Transatlantic Must-Reads 11/27/2018

November 27th, 2018
China, Defense, EU, Europe, France, Germany, Global, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Poland, Russia, Terrorism, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, US

Must-Reads

Russia/Ukraine - Russia-Ukraine Fight Over Narrow Sea Passage Risks Wider War, Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times
Russia - Putin’s Ancien Régime, Maxim Trudolyubov, Riddle
Russia/Poland - Poland and Russia: A Conflict of Incompatible Identities, Igor Gretsky, Riddle
Russia/Turkey - Fragile Syria Cease-Fire Tests Russia-Turkey Ties, Sune Engel Rasmussen and Thomas Grove, Wall Street Journal
Middle East - The Middle East after the US’s Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, Leonid Isaev, Riddle
Terrorism - The Evolution of the Salafi-Jihadist Threat Current and Future Challenges from the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, and Other Groups, Seth G. Jones et al., Center for Strategic & International Studies
EU/Global - The Demise of the International Liberal Global Order and the Future of the European Project, Nathalie Tocci, IAI
US/Defense - Democrats going nuclear to rein in Trump's arms buildup, Bryan Bender, Politico
US/Mexico - Not-so-distant neighbours, The Economist
US/Germany - Americans and Germans are worlds apart in views of their countries’ relationship, Jacob Poushter and Alexandra Castillo, Pew Research Center
Germany/Defense - The 2-Percent Objective and the Bundeswehr Discussion about the German Defence Budget, Ulf von Krause, German Federal Academy for Security Policy
Germany/France/Iran - France and Germany Step In to Circumvent Iran Sanctions, Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal
Trade - Estimated Impacts of US Sections 232 and 301 Trade Actions on the US and Global Economies: A Supply Chain Prospective 2018-2030, Terrie Walmsley and Peter Minor, ImpactEcon
China - How China’s Rulers Control Society: Opportunity, Nationalism, Fear, Amy Qin and Javier C. Hernandez, The New York Times
China/US/Europe - US Asks Allies to Drop Huawei, Stu Woo and Kate O’Keeffe, Wall Street Journal

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Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor, at Johns Hopkins University SAIS