Underestimating US in Asia a ‘Severe Miscalculation’: Senior Defense Official (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/underestimating-us-in-asia-a-severe-miscalculation-senior-defense-official/

Not Much Room for Criticism in Central Asia (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/not-much-room-for-criticism-in-central-asia/

South Korea's Labor Protests Weren't an Aberration (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/south-koreas-labor-protests-werent-an-aberration/

US, Australia Should Boost Defense Ties Amid China’s Rise: Ex-Defense Official (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/us-australia-should-boost-defense-ties-amid-chinas-rise-ex-defense-official/

Why Did Afghanistan's Spy Chief Just Quit? (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/why-did-afghanistans-spy-chief-just-quit/

Will Thailand's Military Be Held Accountable for the Country's Economic Woes? (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/will-thailands-military-be-held-accountable-for-the-countrys-economic-woes/

The US, China and an Abundance of Cyber-Caution (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-us-china-and-an-abundance-of-cyber-caution/

Japan Tangle of Ideology and Diplomacy (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/japan-tangle-of-ideology-and-diplomacy/

CIA-Islamic Jihadist Alliance Against Russia is 63 Years’ Old (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/11/cia-islamic-jihadist-alliance-against-russia-is-63-years-old.html

Dollar and Yuan: Two Versions of China’s Monetary Policy (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/11/dollar-yuan-two-versions-china-monetary-policy.html

Turkey, US Increase Involvement in Mid. East Wars: Dangers of Mission Creep (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/11/turkey-us-increase-involvement-mid-east-wars-dangers-mission-creep.html

Middle East security: a “pivot to the East” and its implications (Aspenia online)

http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/middle-east-security-%E2%80%9Cpivot-east%E2%80%9D-and-its-implications

Egitto, fattore russo e interessi occidentali nello scacchiere mediorientale (Aspenia online)

http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/egitto-fattore-russo-e-interessi-occidentali-nello-scacchiere-mediorientale

Analisi e intelligence: la nuova sfida che ci viene dal Medio Oriente (Aspenia online)

http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/analisi-e-intelligence-la-nuova-sfida-che-ci-viene-dal-medio-oriente

Pechino: Nato, Ue e vicinato d'Italia (AffarInternazionali)

http://www.affarinternazionali.it/articolo.asp?ID=3256

IAEA Report Offers a Mutually-Acceptable Political Solution (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/IAEA-Report-Offers-a-Mutually-Acceptable-Political-Solution.htm

Iran – US Cooperation Requires More Trust and Mutual Respect (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Iran-US-Cooperation-Requires-More-Trust-and-Mutual-Respect.htm

Iran Slams Donald Trump's Islamophobic, Xenophobic Rhetoric (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Iran-Slams-Donald-Trump-s-Islamophobic-Xenophobic-Rhetoric.htm

COP21: unspoken India-U.S. war (Gateway House)

http://www.gatewayhouse.in/cop21-unspoken-india-u-s-war/

SDR: Renminbi must reform further (Gateway House)

http://www.gatewayhouse.in/sdr-renminbi-must-reform-further/

Iran, Missiles, and Nuclear Weapons (CSIS)

http://csis.org/publication/iran-missiles-and-nuclear-weapons

Statesmen's Forum: H.E. Tinatin Khidasheli, Defense Minister of Georgia (CSIS)

http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-feat-he-tinatin-khidasheli

Alyssa Ayres: India at Paris – Working with a Rising India (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/levi/2015/12/09/alyssa-ayres-india-at-paris-working-with-a-rising-india/

African Drought and Hydropower (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2015/12/09/african-drought-and-hydropower/

China’s New Military Presence in Africa (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2015/12/09/chinas-new-military-presence-in-africa/

New Cyber Brief: Cleaning Up U.S. Cyberspace (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/12/09/new-cyber-brief-cleaning-up-u-s-cyberspace/

Campaign 2016 Series: A Conversation with Governor John Kasich (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/united-states/conversation-john-kasich/p37304

Cleaning Up U.S. Cyberspace (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/internet-policy/cleaning-up-us-cyberspace/p37333

Admission policies again under Supreme Court review (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2015/12/09-admission-supreme-court-affirmative-action-wheeler

What Americans really think about Muslims and Islam (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2015/12/09-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a win for all parties (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2015/12/09-trans-pacific-partnership-benefits-meltzer

Israel's inertia on the Palestinian conflict has a price: American support (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2015/12/09-israeli-inertia-has-a-price-wittes

United Nations peacekeeping and opportunities for reform (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/testimony/2015/12/09-un-peacekeeping-opportunities-jones

Strategies to strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/12/09-earned-income-tax-credit-strategies-kneebone-holmes

Making women in combat work (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2015/12/09-making-women-in-combat-work-ohanlon-huggins

What the Paris climate talks mean for agriculture (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2015/12/09-paris-climate-talks-agriculture-dhar-icenhower

Key questions on the global energy environment post-Paris (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2015/12/09-key-questions-on-global-energy-environment-dhar-icenhower

The rise of militias in Mexico: Citizens’ security or further conflict escalation? (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2015/12/09-mexico-militias-citizen-security-felbabbrown

Washington doesn’t listen? Nah. Maybe politicians listen too much (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2015/12/09-politicians-listen-too-much-wessel

The global economic costs from climate change may be worse than expected (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2015/12/09-global-economic-costs-from-climate-change-worse

