July 25, 2018

Weekly World News Update

Iran Twitter War; NATO Summit Reverberates; Pakistan Goes to the Polls; Fixes Come to Ease Trade War Consequences; President Xi Jinping Tours Africa

Quote of the Week

"COLOR US UNIMPRESSED: The world heard even harsher bluster a few months ago. And Iranians have heard them —albeit more civilized ones—for 40 yrs. We’ve been around for millennia & seen fall of empires, incl our own, which lasted more than the life of some countries. BE CAUTIOUS!"

-- Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, in a tweet on Monday.

Iran Twitter War

“Trump’s Angry Iran Tweet” Ashish Kumar Sen -- Atlantic Council, July 23, 2018.

“Does the United States Have a Strategy to Contain Iran in the Middle East?” Michael Young --Carnegie Middle East Center, July 19, 2018.

“On Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from the Iran Deal” Nader Granmayeh -- Foreign Policy Association, July 24, 2018.

“Will Trump Pull a North Korea on Iran?” Nahal Toosi -- Politico, July 23, 2018

NATO Summit Reverberates

“Why NATO Matters” Matthew Continetti -- National Review, July 21, 2018

"The NATO We Have and the NATO We Seek" Diana Ohlbaum -- Lobe Log, July 25, 2018

“What If NATO Really IS Obsolete?” George Paik -- Foreign Policy Association, July 23, 2018.

Pakistan Goes to the Polls

“Will Pakistan Elections Mark a Turnaround?” Farhan Bokhari -- Gulf News, July 24, 2018

“Charges of Rigging, Intimidation Mar Pakistan Campaign” Kathy Gannon -- Chicago Tribune, July 24, 2018

“The Dirty Politics of Pakistan's Censored Democracy” Xari Jalil -- The Wire, July 24, 2018

“Pakistan Election Raises Fears of 'Creeping Coup'” M Ilyas Khan -- BBC, July 23, 2018

"Is Imran Khan the Pakistani Military's 'Favorite Son'?" Michael Kugelman -- Al Jazeera, July 23, 2018

Fixes Come to Ease Trade War Consequences

“To Ease Pain of Trump’s Trade War: $12 Billon in Aid for Farmers” Julie Hirschfield Davis and Ana Swanson -- New York Times, July 24, 2018

“Trade in Services Agreement: A Way Out of the Trade War?” Barbara C. Matthews and Earl Anthony Wayne -- Atlantic Council, July 23, 2018

“Xi Jinping, Trade War and the Curse of the Strong Leader” Kerry Brown -- Chatham House,

July 24, 2018

“Will Trump-Juncker Meeting Defuse a Trade War?” David Wemer -- Atlantic Council, July 24, 2018

President Xi Jinping Tours Africa

“Xi Jinping Is Visiting Africa This Week. Here’s Why China Is Such a Popular Development Partner.” Deborah Bräutigam -- The Washington Post, July 24, 2018

“Rwanda Hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi” Bukola Adebayo and Stephanie Busari -- CNN, July 23, 2018

“China's Latest Trade Partner in Africa Could Help It Export to the US” Justina Crabtree – CNBC, July 23, 2018