Will Somalia Be Collateral Damage of Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict?
Peter Kirechu Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
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United States
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package
By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations
By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist
By Mike Stone | Reuters
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day
By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Africa
Uganda’s Museveni Takes Early Election Lead as Rival Alleges Fraud
By The Editors | Reuters
Africa
Dozens Killed in Suspected Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo
By The Editors | Reuters
Sudanese Protesters Rally, Demand Detention Centers Closed
By Noha Elhennawy | Associated Press
Fourth U.N. Peacekeeper Dies Following Attack in Northern Mali
By AP Editors | Associated Press
The Americas
Mexico Exonerates Ex-Defense Chief Who Was Freed by the U.S.
By Oscar Lopez | The New York Times
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President
By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
The Americas
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients
By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
Cuba Tweaks Socialist Model to Encourage Work Amid Crisis
By Andrea Rodríguez | Associated Press
Asia-Pacific
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia
By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times
Laos Communist Party Names PM Thongloun as New Leader
By The Editors | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday
By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Why Are India’s Farmers Angry?
By Hartosh Singh Bal | The New York Times
Europe
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout
By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
Dutch Government Resigns Over Childcare Subsidies Scandal
By Stephanie van den Berg | Reuters
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules
By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
Europe
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Biden Can’t Fight Corruption Without Help From Europe
By Kathleen Doherty | Foreign Policy
Middle East & N. Africa
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Two Egyptian Women to Stand New Trial Over TikTok Dance Videos
By Noha Elhennawy | Associated Press
Businessmen With Ties to Assad Linked to Beirut Port Blast Cargo
By Martin Chulov | The Guardian
Middle East & N. Africa
Five Killed in Algeria Bomb Explosion
By The Editors | Reuters
United States
January 15, 2021
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package
By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations
By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist
By Mike Stone | Reuters
Mexico Exonerates Ex-Defense Chief Who Was Freed by the U.S.
By Oscar Lopez | The New York Times
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout
By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day
By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Biden Can’t Fight Corruption Without Help From Europe
By Kathleen Doherty | Foreign Policy
January 14, 2021
Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection
By Nicholas Fandos | The New York Times
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor
By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. and Taiwan’s President Meet Virtually
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says
By Dan Williams | Reuters
With Iran, Biden Can’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good
By James M. Acton | Foreign Policy
Taiwan Needs Allies, Not Partisans
By Jessica Drun | Foreign Policy
Africa
January 15, 2021
Uganda’s Museveni Takes Early Election Lead as Rival Alleges Fraud
By The Editors | Reuters
Dozens Killed in Suspected Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo
By The Editors | Reuters
Sudanese Protesters Rally, Demand Detention Centers Closed
By Noha Elhennawy | Associated Press
Fourth U.N. Peacekeeper Dies Following Attack in Northern Mali
By AP Editors | Associated Press
January 14, 2021
‘The World Is Watching’: Ugandans Vote in Tense Election
By Rodney Muhumuza | Associated Press
Dozens Die in Ethnic Massacre in Troubled Ethiopian Region
By Simon Marks & Declan Walsh | The New York Times
Three Peacekeepers Killed, Six Wounded by Attack in Northern Mali
By Baba Ahmed & Toussaint N’gotta | Associated Press
Cameroon Army Killed Civilians in Village Raid, Witnesses and Lawyer Say
By Edward McAllister | Reuters
WHO Says Africa to See First Vaccine Doses From COVAX in March
By Cara Anna | Associated Press
The Americas
January 15, 2021
Mexico Exonerates Ex-Defense Chief Who Was Freed by the U.S.
By Oscar Lopez | The New York Times
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President
By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients
By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
Cuba Tweaks Socialist Model to Encourage Work Amid Crisis
By Andrea Rodríguez | Associated Press
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
January 14, 2021
Honduran Migrants Trek North Toward Guatemalan Border
By María Verza | Associated Press
Grappling With Coronavirus Surge, Cuba Suspends Schools, Public Transport
By The Editors | Reuters
Bolsonaro Is Following Trump’s Anti-Democracy Playbook
By Robert Muggah | Foreign Policy
January 13, 2021
Cuba, Though Angered by Terror Designation, Is Looking Past Trump
By Ed Augustin & Kirk Semple | The New York Times
Trudeau Shuffles Cabinet, Names Astronaut Foreign Minister
By Rob Gillies | Associated Press
Mexican Regulators Ban Showing President’s Full Conferences
By AP Editors | Associated Press
‘Terruqueo’ and Peru’s Fear of the Left
By Luisa Feline Freier & Soledad Castillo Jara | Americas Quarterly
Asia-Pacific
January 15, 2021
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist
By Mike Stone | Reuters
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia
By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times
Laos Communist Party Names PM Thongloun as New Leader
By The Editors | Reuters
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday
By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Why Are India’s Farmers Angry?
