The Aftermath of the Beirut Blast Looks All Too Familiar to Lebanon
Frederick Deknatel Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
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United States
Pompeo Says He and Military Warned Russia on Bounties for Killing U.S. Troops
By Charlie Savage | The New York Times
U.S. Labels Chinese Language Education Group a Diplomatic Mission
By Edward Wong | The New York Times
A Faltering U.S.-China Trade Deal Is Now the Nations’ Strongest Link
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder & Yawen Chen | Reuters
Officials: U.S. Seizes Iranian Gas Heading for Venezuela
By Joshua Goodman | Associated Press
Lawmakers Warn New Purge at U.S. Agency for Global Media Undermines Anti-Censorship Efforts
By Spencer S. Hsu | The Washington Post
United States
Biden’s China Policy Can’t Help but Be Incoherent
By Van Jackson | Foreign Policy
U.S. Prepares Sanctions Against Hezbollah’s Allies in Lebanon
By Dion Nissenbaum, Ian Talley & Benoit Faucon | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Top General in Middle East Says U.S. Troop Levels Will Drop in Iraq and Syria
By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Puerto Rico Set for Second Voting Round After Botched Primaries
By Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Trump Misses Being Part of the Iran Deal
By Ariane Tabatabai & Or Rabinowitz | Foreign Policy
Africa
At Least 17 Killed in Political Unrest in Southern Ethiopia
By Elias Meseret | Associated Press
Three Killed in Ivory Coast Protests Against President’s Third Term Bid
By Ange Aboa | Reuters
Africa Begins Continent-Wide Study of COVID-19 Antibodies
By Cara Anna | Associated Press
Mass Arrests in Ethiopia Raise Specter of Repressive Past
By Dawit Endeshaw | Reuters
Sudan Boosts Security in Port City After 32 Die in Tribal Clashes
By The Editors | Reuters
Africa
Rebels Seize Port in Gas-Rich Northern Mozambique
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
Killing of Cameroonian Woman by Alleged Separatists Sparks Outcry
By The Editors | Reuters
The Americas
Bolivia Confirms Presidential Election for Oct. 18 Despite Calls for Earlier Date
By The Editors | Reuters
As U.S.-China Rift Grows, Mexico Tries to Lure American Businesses to Move Operations Closer to Home
By Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post
Mexico, Argentina to Produce Potential AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine
By Anthony Harrup | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
The Americas
Governor of Venezuela’s Capital District, Key Maduro Ally, Dies of COVID-19
By The Editors | Reuters
Argentina Ponders BRI Endorsement Amid Tricky Debt Restructuring
By Verónica Dalto | Diálogo Chino
Mexican President Wants Graft Testimony From Predecessors Calderon and Pena Nieto
By Anthony Esposito | Reuters
Brazil Reels From Sudden Departure of Top Economic Officials
By Bryan Harris | Financial Times (subscription required)
Ecuador’s Ex-President Detained in Organized Crime Probe
By Gonzalo Solano | Associated Press
The Americas
Brazil Experiences Worst Start to Amazon Fire Season for 10 Years
By Dom Phillips | The Guardian
The Flawed Legal Battle to Save Brazil’s Indigenous From COVID-19
By Thiago Amparo | Americas Quarterly
Asia-Pacific
Afghanistan to Investigate Video Showing Forces Mutilating Taliban Corpses
By Mujib Mashal | The New York Times
North Korea Floods Kill 22, Approach Nuclear Reactor—but Kim Doesn’t Want Help
By Simon Denyer | The Washington Post
Google Ends Direct Cooperation With Hong Kong Authorities on Data Requests
By Ellen Nakashima, Shibani Mahtani & Rachel Lerman | The Washington Post
Asia-Pacific
Thai Police Arrest Another Leader of Student Protests, Rights Group Says
By The Editors | Reuters
China Holds Military Exercises Near Taiwan in Warning to U.S.
