Wednesday, August 19, 2015
  
U.S.-Cuba Diplomacy; protests in Brazil; China's economy; Tianjin explosion; Internet 'war'; the future of Europe; the British left; plus the American right.
  
U.S. Flag Raised at Embassy in Cuba
" U.S.-Cuba Diplomacy Comes out of the Shadows" William M. Leogrande, Peter Kornbluh -- Foreign Policy, August 14, 2015 

" Kerry Failed to Act on Human Rights in Cuba" Andres Oppenheimer -- Miami Herald, August 15, 2015

" Cubans Welcome John Kerry's Call for 'Genuine Democracy' in Country" Associated Press in Havana -- The Guardian, August 15, 2015

" U.S. Embassy in Cuba Formally Reopens" Tom McCarthy -- The Guardian, August 14, 2015

"The Meaning of a U.S. Embassy in Cuba" Yoani Sanchez -- The Atlantic, August 15, 2015

Mass Protests in Brazil
" What Brazil's Protests Mean" Jeffrey Lesser -- CNN, August 17, 2015

" Brazil's Rising Turbulence" The Editorial Board -- The New York Times, 
August 17, 2015 

China's Economic Woes
" China's Risky Money Game ,"    Robert Samuelson --  The Atlantic , August 16, 2015

" Presidential Candidates are Hung Up on China ,"  William Pesek -- Bloomberg View, August 16, 2015  

The Spectator, August 15, 2015

"China's Policy Nightmare" Scott MacDonald -- National Interest, August 14, 2015
Explosion in Tianjin
" After Tianjin, an Outbreak of Mistrust in China, " Jiayang Fan  --   The New Yorker , August 15, 2015

 August 17, 2015  

"China's Response to the Tianjin Explosions," Krishnadev Calamur - The Atlantic, August 17, 2015

Japan
" The Endless Debate Over Japan's World War II Actions " Rowan Callick  --   Real Clear World , August 17, 2015

" Abe Statement Was Vague in All the Wrong Places,"  Jeff Kingston --  The Japan Times ,  August 15, 2015

The Future of Europe
" After the Greek Deal: Three Dangers and Three Opportunities , "  Jacques Delors, Gerhard Cromme, Henrik Enderlein, Pascal Lamy, Antonio Vitorino  --  Institut Delors, 
July 22, 2015

" Calais Migrants: "They Forget We're Human" , " Owen Jones -- The  New Statesman,  August 17, 2015
 
Internet 'War'
" West Needs to Up the Ante in Infowar , " Peter Pomeranstev --  The Moscow Times,  August 17, 2015

" Russia Uses Army of 'Trolls' to Sway Sentiment Online, "  Aliyah Sternstein -  The National Journal,  August 17, 2015

The British Left
" We Tories are in a State of Disbelief About Jeremy Corbyn," Boris Johnson -- The Telegraph , August 16, 2015 

" Corbyn Offers Only Angry Defiance " David Miliband - The Guardian , August 17, 2015 

The American Right
" Republicans Outsource Their Foreign Policy," Josh Rogin -- Bloomberg View,  
August 14, 2015
    
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