World On Wednesday 23 December 2015

America's Cold War Master Plan to Nuke Russia - M. Peck, Natl. Interest
How Nigeria's Khomeini Was Captured - Philip Obaji Jr., Daily Beast
Assad Is Reaching Out to D.C. Insiders - Josh Rogin, Bloomberg View
Why Aren't Costa Rica's Indigenous Students Graduating? - The Atlantic
Courage on Trial in China - Ai Weiwei, New York Times
EU Could Fall Apart Without Flexibility - Hugo Dixon, Reuters
How NATO Advises Afghanistan's National Security Forces - Diplomat
Spain Election Rattles Euro Zone - Andrew Hammond, Globe and Mail
December Brings Crucial But Overdue Agreements - R. Lall, The National

Why Europe, Not America, Should Fight ISIL - Jerome Slater, Natl. Interest
The Year When Syria's Problems Came to Europe - Noah Feldman, BV
3 Choices for New, Fractured Spanish Politics - Kevin Lees, Suffragio
At Greece's Borders, a Test for Europe - Nikos Konstandaras, NYTimes
Why I Will be Voting to Stay in Europe - William Hague, Telegraph
The Putin Appeasement Consensus - Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
President Maduro's Imaginary Parliament - Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez, FP
Spain's Wounded Giant Plays Kingmaker - Jeremy Cliffe, Politico EU
How the Sultan of Brunei Banned Christmas - Nico Hines, The Daily Beast
2015: The Year US-China Relations Went Public - G. Webster, Diplomat
Osborne's Economic Miracle Built on Mountain of Debt - Jones, Guardian
Dilemma in the Crackdown on Corruption in Ukraine - Karatnycky, WSJ
Brazil's Congress at Center of an Explosive Political Crisis - Bevins, LAT
A Strengthened IMF Benefits the U.S. and the World - D. Ignatius, WaPo
The Grassroots of Climate Change - Kofi Annan, Project Syndicate

Seismic Political Shock in Spain - New York Times
An Agreement of Sorts on Syria - Irish Times
Two Lessons We Must Learn From Afghanistan - Telegraph
Fixing Haiti's Crisis of Confidence - Miami Herald

Research & Analysis

U.S. Comprehensive Strategy Toward Russia - Heritage Foundation
Fighting for Libya's Energy Wealth - International Crisis Group
Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2015 - Foreign Policy
Rethinking the UK's Circles of Influence - Chatham House

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