August 7, 2019
Weekly World News Update
Tragedy on American Soil; Kashmir: An Uncertain Future; South Korea vs. Japan; U.S.-China Money Fued; Conflict Check-In; Iran 'Tank' Over?; and Fire & Ice
Quotes of the Week
" We are very respectful of what other governments decide but we think that these lamentable events that occurred in the United States should lead to reflection, analysis, and the decision to control the indiscriminate sale of arms."
-- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a press conference August 5 in response to the mass shooting in El Paso, TX, which killed 23 Mexican and American citizens.

" Today, the Modi government has corrected a long overdue historic wrong. I congratulate PM @narendramodi for his unwavering commitment towards ensuring unity and integrity of our motherland. This historic decision will usher in a new dawn of peace and development in the J&K and Ladakh region."
-- India's Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted in regards to the revocation of India's Article 370, which gave "Jammu and Kashmir its own constitution and decision-making rights for all matters except for defense, communications, and foreign affairs." 

" We will never again lose to Japan. We have come this far today by overcoming countless hardships."
-- South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed during an Emergency Cabinet Meeting August 2, as the South Korea-Japan feud intensifies.
Tragedy on American Soil
“ Gun Violence in America: A True National Security Threat” John Allen -- Brookings, August 5, 2019
 
“ How Gun Violence in the U.S. Is Viewed from Abroad” Ari Shapiro -- NPR, August 6, 2019

“ The American Exception” David Frum -- The Atlantic, August 4, 2019 

“ 'Do Something!’: Ohio Governor Drowned Out by Angry Chants at Dayton Shooting Vigil” Allyson Chiu -- The Washington Post, August 5, 2019

“ White Extremist Ideology Drives Many Deadly Shootings” Weiyi Cai; Jason Kao; Joe Ward -- New York Times, August 4, 2019 

“ Recent Mass Shootings in the U.S.: A Timeline” Carolina Miranda -- Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2019
Kashmir: An Uncertain Future
“ The Story of Indian Democracy Written in Blood and Betrayal” Pratap Mehta -- The Indian Express, August 6, 2019

“ There Is Reason to Fear for the Safety of Every Kashmiri in India” Ather Zia -- Al Jazeera, August 5, 2019

“ New India at the Cost of a Partition” Monobina Gupta -- The Wire, August 7, 2019

“ India’s Sudden Kashmir Move Could Backfire Badly” Michael Kugelman -- Foreign Policy, August 5, 2019

“ China Calls UT Status for Ladakh ‘Unacceptable’, Triggers India’s Sharp Response” Sutirtho Patranobis -- Hindustan Times, August 6, 2019
South Korea vs. Japan

“ Who Lost South Korea?” Kuni Miyake -- Japan Times, August 5, 2019

“ Op-Ed: Shinzo Abe’s Appeal to Nostalgia and Nationalism” David Leheny -- Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2019

“ U.S.-China and Japan-South Korea Trade Wars Undermine World’s Economy” William Pesek -- Nikkei Asian Review, August 5, 2019
U.S.-China Money Feud
“ The Threat of a U.S.- China Currency War” John Plendor -- Financial Times, August 5, 2019

“ Unlucky Number Seven: The Exchange Rate and the State of U.S.-China Talks” Stephanie Segal -- Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 6, 2019

“ Unjustified China Madness” Derek Scissors -- American Enterprise Institute, August 6, 2019

“ How China, Branded a Currency Manipulator, Steers the Yuan” Mike Bird and Steven Russolillo -- Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2019
Conflict Check-In
“ The Night Quiet Hong Kong Working-Class Neighborhood Wong Tai Sin Became a Smoking Battleground” Emily Tsang; Clifford Lo; Michelle Wong -- South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

“ Sudan’s Peace Pact Promises a Brighter Future” The National, August 3, 2019

“ After Protests, Will Real Change Come to Puerto Rico?” Frances Robles and Patricia Mazzei -- New York Times, August 3, 2019
Iran 'Tank' Over?
“ Iran Owns the Persian Gulf Now” Steven Cook -- Foreign Policy, August 1, 2019

“ The U.S. Has to Get a Sense of Iran’s Security Interests” Rene Pfister -- Spiegel, August 7, 2019

“ Iran Sanctions Breach Suspicion Prompts Bank to Seize Ships” Saket Sundria; Serene Cheong; Dan Murtaugh -- Bloomberg, August 5, 2019

“ So Much for Suez: What Britain’s Tanker Crisis With Iran in the Gulf Really Means” Moez Hayat -- National Interest, August 4, 2019
Fire & Ice
 
“ Walloped by Heat Wave, Greenland Sees Massive Ice Melt” David Rising -- Associated Press, August 2, 2019