By Kathrin Hille | Financial Times (subscription required)
China’s Arrest of a Free-Speech Icon Backfires in Hong Kong
By Jiayang Fan | The New Yorker
North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry
By Ronen Bergman & Nicole Perlroth | The New York Times
Thailand’s King Swears In Cabinet, Silent on Demands for Royal Reform
By The Editors | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
Thailand to Take Legal Action Over Online Criticism of Monarchy
By John Reed | Financial Times (subscription required)
Myanmar Bars Major Election Monitoring Group From Observing Polls
By The Editors | Reuters
Europe
Mass Beatings and Detentions in Belarus as President Clings to Power
By Ivan Nechepurenko & Anton Troianovski | The New York Times
At Least Nine EU States Back Sanctions Against Belarus
By Gabriela Baczynska | Reuters
British, Irish PMs Upbeat on Trade Deal After Northern Ireland Talks
By The Editors | Reuters
Europe
My Country Is Under Attack
By Valzhyna Mort | The New York Times
France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff
By Yaroslav Trofimov | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Belarus Protests: 25-Year-Old Man Dies in Police Custody
By Andrew Roth | The Guardian
EU Revokes Some of Cambodia’s Trade Privileges Over Human Rights Violations
By Jim Brunsden, Mehreen Khan & Michael Peel | Financial Times (subscription required)
EU Eyes Sanctions Over Disputed Belarus Election ‘as Soon as End-August’
By Gabriela Baczynska | Reuters
Europe
Europe Tests the Waters for a Stronger Defense Policy
By Sophia Besch | Financial Times (subscription required)
Middle East & N. Africa
Israel and United Arab Emirates Strike Major Diplomatic Agreement
By Peter Baker, Isabel Kershner, David D. Kirkpatrick & Ronen Bergman | The New York Times
Greek and Turkish Warships in ‘Mini Collision’
By The Editors | Reuters
Libya Sovereign Fund to Ask U.N. for Freedom to Invest Billions
By Tom Arnold | Reuters
In Historic Deal With the UAE, Israel Is the Biggest Winner
By Bilal Y. Saab | Foreign Policy
Middle East & N. Africa
Pakistan Army Chief to Visit Saudi Arabia in Quest to Smooth Ties
By Asif Shahzad & Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam | Reuters
Israel Successfully Tests Arrow-2 Missile Interceptor, Says U.S. Missile Agency
By The Editors | Reuters
U.S. Says Iran Briefly Seizes Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
U.S. Commander: Islamic State Threat in West Syria Growing
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press
The Pandemic Tips the Balance Between Mosque and State
By Geneive Abdo & Nourhan Elnahla | Foreign Affairs
United States
August 14, 2020
Pompeo Says He and Military Warned Russia on Bounties for Killing U.S. Troops
By Charlie Savage | The New York Times
U.S. Labels Chinese Language Education Group a Diplomatic Mission
By Edward Wong | The New York Times
A Faltering U.S.-China Trade Deal Is Now the Nations’ Strongest Link
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder & Yawen Chen | Reuters
Officials: U.S. Seizes Iranian Gas Heading for Venezuela
By Joshua Goodman | Associated Press
Lawmakers Warn New Purge at U.S. Agency for Global Media Undermines Anti-Censorship Efforts
By Spencer S. Hsu | The Washington Post
As U.S.-China Rift Grows, Mexico Tries to Lure American Businesses to Move Operations Closer to Home
By Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post
Biden’s China Policy Can’t Help but Be Incoherent
By Van Jackson | Foreign Policy
August 13, 2020
U.S. Prepares Sanctions Against Hezbollah’s Allies in Lebanon
By Dion Nissenbaum, Ian Talley & Benoit Faucon | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Top General in Middle East Says U.S. Troop Levels Will Drop in Iraq and Syria
By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Puerto Rico Set for Second Voting Round After Botched Primaries
By Dánica Coto | Associated Press
U.S. Says Iran Briefly Seizes Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
U.S. Commander: Islamic State Threat in West Syria Growing
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press
Trump Misses Being Part of the Iran Deal
By Ariane Tabatabai & Or Rabinowitz | Foreign Policy
A WeChat Ban Will Hurt Ordinary Citizens. There Are Better Ways to Hold China Accountable
By Times Wang & Yang Jianli | The Washington Post
August 12, 2020
