WPR Articles Dec. 27 — Jan. 4
Why Once-Welcoming Countries in Scandinavia Closed Their Borders to Refugees
By: Rik Rutten | Briefing
For
decades, Swedes have taken pride in providing a safe haven to the
world’s huddled masses, and their country took in 163,000 refugees in
2015 alone. But times have changed. Like neighboring Denmark, Sweden now
finds itself at the bottom of the European Union when it comes to
welcoming refugees.
After the Fall of Aleppo, Turkey’s Erdogan Digs In His Heels Against Syria’s Kurds
By: Iyad Dakka | Briefing
There
is no doubt that Turkey and the U.S. do not see eye to eye on Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has successfully turned a
military defeat in Aleppo into a diplomatic pressure tactic against
Washington, which Erdogan wants to back down on supporting Syrian Kurds
in the fight against ISIS.
Trump’s Supply-Side Economics Have Little Chance of Working in 2017
By: Robert Looney | Briefing
President-elect
Donald Trump’s campaign promises and tax cut plans show him partial to
Reagan-era supply-side economics—a commitment confirmed by his early
Cabinet appointments and proposed increases in defense spending. Is
there any reason to believe these economic policies would be effective
today?
What’s Holding Nigeria’s Women Back?
By: The Editors | Trend Lines
In
late December, Nigeria’s top Muslim cleric called on lawmakers to reject
a bill currently under debate that would allow women the right to
inherit family wealth and property, saying it goes against the teachings
of the Quran. In an email interview, Ngozi Odiaka discusses women’s
rights in Nigeria.
Oil Auction Brings Some Good News to Mexico, and China Is Eager to Capitalize
By: Jerónimo Mohar | Briefing
On
Dec. 5, Mexico held its first-ever auction for deepwater oil blocks in
the Gulf of Mexico, which brought some much-needed economic relief.
Mexico faces the most severe crisis originating in the United States
since the 2008 financial meltdown, in the form of Donald Trump’s
presidency.
Why a Crisis Over Cameroon’s Marginalized Anglophone Regions Could Deepen
By: Robbie Corey-Boulet | Briefing Protests in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions against the use of French in courts and schools and the marginalization of the minority Anglophone population have revived a decades-old source of tension. But President Paul Biya’s government has responded with symbolic half-measures and a deadly crackdown.2016 in Review
By: The Editors | Trend Lines
In
this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein,
senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, and associate editors, Maria Savel
and Karina Piser, discuss the biggest events of 2016, including the rise
of populism, China’s growing assertiveness, and the election of Donald
Trump.
Demystifying Trump’s Confounding Statements About Nuclear Weapons
By: Andrew Futter | Briefing
While
often inchoate and contradictory, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s
recent comments about nuclear weapons have caused great concern among
observers, not to mention many within the U.S. government. It is worth
demystifying some of what Trump has said and putting this nuclear debate
in context.
How the ‘Russia Threat’ Is Fueling Latvia’s Bitter Identity Politics
By: Matthew Luxmoore | Feature
Twenty-five
years since it emerged from Soviet rule, Latvia struggles to forge a
national identity—a task made more complex by its sizeable and
unintegrated Russian community. Now a NATO and EU member, the Baltic
country is bracing itself for a potential attack by an increasingly
belligerent Russia.
Thinking Beyond Worst-Case Scenarios for 2017
By: Ellen Laipson | Column
The
drama and disruptions of the past year fill some with dread for 2017.
Without sounding too naïve, it’s possible to imagine outcomes that are
not the worst-case scenarios for three of the world’s enduring problems:
the European refugee crisis, the Syrian civil war and the
Israel-Palestine conflict.
Can Russia Really Sideline the U.S. in the Latest Syria Peace Process?
By: Judah Grunstein | Column
If
there is only one certainty about Syria’s civil war, it is that any
ultimate resolution at this point will be horribly unsatisfying. But the
current tenuous peace process negotiated and overseen by Russia, Turkey
and Iran, despite all its many flaws, represents a lesser evil than
continued fighting.
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