September 11, 2019

Weekly World News Update

Bolton Booted; America in Afghanistan; Remembering 9/11 18 Years On; Global Leadership; Russian Roundup; Life and Death of a Tyrant; Kashmir: Stuck in the Middle; Bad News Brexit; and Climate Disasters

Quotes of the Week " Let's be clear – I resigned." -- Ousted U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, in a text to Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade, as cited by CBS News. “ As the world...was breathing a sigh of relief over the ouster of #B_Team’s henchman in the White House, Pompeo & Mnuchin declared further escalation of #EconomicTerrorism against Iran, thirst for war – maximum pressure – should go with the warmonger-in-chief.”  -- Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, in a tweet Wednesday, cited by Fox News.

Bolton Booted “ Inside Trump and Bolton’s Spectacular Split” Eliana Johnson -- Politico, September 10, 2019  “ Will Bolton’s Ouster Lead to Changes in Trump Foreign Policy?” Hunter DeRensis and Matthew Petti -- The National Interest, September 10, 2019   “ How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council” John Gans -- New York Times, September 10, 2019

America in Afghanistan “ Opinion: Trump’s Afghanistan ‘Peace’ Will Be Vietnam All Over Again: A Mess America Leaves Behind” Andrew J. Bacevich -- Los Angeles Time, September 10, 2019 " A Terrific Deal - For the Taliban" Kori Schake -- The Atlantic, September 11, 2019 " President Trump Dealing With the Taliban Devil" Cal Thomas -- The Washington Times, September 9, 2019

Remembering 9/11 18 Years On “ 18 Years After 9/11 Terror Attacks, Are We in a Safer World?” Mukesh Rawat -- India Today, September 11, 2019 “ Six Things We’ve Learned About Terrorism Since 9/11” Khusrav Gaibulloev and Todd Sandler -- The Washington Post, September 11, 2019 “ 9/11 Is History Now. Here’s How American Kids Are Learning About It in Class” Olivia Waxman -- TIME, September 10, 2019 “ Trump’s Policy Could Alter the Face of the American Immigrant” Michael Shear; Miriam Jordan; Caitlin Dickerson -- New York Times, August 14, 2019

Global Leadership “ The Myth of the Strong Leader” George Eaton -- New Statesman America, September 4, 2019 “ A Post-Soviet 'War and Peace'" Michael Kimmage -- Foreign Affairs, September 10, 2019 “ Democracy Is Fighting for Its Life” Charles Edel -- Foreign Policy, September 10, 2019  “ The End of the Wilsonian Century” Colin Dueck -- The National Interest, September 8, 2019

Russian Roundup “ Moscow’s Elections Dealt a Blow to Putin’s Party. But It’s Complicated.” Jen Kirby -- VOX, September 9, 2019 “ The Kremlin Won — and Proved It Can’t Win Fair” Leonid Bershidsky -- The Moscow Times, September 9, 2019 “ Should the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap Be Viewed With Caution?” Madeline Roache -- Al Jazeera, September 9, 2019 “ Fresh Approaches Enable Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap” Alexander Baunov -- Carnegie Moscow Center, September 9, 2019

Life and Death of a Tyrant “ Robert Mugabe Colonized His Own Country” Farai Sevenzo -- Foreign Policy, September 6, 2019 “ Good Riddance to Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe” John Campbell -- Council on Foreign Relations, September 6, 2019  “ Robert Mugabe: From Liberator to Tyrant” Joseph Winter -- BBC, September 6, 2019

Kashmir: Stuck in the Middle “ Kashmir Issue in ‘Deadlock’” Zhang Han and Leng Shumei -- Global Times, September 8, 2019 “ India’s End Game in Kashmir Could Blow Up” Saikat Datta -- Asia Times, September 9, 2019 “ ‘Looming Catastrophe’: Pakistan Foreign Minister on Kashmir Issue at UN Body Meet” -- Hindustan Times, September 10, 2019

Bad News for Brexit Parliament “ Boris Johnson’s Brexit Carnage” Sam Knight -- The New Yorker, September 5, 2019 “ Six Ways Boris Johnson Could Evade Block on No-Deal Brexit” Peter Walker -- The Guardian, September 9, 2019  “ Britain’s Broken Parliament” Yasmeen Serhan -- The Atlantic, September 11, 2019

Climate Disasters “ Powerful Typhoon Faxai Kills Three, Injures 40, and Wreaks Havoc on Tokyo Transport System” The Japan Times, September 9, 2019 “ In Brazil’s Rainforests, the Worst Fires Are Likely Still to Come” Robert Walker -- The Conversation, September 9, 2019