January 12, 2022

Weekly World News Update

As NATO Talks Conclude, What's Next for Russia?; In Kazakhstan, Questions Remain; Tensions in Bosnia; North Korea Accelerates Missile Tests; ECOWAS Sanctions Against Mali; Sanctions as Ortega Inaugurated Again

As NATO Talks Conclude, What's Next for Russia?

"Russia and NATO Talks on Ukraine Crisis Were 'Not an Easy Discussion,' NATO Chief Says" Ivana Kottasova -- CNN, January 12, 2022 "Putin's Next Move on Ukraine Is a Mystery. Just the Way He Likes It" Anton Troianovski -- New York Times, January 11, 2022 "'Europe Is Sidelined': Russia Meets U.S. in Geneva and NATO in Brussels" Jennifer Rankin -- The Guardian, January 12, 2022 "Kremlin Says 'Impossible' to Draw Conclusions on U.S. Talks, Not Optimistic for Resolution" Charlotte Trattner -- Newsweek, January 11, 2022 "Around the Halls: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the European Security Order" Brookings, January 11, 2022 Photo AFP

In Kazakhstan, Questions Remain

"Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan's January 2022 Unrest" Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz -- The Diplomat, January 11, 2022 "Kazakhstan's Protests Aren't a Color Revolution" Erica Marat and Assel Tutumlu -- Foreign Policy, January 11, 2022 "Do Kazakhstan's Protests Signal an End to the Nazarbayev Era?" Angieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska -- Al Jazeera, January 11, 2022 "Will the Crisis in Kazakhstan Affect Putin's Plans for Ukraine?" Reid Standish -- Radio Free Europe, January 10, 2022 "Why the U.S. Cares About What Happens In Kazakhstan - 5 Questions Answered by Former Ambassador" Larry Napper -- The Conversation, January 11, 2022 Photo Gallup

Tensions in Bosnia

"Protesters Call for Action to Prevent Bosnia from Sliding Into War" Mersiha Gadzo -- Al Jazeera, January 10, 2022 "OSCE Warns Against Hate Incidents Destabilising Bosnia" Reuters, January 12, 2022 "Is Bosnia on the Verge of Conflict?" Charles Kupchan -- Council on Foreign Relations, December 2, 2021

North Korea Accelerates Missile Tests

"North Korea Launches 2nd Ballistic Missile in a Week, South Korea Says" Choe Sang-Hun -- New York Times, January 10, 2022 "North Korea Fires Second Suspected Missile in Six Days" Rupert Wingfield-Hayes -- BBC News, January 11, 2022 "North Korea's Overture on Nuclear Talks and Inter-Korean Relations for 2022: 'Strategic Patience'" Mitch Shin -- Institute for Security and Development Policy, January 2022 "Kim Jong Un-ism: Leader Seeks 'New Ideology for North Korea" Gabriela Bernal -- Nikkei Asia, January 11, 2022 Photo Getty

ECOWAS Sanctions Mali After Election Delays

"'Rattled' Mali Junta Calls for Protests Against ECOWAS Sanctions" Isaac Kaledzi -- Deutsche Welle, January 11, 2022 "Mali: Security Council Warned of 'Endless Cycle of Instability'" UN News, January 11, 2022 "Rising Instability in Mali Raises Fears About Role of Private Russian Military Group" Christopher Michael Faulkner -- The Conversation, January 10, 2022

U.S. and EU Sanctions as Ortega Sworn In Again

"Treasury Sanctions Nicaraguan Officials Ahead of Ortega-Murillo Inauguration" Monique Beals -- The Hill, January 10, 2022 "Nicaragua's Ortega Sworn in for Fourth Term as U.S., EU Impose Sanctions" Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott -- Reuters, January 10, 2022 "Fighting the Autocratic Slide in Central America" Charles Call -- Brookings Institution, December 3, 2021