How Internal Squabbling Paralyzed Europe’s Most Vital Security Organization
Stephanie Liechtenstein Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020
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United States
Taiwan and U.S. to Hold Highest-Level Meeting Since 1979 as China Tensions Soar
By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff | The New York Times
U.S. Envoy Says Washington to Keep Backing Guaido After Venezuela’s December Election
By Patricia Zengerle & Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Aug. 15, Assess Trade Deal
By Lingling Wei & Bob Davis | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
What Years of Emails and Texts Reveal About Your Friendly Tech Companies
By Tim Wu | The New York Times
United States
Hollywood Is Running Out of Villains
By Kal Raustiala | Foreign Affairs
Trump Seeks Treasury Cut in Microsoft Deal to Acquire TikTok Unit
By Demetri Sevastopulo & Hannah Murphy | Financial Times (subscription required)
U.S. to Send 1,000 More Military Personnel to Poland
By Katrina Manson & James Shotter | Financial Times (subscription required)
Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ to Deny Puerto Rico Access to U.S. Aid
By Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Model Doesn’t Serve Its People
By Michael Deibert | Foreign Policy
Africa
Egypt, Sudan Suspend Talks With Ethiopia Over Disputed Dam
By Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Tanzania Opposition Names Presidential Candidate Who Survived Shooting
By The Editors | Reuters
Zimbabwe VP Named Health Minister After Coronavirus Graft Scandal
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
The Media’s Crisis on Ethiopia
By Ayantu Ayana | Africa is a Country
Nile Mega-Dam Talks Resume to Resolve Years-Long Dispute
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
Africa
Chad Slows Down Internet to Curb ‘Hate Speech’ on Social Media
By The Editors | AFP
Zimbabwe Continues Arrests of Critics, Says Opposition Party
By Farai Mutsaka | Associated Press
How Land Disputes Erupt in Ethiopia
By The Editors | The Economist
The Americas
Colombia Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Alvaro Uribe Detained
By Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times
New Crisis in Peru as Congress Rejects President’s Cabinet
By Franklin Briceño | Associated Press
The Americas
Bolivia Decision to Cancel School Because of Covid-19 Upsets Parents
By Ryan Dube | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Gunmen Shoot Up Offices of Mexican Newspaper, No Injuries
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Court OKs Extradition of Man Linked to Venezuela’s Maduro
By Scott Smith & Barry Hatton | Associated Press
Argentina Strikes Debt Agreement After Restructuring Breakthrough
By Robin Wigglesworth, Benedict Mander & Colby Smith | Financial Times (subscription required)
Ecuador Clinches $17.4 Billion Debt Deal With Bondholders
By Gideon Long & Colby Smith | Financial Times (subscription required)
The Americas
EU’s Top Diplomat, Citing Trump Candidate, Urges Delay in Vote on Inter-American Development Bank Chief
By Cassandra Garrison | Reuters
Nicaragua Police Discount Arson in Fire at Cathedral
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Brazil’s Troll Army Moves Into the Streets
By Patrícia Campos Mello | The New York Times
Latin America Can’t Survive the Coronavirus Crisis Alone
By Walter Kerr | Foreign Policy
Asia-Pacific
Modi Founds a Temple on Mosque’s Ruins, in Triumphal Moment for Hindus
By Jeffrey Gettleman & Hari Kumar | The New York Times
Asia-Pacific
Sri Lankans Vote for New Parliament, Shrugging Off Coronavirus Fear
By Arjuna Ranawana | Reuters
Video Suggests Explosions in North Korean City Near China
By Hyung-Jin Kim & Penny Wang | Associated Press
Militants Attack in Indian Kashmir as It Locks Down for Anniversary
By Fayaz Bukhari | Reuters
Books Pulled From Library Shelves, Songs Banned...It’s the New Normal in Hong Kong
By Louisa Lim | The Guardian
North Korea Has ‘Probably’ Developed Nuclear Devices to Fit Ballistic Missiles, U.N. Report Says
By Michelle Nichols | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
Islamic State Attack on Afghan Prison Ends on Second Day, With at Least 29 Dead
By Susannah George, Aziz Tassal & Sharif Hassan | The Washington Post
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Confirms Contesting for Second Term
By Shoon Naing | Reuters
Thai Protesters Openly Criticize Monarchy
By The Editors | Reuters
