2022 World Affairs Council of the Year
Network of Independent World Affairs Councils of America
| Quote of the Week:
“Sophisticated U.S. leadership is the sine qua non of a stable world order. However, we lack the former while the latter is getting worse.” — The late Zbigniew Brzezinski, in his final tweet, earlier this month, as noted by The Atlantic magazine’s James Fallows. President Carter’s renowned national security adviser passed away on May 26. |
| Remembering “Zbig” |
| “The Fierce Resolve and Strategic Wisdom of Zbigniew Brzezinski” Ellen Laipson — World Politics Review, May 30, 2017
“Jimmy Carter Pays Tribute to Mika’s Late Father on Morning Joe” Jennifer Smith — Daily Mail, May 30, 2017 “Warm Words for Cold Warrior: Experts Reveal Why Brzezinski’s Death Is Blow to U.S.” — Sputnik International, May 29, 2017 “CSIS Mourns the Loss of Dr. Brzezinski” John J. Hamre — CSIS, May 26, 2017 |
| G7 Summit in Taormina |
| “Trump to Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal” Andrew Restuccia and Josh Dawsey — Politico, May 31, 2017
“Germany Distances Itself from U.S. After Trump’s First G7 Showing” David Gilbert — Vice News, May 29, 2017 “In Praise of a Transatlantic Divorce” Stephen M. Walt — Foreign Policy, May 30, 2017 “China Protests as G7 Leaders Call for ‘Demilitarization’ of East, South China Seas” Ankit Panda — The Diplomat, May 29, 2017 “G7 Leaders Agree Steps to Tackle Terrorism After Manchester Bombing” Anushka Asthana — The Guardian, May 26, 2017 |
| Terror in the Philippines |
| “How and Why Islamic State-Linked Rebels Took Over Part of a Philippine City” Oliver Holmes — The Guardian, May 29, 2017
“A Pair of Threats for the Philippines” — The Japan Times, May 30, 2017 |
| NATO’s Article 5 |
| “NATO: Too Big to Fail, Too Small to Matter?” Seth A. Johnston — The Hill, May 26, 2017
“On Trump’s Article 5 Omission” Michael E. O’Hanlon — Brookings, May, 25, 2017 “Russia Has a Way to Reduce NATO’s Combat Power” Christopher Woody — Business Insider, May 30, 2017 |
| Putin Visits France |
| “Macron, Standing Alongside Putin, Says Russia Media Spread ‘Falsehoods’” Yasmeen Sehran — The Atlantic, May 30, 2017
“Macron Opens a ‘Demanding’ Dialogue With Putin in France” Colin Dwyer — NPR, May 29, 2017 “Vladimir Putin Denies Russian Interference in French Presidential Race” Vladimir Isachenkov; Sylvie Corbet; John Leicester — Time, May 29, 2017 |
| Protracted Crises in Yemen |
| “Cholera, Famine, and Girls Sold into Marriage for Food: Yemen’s Dire Picture” Rick Gladstone — The New York Times, May 30, 2017
“How the Saudis See the War in Yemen” Bill Law — Middle East Eye, May 26, 2017 “Defiant Congress Sparks Showdown with Trump over Saudi Arms Deal” Robbie Gramer and Ruby Mellen — Foreign Policy, May 26, 2017 |
| OAS and Venezuela |
| “OAS Seeks Negotiations in Venezuela, But Will Anyone Listen?” Jim Wyss — Miami Herald, May 30, 2017
“Nicolas Maduro Doesn’t Really Control Venezuela” Moises Naim — The Atlantic, May 25, 2017 |
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