Watchdog Says State Dept. Failed to Limit Civilian Deaths From Saudi Arms Sales
By Edward Wong & Michael LaForgia | The New York Times
U.S. Revises U.N. Resolution to Extend U.N. Arms Embargo on Iran
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
U.S. Risks China’s Ire by Raising Prospect of Taiwan Trade Deal
By Kathrin Hille | Financial Times (subscription required)
Puerto Rico Government Sues Elections Commission in Primary Debacle
By Dánica Coto | Associated Press
A Requiem for Trump’s Failed Iran Envoy
By Jason Rezaian | The Washington Post
Africa
August 14, 2020
At Least 17 Killed in Political Unrest in Southern Ethiopia
By Elias Meseret | Associated Press
Three Killed in Ivory Coast Protests Against President’s Third Term Bid
By Ange Aboa | Reuters
Africa Begins Continent-Wide Study of COVID-19 Antibodies
By Cara Anna | Associated Press
August 13, 2020
Mass Arrests in Ethiopia Raise Specter of Repressive Past
By Dawit Endeshaw | Reuters
Sudan Boosts Security in Port City After 32 Die in Tribal Clashes
By The Editors | Reuters
Rebels Seize Port in Gas-Rich Northern Mozambique
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
Killing of Cameroonian Woman by Alleged Separatists Sparks Outcry
By The Editors | Reuters
August 12, 2020
Effort to Disarm Communities in South Sudan Fuels Deadly Clashes
By Abdi Latif Dahir | The New York Times
More Tribal Clashes in Sudanese Port City; Death Toll at 25
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Police Say 19 Inmates, Guards Killed in Somalia Prison Riot
By Abdi Guled | Associated Press
Mali Protests Resume as Thousands Call for President to Resign
By The Editors | Reuters
The Americas
August 14, 2020
Officials: U.S. Seizes Iranian Gas Heading for Venezuela
By Joshua Goodman | Associated Press
Bolivia Confirms Presidential Election for Oct. 18 Despite Calls for Earlier Date
By The Editors | Reuters
As U.S.-China Rift Grows, Mexico Tries to Lure American Businesses to Move Operations Closer to Home
By Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post
Mexico, Argentina to Produce Potential AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine
By Anthony Harrup | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Governor of Venezuela’s Capital District, Key Maduro Ally, Dies of COVID-19
By The Editors | Reuters
Argentina Ponders BRI Endorsement Amid Tricky Debt Restructuring
By Verónica Dalto | Diálogo Chino
August 13, 2020
Mexican President Wants Graft Testimony From Predecessors Calderon and Pena Nieto
By Anthony Esposito | Reuters
Brazil Reels From Sudden Departure of Top Economic Officials
By Bryan Harris | Financial Times (subscription required)
Ecuador’s Ex-President Detained in Organized Crime Probe
By Gonzalo Solano | Associated Press
Brazil Experiences Worst Start to Amazon Fire Season for 10 Years
By Dom Phillips | The Guardian
The Flawed Legal Battle to Save Brazil’s Indigenous From COVID-19
By Thiago Amparo | Americas Quarterly
August 12, 2020
Former Aide Ties Mexican Ex-President Pena Nieto to Millions in Bribes
By Mary Beth Sheridan | The Washington Post
Protesters Paralyze Bolivia Over Election Delays, Threaten Escalation
By Anthony Faiola & Ana Vanessa Herrero | The Washington Post
Chile Picks Japan’s Trans-Pacific Cable Route in Snub to China
By Yohei Hirose & Naoyuki Toyama | Financial Times (subscription required)
Colombian Electoral Commission Launches Probe of Duque Campaign
By The Editors | Reuters
Mexican Judge Orders Arrest of 19 Former Federal Police
By The Editors | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
August 14, 2020
U.S. Labels Chinese Language Education Group a Diplomatic Mission
By Edward Wong | The New York Times
A Faltering U.S.-China Trade Deal Is Now the Nations’ Strongest Link
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder & Yawen Chen | Reuters
Afghanistan to Investigate Video Showing Forces Mutilating Taliban Corpses
By Mujib Mashal | The New York Times
North Korea Floods Kill 22, Approach Nuclear Reactor—but Kim Doesn’t Want Help
By Simon Denyer | The Washington Post
Google Ends Direct Cooperation With Hong Kong Authorities on Data Requests
By Ellen Nakashima, Shibani Mahtani & Rachel Lerman | The Washington Post
Thai Police Arrest Another Leader of Student Protests, Rights Group Says
By The Editors | Reuters
China Holds Military Exercises Near Taiwan in Warning to U.S.