Malaysian Police Raid Al Jazeera Offices Amid Probe Into Report on Migrant Workers
By The Editors | Reuters
Why TikTok Owner ByteDance Is No Huawei for Beijing
By Yuan Yang | Financial Times (subscription required)
Europe
New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism
By Mark Landler | The New York Times
France’s Macron to Travel to Beirut on Thursday
By The Editors | Reuters
Son of Italy’s Former Top Mafia Boss Arrested on Brazilian Warrant
By The Editors | Reuters
Putin’s Security Forces Are Increasingly Unsure About Putin
By Mark Galeotti | Foreign Policy
Pandemic Fuels the Fires of European Separatism
By Jonathan Parker | Financial Times (subscription required)
Europe
Greek PM to Rejig Cabinet
By The Editors | Reuters
Spain’s Ex-King Leaves for Dominican Republic Amid Scandal, Media Reports
By Miguel Gutierrez & Isla Binnie | Reuters
Belarus Leader Pledges Allegiance to Russia Ahead of Vote
By Yuras Karmanau | Associated Press
Poland’s Supreme Court Declares Presidential Election Valid
By Monika Pronczuk | The New York Times
Russia’s Far East Stands Up to the Kremlin—and Shows Putin Slipping
By Vladimir Kara-Murza | The Washington Post
Europe
How Brexit May Strengthen the West
By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
Middle East & N. Africa
Beirut Blast Death Toll Rises to 100 With More Fatalities Feared
By Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch & Louisa Loveluck | The Washington Post
Saudi Arabia, With China’s Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program
By Warren P. Strobel, Michael R. Gordon & Felicia Schwartz | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Iran Executes Man Convicted for Killing Revolutionary Guards Soldier in 2017 Unrest
By The Editors | Reuters
The End of Saudi Arabia’s Ambitions
By F. Gregory Gause III | Foreign Affairs
Middle East & N. Africa
Israeli Jets Strike Targets in Syria, Nearly 24 Hours After Foiling Attack in Golan Heights
By Ruth Eglash & Sarah Dadouch | The Washington Post
Family Tells AP: Iran Abducted California Man While in Dubai
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
Crisis-Weary Lebanon Braces for Hariri Tribunal Verdict
By Tom Perry | Reuters
Fire Breaks Out at Iranian Industrial Area, No Casualties
By The Editors | Reuters
We Lebanese Thought We Could Survive Anything. We Were Wrong
By Lina Mounzer | The New York Times
United States
August 5, 2020
Taiwan and U.S. to Hold Highest-Level Meeting Since 1979 as China Tensions Soar
By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff | The New York Times
U.S. Envoy Says Washington to Keep Backing Guaido After Venezuela’s December Election
By Patricia Zengerle & Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Aug. 15, Assess Trade Deal
By Lingling Wei & Bob Davis | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Court OKs Extradition of Man Linked to Venezuela’s Maduro
By Scott Smith & Barry Hatton | Associated Press
What Years of Emails and Texts Reveal About Your Friendly Tech Companies
By Tim Wu | The New York Times
Hollywood Is Running Out of Villains
By Kal Raustiala | Foreign Affairs
August 4, 2020
Trump Seeks Treasury Cut in Microsoft Deal to Acquire TikTok Unit
By Demetri Sevastopulo & Hannah Murphy | Financial Times (subscription required)
U.S. to Send 1,000 More Military Personnel to Poland
By Katrina Manson & James Shotter | Financial Times (subscription required)
Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ to Deny Puerto Rico Access to U.S. Aid
By Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Model Doesn’t Serve Its People
By Michael Deibert | Foreign Policy
How Brexit May Strengthen the West
By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
Why TikTok Owner ByteDance Is No Huawei for Beijing
By Yuan Yang | Financial Times (subscription required)
August 3, 2020
Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Clinch TikTok Deal
By Greg Roumeliotis, Echo Wang & Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies
By Alan Rappeport | The New York Times
U.S. Adds Sanctions Over Internment of Muslims in China
By Ana Swanson & Edward Wong | The New York Times
Lawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Reelect Trump
By Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni & Letícia Casado | The New York Times
What It Will Take to Fix the Navy—and Who Can Do It
By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Africa
August 5, 2020
Egypt, Sudan Suspend Talks With Ethiopia Over Disputed Dam
By Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Tanzania Opposition Names Presidential Candidate Who Survived Shooting
By The Editors | Reuters
Zimbabwe VP Named Health Minister After Coronavirus Graft Scandal
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
The Media’s Crisis on Ethiopia
By Ayantu Ayana | Africa is a Country
August 4, 2020
Nile Mega-Dam Talks Resume to Resolve Years-Long Dispute
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
Chad Slows Down Internet to Curb ‘Hate Speech’ on Social Media
By The Editors | AFP
Zimbabwe Continues Arrests of Critics, Says Opposition Party
By Farai Mutsaka | Associated Press
How Land Disputes Erupt in Ethiopia
By The Editors | The Economist
The Americas
August 5, 2020
U.S. Envoy Says Washington to Keep Backing Guaido After Venezuela’s December Election
By Patricia Zengerle & Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
Colombia Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Alvaro Uribe Detained
By Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times
New Crisis in Peru as Congress Rejects President’s Cabinet
By Franklin Briceño | Associated Press
Bolivia Decision to Cancel School Because of Covid-19 Upsets Parents
By Ryan Dube | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Gunmen Shoot Up Offices of Mexican Newspaper, No Injuries
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Court OKs Extradition of Man Linked to Venezuela’s Maduro
By Scott Smith & Barry Hatton | Associated Press
Son of Italy’s Former Top Mafia Boss Arrested on Brazilian Warrant
By The Editors | Reuters
August 4, 2020
Argentina Strikes Debt Agreement After Restructuring Breakthrough
By Robin Wigglesworth, Benedict Mander & Colby Smith | Financial Times (subscription required)
Ecuador Clinches $17.4 Billion Debt Deal With Bondholders
By Gideon Long & Colby Smith | Financial Times (subscription required)
EU’s Top Diplomat, Citing Trump Candidate, Urges Delay in Vote on Inter-American Development Bank Chief
By Cassandra Garrison | Reuters
Nicaragua Police Discount Arson in Fire at Cathedral
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Spain’s Ex-King Leaves for Dominican Republic Amid Scandal, Media Reports
By Miguel Gutierrez & Isla Binnie | Reuters
Brazil’s Troll Army Moves Into the Streets
By Patrícia Campos Mello | The New York Times
Latin America Can’t Survive the Coronavirus Crisis Alone
By Walter Kerr | Foreign Policy
August 3, 2020
Lawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Reelect Trump
By Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni & Letícia Casado | The New York Times
Guyana Swears In New Leader, Resolving Struggle Over Oil Wealth
By Nafeeza Yahya-Sakur & Anatoly Kurmanaev | The New York Times
Latin America Sees Coronavirus Records Tumble as Cases Near Five Million
By Adam Jourdan, Daniela Desantis & Oliver Griffin | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
August 5, 2020
Taiwan and U.S. to Hold Highest-Level Meeting Since 1979 as China Tensions Soar
By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff | The New York Times
U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Aug. 15, Assess Trade Deal
By Lingling Wei & Bob Davis | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Saudi Arabia, With China’s Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program
By Warren P. Strobel, Michael R. Gordon & Felicia Schwartz | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Modi Founds a Temple on Mosque’s Ruins, in Triumphal Moment for Hindus
By Jeffrey Gettleman & Hari Kumar | The New York Times
Sri Lankans Vote for New Parliament, Shrugging Off Coronavirus Fear
By Arjuna Ranawana | Reuters
Video Suggests Explosions in North Korean City Near China
By Hyung-Jin Kim & Penny Wang | Associated Press
Militants Attack in Indian Kashmir as It Locks Down for Anniversary
By Fayaz Bukhari | Reuters
Hollywood Is Running Out of Villains
By Kal Raustiala | Foreign Affairs
Books Pulled From Library Shelves, Songs Banned...It’s the New Normal in Hong Kong
By Louisa Lim | The Guardian
August 4, 2020
Trump Seeks Treasury Cut in Microsoft Deal to Acquire TikTok Unit
By Demetri Sevastopulo & Hannah Murphy | Financial Times (subscription required)
North Korea Has ‘Probably’ Developed Nuclear Devices to Fit Ballistic Missiles, U.N. Report Says
By Michelle Nichols | Reuters
Islamic State Attack on Afghan Prison Ends on Second Day, With at Least 29 Dead
By Susannah George, Aziz Tassal & Sharif Hassan | The Washington Post
