| Quote of the Week:
“Inclusion requires opening our minds, hearts, and communities to refugees. It requires a whole of society approach – joining up students, business leaders, athletes, activists, religious leaders, politicians, and artists – to share responsibility.”
— Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in a statement on World Refugee Day 2017. |
“Inclusion” Key Theme on World Refugee Day
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| “War, Violence, Persecution Push Displacement to New, Unprecedented High” — UNHCR, June 19, 2017
“Why Are Only Poor Countries Taking Refugees?” Kofi Annan — Time, June 20, 2017
“Listen to Eastern Europe” Michael Brendan Dougherty — National Review, June 19, 2017
“Unpacking the Numbers on Global Refugees” Elizabeth Ferris — Brookings, June 20, 2017 |
| “Trump Faces ‘Land of Lousy Options’ with North Korea After Otto Warmbier’s Death” Matt Kwong — CBC News, June 21, 2017
“Dialogue Possible If North Korea Suspends Nuclear Program” Yi Whan-Woo — Korea Times, June 15, 2017
“Energy Security in North Korea: From Defiance to Survival” Patricia L Schouker — Foreign Policy Association, June 15, 2017
“North Korea’s Nuclear Power Strategy” Adam P. MacDonald — East Asia Forum, June 15, 2017
“North Korea’s Military Capabilities” Eleanor Albert — CFR, June 20, 2017 |
| Tensions Intensify Complexities in Syria |
| “Tensions Between America and Russia Escalate as Countries Clash Over Drones and Airspace” Mythili Sampathkumar — Independent, June 20, 2017
“Why the Best Solution for Syria is Partition” Robert Nicholson — The Federalist, June 21, 2017
“Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, ISIS, and Iran: Is “Half” a Strategy Better than None?” Anthony H. Cordesman– CSIS, June 19, 2017 |
| Global Implications of Unbounded Terrorism |
| Macron’s Governance Challenges |
| CIA Declassifies Iranian Coup Documents |
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