By Kathrin Hille | Financial Times (subscription required)
Biden’s China Policy Can’t Help but Be Incoherent
By Van Jackson | Foreign Policy
Argentina Ponders BRI Endorsement Amid Tricky Debt Restructuring
By Verónica Dalto | Diálogo Chino
China’s Arrest of a Free-Speech Icon Backfires in Hong Kong
By Jiayang Fan | The New Yorker
August 13, 2020
EU Revokes Some of Cambodia’s Trade Privileges Over Human Rights Violations
By Jim Brunsden, Mehreen Khan & Michael Peel | Financial Times (subscription required)
Pakistan Army Chief to Visit Saudi Arabia in Quest to Smooth Ties
By Asif Shahzad & Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam | Reuters
North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry
By Ronen Bergman & Nicole Perlroth | The New York Times
Thailand’s King Swears In Cabinet, Silent on Demands for Royal Reform
By The Editors | Reuters
Thailand to Take Legal Action Over Online Criticism of Monarchy
By John Reed | Financial Times (subscription required)
Myanmar Bars Major Election Monitoring Group From Observing Polls
By The Editors | Reuters
North Korea Nuclear Reactor Site Threatened by Recent Flooding, U.S. Think Tank Says
By Josh Smith | Reuters
A WeChat Ban Will Hurt Ordinary Citizens. There Are Better Ways to Hold China Accountable
By Times Wang & Yang Jianli | The Washington Post
August 12, 2020
U.S. Risks China’s Ire by Raising Prospect of Taiwan Trade Deal
By Kathrin Hille | Financial Times (subscription required)
Europe
August 14, 2020
Pompeo Says He and Military Warned Russia on Bounties for Killing U.S. Troops
By Charlie Savage | The New York Times
Mass Beatings and Detentions in Belarus as President Clings to Power
By Ivan Nechepurenko & Anton Troianovski | The New York Times
At Least Nine EU States Back Sanctions Against Belarus
By Gabriela Baczynska | Reuters
British, Irish PMs Upbeat on Trade Deal After Northern Ireland Talks
By The Editors | Reuters
Greek and Turkish Warships in ‘Mini Collision’
By The Editors | Reuters
My Country Is Under Attack
By Valzhyna Mort | The New York Times
August 13, 2020
France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff
By Yaroslav Trofimov | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Belarus Protests: 25-Year-Old Man Dies in Police Custody
By Andrew Roth | The Guardian
EU Revokes Some of Cambodia’s Trade Privileges Over Human Rights Violations
By Jim Brunsden, Mehreen Khan & Michael Peel | Financial Times (subscription required)
EU Eyes Sanctions Over Disputed Belarus Election ‘as Soon as End-August’
By Gabriela Baczynska | Reuters
Europe Tests the Waters for a Stronger Defense Policy
By Sophia Besch | Financial Times (subscription required)
Middle East & North Africa
August 14, 2020
Israel and United Arab Emirates Strike Major Diplomatic Agreement
By Peter Baker, Isabel Kershner, David D. Kirkpatrick & Ronen Bergman | The New York Times
Greek and Turkish Warships in ‘Mini Collision’
By The Editors | Reuters
Libya Sovereign Fund to Ask U.N. for Freedom to Invest Billions
By Tom Arnold | Reuters
In Historic Deal With the UAE, Israel Is the Biggest Winner
By Bilal Y. Saab | Foreign Policy
August 13, 2020
U.S. Prepares Sanctions Against Hezbollah’s Allies in Lebanon
By Dion Nissenbaum, Ian Talley & Benoit Faucon | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Top General in Middle East Says U.S. Troop Levels Will Drop in Iraq and Syria
By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff
By Yaroslav Trofimov | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Pakistan Army Chief to Visit Saudi Arabia in Quest to Smooth Ties
By Asif Shahzad & Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam | Reuters
Israel Successfully Tests Arrow-2 Missile Interceptor, Says U.S. Missile Agency
By The Editors | Reuters
U.S. Says Iran Briefly Seizes Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
U.S. Commander: Islamic State Threat in West Syria Growing
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press
North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry
By Ronen Bergman & Nicole Perlroth | The New York Times
Trump Misses Being Part of the Iran Deal
By Ariane Tabatabai & Or Rabinowitz | Foreign Policy
The Pandemic Tips the Balance Between Mosque and State
By Geneive Abdo & Nourhan Elnahla | Foreign Affairs
August 12, 2020
Watchdog Says State Dept. Failed to Limit Civilian Deaths From Saudi Arms Sales
By Edward Wong & Michael LaForgia | The New York Times
U.S. Revises U.N. Resolution to Extend U.N. Arms Embargo on Iran
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
Iraq Military Says Turkish Drone Kills Two Senior Commanders
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra & Salar Salim | Associated Press
Turkish Ship Starts Energy Search Amid Standoff With Greece
By Suzan Fraser & Elena Becatoros | Associated Press
A Requiem for Trump’s Failed Iran Envoy
By Jason Rezaian | The Washington Post
Beware of Reckless Calls on the Military to Remove Trump
Candace Rondeaux
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
A Summer Reading List for Glum Multilateralists
Richard Gowan
Monday, Aug. 10, 2020
The Maldives Faces a Twin Threat: COVID-19 and Rising Extremism
Daniel Bosley
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020
How the World’s Cities Can Become More Resilient to Pandemics
The Editors
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020
Are the Authorities to Blame for a Devastating Oil Spill in Mauritius?
Andrew Green
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