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Confirms Contesting for Second Term
By Shoon Naing | Reuters
Thai Protesters Openly Criticize Monarchy
By The Editors | Reuters
Malaysian Police Raid Al Jazeera Offices Amid Probe Into Report on Migrant Workers
By The Editors | Reuters
Why TikTok Owner ByteDance Is No Huawei for Beijing
By Yuan Yang | Financial Times (subscription required)
August 3, 2020
Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Clinch TikTok Deal
By Greg Roumeliotis, Echo Wang & Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies
By Alan Rappeport | The New York Times
U.S. Adds Sanctions Over Internment of Muslims in China
By Ana Swanson & Edward Wong | The New York Times
Europe
August 5, 2020
New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism
By Mark Landler | The New York Times
France’s Macron to Travel to Beirut on Thursday
By The Editors | Reuters
Son of Italy’s Former Top Mafia Boss Arrested on Brazilian Warrant
By The Editors | Reuters
Putin’s Security Forces Are Increasingly Unsure About Putin
By Mark Galeotti | Foreign Policy
Pandemic Fuels the Fires of European Separatism
By Jonathan Parker | Financial Times (subscription required)
August 4, 2020
U.S. to Send 1,000 More Military Personnel to Poland
By Katrina Manson & James Shotter | Financial Times (subscription required)
EU’s Top Diplomat, Citing Trump Candidate, Urges Delay in Vote on Inter-American Development Bank Chief
By Cassandra Garrison | Reuters
Greek PM to Rejig Cabinet
By The Editors | Reuters
Spain’s Ex-King Leaves for Dominican Republic Amid Scandal, Media Reports
By Miguel Gutierrez & Isla Binnie | Reuters
Belarus Leader Pledges Allegiance to Russia Ahead of Vote
By Yuras Karmanau | Associated Press
Poland’s Supreme Court Declares Presidential Election Valid
By Monika Pronczuk | The New York Times
Russia’s Far East Stands Up to the Kremlin—and Shows Putin Slipping
By Vladimir Kara-Murza | The Washington Post
How Brexit May Strengthen the West
By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
August 3, 2020
France to Push for Rights Sanctions in EU Recovery Plan
By The Editors | Reuters
Russia Sets Mass Vaccination for October After Shortened Trial
By Andrew E. Kramer | The New York Times
Conservative U.K. Lawmaker Is Arrested Over Rape Accusations
By Benjamin Mueller | The New York Times
Serbian Purchase of Missile Defense System Shows Ties Deepening With China
By The Editors | Reuters
Middle East & North Africa
August 5, 2020
France’s Macron to Travel to Beirut on Thursday
By The Editors | Reuters
Egypt, Sudan Suspend Talks With Ethiopia Over Disputed Dam
By Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Beirut Blast Death Toll Rises to 100 With More Fatalities Feared
By Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch & Louisa Loveluck | The Washington Post
Saudi Arabia, With China’s Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program
By Warren P. Strobel, Michael R. Gordon & Felicia Schwartz | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Iran Executes Man Convicted for Killing Revolutionary Guards Soldier in 2017 Unrest
By The Editors | Reuters
The End of Saudi Arabia’s Ambitions
By F. Gregory Gause III | Foreign Affairs
August 4, 2020
Nile Mega-Dam Talks Resume to Resolve Years-Long Dispute
By The Editors | Al Jazeera
Israeli Jets Strike Targets in Syria, Nearly 24 Hours After Foiling Attack in Golan Heights
By Ruth Eglash & Sarah Dadouch | The Washington Post
Family Tells AP: Iran Abducted California Man While in Dubai
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
Crisis-Weary Lebanon Braces for Hariri Tribunal Verdict
By Tom Perry | Reuters
Fire Breaks Out at Iranian Industrial Area, No Casualties
By The Editors | Reuters
We Lebanese Thought We Could Survive Anything. We Were Wrong
By Lina Mounzer | The New York Times
Biden’s Blind Spots on Foreign Policy Would Cripple America After Trump
Howard W. French
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020
How Internal Squabbling Paralyzed Europe’s Most Vital Security Organization
Stephanie Liechtenstein
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020
Is Iran Losing Its Grip on Its Proxy Militias in Iraq?
Geneive Abdo
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
As U.S.-China Tensions Worsen, Where Do They End?
Benjamin Wilhelm
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
In Suriname, Bouterse Is Out, But His Shadow Looms Large
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Friday, July 31, 2020