By Hartosh Singh Bal | The New York Times
January 14, 2021
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor
By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. and Taiwan’s President Meet Virtually
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest 11 Over Activists’ Attempted Taiwan Boat Escape
By Shibani Mahtani | The Washington Post
A Rohingya Camp Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless
By Sameer Yasir | The New York Times
Hong Kong Internet Provider Blocks Pro-Democracy Website
By Nicolle Liu & Primrose Riordan | Financial Times (subscription required)
Two Members of WHO Team on Trail of Virus Are Denied Entry to China
By Javier C. Hernández | The New York Times
Former South Korean President Park’s Legal Saga Ends as Court Upholds Jail Term
By Eun-Young Jeong | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Taiwan Needs Allies, Not Partisans
By Jessica Drun | Foreign Policy
Europe
January 15, 2021
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout
By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
Dutch Government Resigns Over Childcare Subsidies Scandal
By Stephanie van den Berg | Reuters
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules
By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Biden Can’t Fight Corruption Without Help From Europe
By Kathleen Doherty | Foreign Policy
January 14, 2021
Italy’s Government Enters a Crisis in Middle of Pandemic
By Jason Horowitz | The New York Times
Many Migrants Still Stranded in Bosnia as Freezing Cold Sets In
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Irish Leader Apologizes for Cruelty to Unwed Mothers and Babies at Homes Run by the State and Catholic Church
By William Booth & Karla Adam | The Washington Post
Four Detained From Belgium Demonstration Over Black Man’s Death
By Samuel Petrequin | Associated Press
Dutch Government Faces Collapse Over Child Benefits Scandal
By Jon Henley | The Guardian
Political Intrigue Snarls Italy as Fateful Choices Loom
By Tony Barber | Financial Times (subscription required)
January 13, 2021
Luxembourg, EU Snub Pompeo in Final Europe Trip, Diplomats Say
By Robin Emmott & Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters
Estonia’s Prime Minister Steps Down Under a Cloud
By Andrew Higgins | The New York Times
Alexei Navalny Says He’ll Return to Russia on Sunday
By Anton Troianovski | The New York Times
German CDU on Verge of Electing Divisive Figure to Replace Angela Merkel
By Philip Oltermann | The Guardian
French Police Detain Seven in Probe of Teacher’s Beheading
By John Leicester | Associated Press
Middle East & North Africa
January 15, 2021
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Two Egyptian Women to Stand New Trial Over TikTok Dance Videos
By Noha Elhennawy | Associated Press
Businessmen With Ties to Assad Linked to Beirut Port Blast Cargo
By Martin Chulov | The Guardian
Five Killed in Algeria Bomb Explosion
By The Editors | Reuters
January 14, 2021
U.N. Watchdog Confirms Another Iranian Breach of Nuclear Deal
By David Rising | Associated Press
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says
By Dan Williams | Reuters
With Iran, Biden Can’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good
By James M. Acton | Foreign Policy
The Tunisian Revolution’s Young Dreams Are Unfulfilled but Unforgotten
By Tharwa Boulifi | African Arguments
January 13, 2021
Pompeo Says Iran Is New Base for Al-Qaida, but Offers Little Proof
By Lara Jakes, Eric Schmitt & Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times
How Biden Can Help Prevent War on Iran—Right Now
By Jonathan Tepperman | Foreign Policy
Deplatforming Pro-Trump Extremists Could Drive Them Underground
Candace Rondeaux
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
Nathalie Tocci on the Future of EU Ties With the U.S. and China
The Editors
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
After the Qatar Boycott, Can the GCC Come Together?
The Editors
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Jack Ma’s Disappearance and the Dangers of Doing Business in an Autocracy
Frida Ghitis
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Corruption Scandals Stain Bukele’s Image Ahead of Key Elections in El Salvador
Robert Looney
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
The Central African Republic’s Conflict Is Descending Into a Regional Crisis
Andrew Green
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
