- Financial Times, October 8, 2018 " 43 Journalists Killed in 2018" -- Committee to Protect Journalists

UN Ambassador Haley Departs

“ Nikki Haley Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to the UN” John Haltiwanger -- Business Insider, October 9, 2018 " Following in Bush 41’s footsteps? Five Takeaways from Nikki Haley’s Departure as UN Ambassador." James Hohmann -- Washington Post, October 10, 2018 " How Haley’s Vision Clashed With Trump’s" Eli Lake -- Bloomberg, October 9, 2018 " How Nikki Haley Played the White House Game - and Won" Zack Beauchamp -- Vox, October 9, 2018 " What Nikki Haley’s Exit May Mean for the Middle East" Laura Rozen -- Al-Monitor, October 9, 2018

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