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EconoGraphics

Dec 22, 2017

Parties Supporting Independence Win Slim Majority, But Catalonia’s Complex Stalemate Continues

By Michael Farquharson & Alvaro Morales Salto-Weis

The outcome of yesterday’s regional elections in Catalonia reflects the electorate’s deep polarization on the issue of regional independence.

Economy & Business Southern & Southeastern Europe
President Donald Trump, National Harbor, Maryland, February 24, 2017

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s New National Security Strategy and NATO

By Donald Trump, White House

Unfair burden-sharing with our allies and inadequate investment in our own defense had invited danger from those who wish us harm….

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President Donald Trump before signing Space Policy Directive 1, Dec. 11,2017

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s speech undermines Trump’s new strategy

By Donald Trump, White House

In Afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines, and we no longer tell our enemies of our plans.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2017

Addressing the Terrorist Threat Emanating from Pakistan

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was right when he recently told an audience at the Atlantic Council that Pakistan’s leadership must eliminate terrorist safe havens, warning that a failure to do so could cause them to “lose control of their own country.” Tillerson said that the US-Pakistan relationship has “really deteriorated” over the past […]

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UkraineAlert

Dec 21, 2017

It’s the Holiday Season Again. Will Ukraine Be Ready for the Next Cyberattack?

By Vera Zimmerman

Experts anticipate a new cyberattack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure this month; they have observed increased activity from the same hackers involved in a previous cyberattack. In the last two years, cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid coincided with the winter holidays, a sensitive time with a high demand for critical infrastructure. A cyberattack may target civilians […]

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UkraineAlert

Dec 21, 2017

People Are Wrong about the War in the Donbas, Says US Envoy

By Melinda Haring

2017 has been the most violent year of the conflict in eastern Ukraine since it began, according to Kurt Volker, US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations. “A lot of people think that this has somehow turned into a sleepy, frozen conflict and it’s stable and now we have…a ceasefire,” Volker said on December 19 during […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2017

Why the United States Must Treat LGBTI Rights as a Foreign Policy Imperative

By Atlantic Council Diversity Initiative

The imposition of US sanctions on the Chechen president responsible for the systematic purge of gay men demonstrates a willingness to take a stand on human rights issues essential for the preservation of US values and the maintenance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights as a foreign policy imperative. On December 20, […]

UkraineAlert

Dec 21, 2017

Why Yegor Soboliev is Still Optimistic and Even Joyful about Ukraine’s Future

By Diane Francis

The claw back of reforms in Ukraine is alarming, and the latest blow was the dismissal on December 7 of hardworking Yegor Soboliev as chairman of parliament’s anti-corruption committee. A former investigative journalist and Maidan activist turned politician, he has been at the forefront of reforms such as electronic asset declarations for state officials, the […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2017

Miscalculations, Machismo, and Military Misjudgment Could Create New Global Hot Spots

By Daniel V. Speckhard

Connecting 2017’s political and military missteps to 2018’s global economic outlook The shift toward nationalist populism, demonstrated by the sweeping political changes around the world in 2017, has throughout history been a harbinger of global instability and conflict, and could directly affect both the international security landscape and global economy in 2018. Looking back, it […]

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Rebuilding Syria

Dec 20, 2017

The Kurdish School Curriculum in Syria: A Step Towards Self-Rule?

By Sardar Mlla Drwish

The Kurds in northern Syria have established their own education system in what they call Rojava, unfettered by the central government in Damascus, after taking control of the area following the Syrian regime’s withdrawal. This has been achieved through rolling out a Kurdish curriculum, which has so far been introduced for Kurdish (non-Arab) pupils in […]

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