Le Pen’s National Front… It’s Not All Bad (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/10/le-pen-national-front-not-all-bad.html

Venezuelan Parliamentary Election: Chavism in Active Defense (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/10/venezuelan-parliamentary-election-chavism-active-defense.html

How the Public Get Suckered (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/10/how-the-public-get-suckered.html

The remarkable case of Spanish immigration (Bruegel)

http://bruegel.org/2015/12/the-remarkable-case-of-spanish-immigration/

"What the WTO Can Learn from Paris Climate Talks" (Belfer Center)

http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/26076/what_the_wto_can_learn_from_paris_climate_talks.html

"The Top 5 Things the Next President Needs to Know About Foreign Policy" (Belfer Center)

http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/26085/top_5_things_the_next_president_needs_to_know_about_foreign_policy.html

After arbitration: China’s South China Sea choices (ASPI The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-arbitration-chinas-south-china-sea-choices/

Cyber wrap (ASPI The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/cyber-wrap-100/

‘We Can’t Stop’: Life with encryption (ASPI The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/we-cant-stop-life-with-encryption/

The measure of terror: the 2015 Global Terrorism Index (ASPI The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-measure-of-terror-the-2015-global-terrorism-index/

Chinese investment in the Port of Darwin: A strategic risk for Australia? (ASPI)

https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/chinese-investment-in-the-port-of-darwin-a-strategic-risk-for-australia

5 things Europe must do for a renewable future (World Economic Forum)

https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/12/5-things-europe-must-do-for-a-renewable-future/

The Renewable Energy Revolution (Project-Syndicate)

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-india-transition-to-renewable-energy-by-john-a--mathews-2015-12

Whatever Happened to EU Subsidiarity? (Project-Syndicate)

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-subsidiarity-treaties-important-by-till-olbrich-and-rudolf-rayle-2015-12

The Battle for Britain (Project-Syndicate)

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/brexit-european-union-membership-renegotiation-by-philippe-legrain-2015-12

Europe's Refugee Opportunity (Project-Syndicate)

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/europe-refugees-plan-by-emma-bonino-2015-12

American pattern of mass shooters (Arab News)

http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/847736

Trump’s spasm of hatred (Arab News)

http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/847716

Resurgent Russia takes on tenacious Turkey (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/resurgent-russia-takes-tenacious-turkey-151209071618920.html

The National Front's victory is a defeat for France (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/national-front-victory-defeat-france-151208075856161.html

When Palestinian women take up arms (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/palestinian-women-arms-151208122333108.html

The Assad ultimatum (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/assad-ultimatum-151208103650609.html

Playing politics with boots on the ground (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/playing-politics-boots-ground-151208052502627.html

Plan to exclude Turkey from Mideast power struggle (Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/12/09/Plan-to-exclude-Turkey-from-Mideast-power-struggle.html

Trump’s Muslim hatred about winning votes, not policy (Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/world/2015/12/09/Trump-s-Muslim-hatred-about-winning-votes-not-policy.html

Refugee plight shouldn’t be forgotten amid noise of battle (Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/12/09/Refugee-plight-shouldn-t-be-forgotten-amid-noise-of-battle.html

Syria struggle is between countries, not groups! (Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/12/08/Syria-struggle-is-between-countries-not-groups-.html

As a political entity, Iraq is melting away (Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/12/08/As-a-political-entity-Iraq-is-melting-away.html

Bangkok breakthrough (Gateway House)

http://www.gatewayhouse.in/bangkok-breakthrough/

IAEA Report Offers a Mutually-Acceptable Political Solution (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/IAEA-Report-Offers-a-Mutually-Acceptable-Political-Solution.htm

The Void of Strategic Decision-making in Region (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/The-Void-of-Strategic-Decision-making-in-Region.htm

December 1991: Recognizing Responsibility of Iraq in War with Iran (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/December-1991-Recognizing-Responsibility-of-Iraq-in-War-with-Iran.htm

P5+1 Draft Resolution Will Close Iran's PMD Dossier (Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/IAEA-Must-Close-Iran-s-PMD-Case-to-Implement-JCPOA.htm

Mapping Tools Chart Path Towards Sustainable Urban Food Supply (Eurasia Review)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-mapping-tools-chart-path-towards-sustainable-urban-food-supply/

Julie Ward: The Terrorist Attacks Were Result Of Exclusion, Not Multiculturalism (Eurasia Review)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-julie-ward-the-terrorist-attacks-were-result-of-exclusion-not-multiculturalism-interview/

God’s Sway On Our Self-Awareness: Is It Universal? (Eurasia Review)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-gods-sway-on-our-self-awareness-is-it-universal/

EU And 79 African, Caribbean And Pacific Countries Join Forces For Global Climate Deal (Eurasia Review)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-eu-and-79-african-caribbean-and-pacific-countries-join-forces-for-global-climate-deal/

Crowdfunding: Islamic State’s Secret Financial Weapon (Geopolitical Monitor)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-crowdfunding-islamic-states-secret-financial-weapon-analysis/

China Paying ‘Close Attention To US Spy Plane Deployment In Singapore’ (PanARMENIAN)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-china-paying-close-attention-to-us-spy-plane-deployment-in-singapore/

India, Pakistan: Friends Again? (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-india-pakistan-friends-again-analysis/

Putin: Russia Won’t Forgive Turkey Killing Military Personnel In Syria, Aiding Terrorists (Penza News)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/09122015-putin-russia-wont-forgive-turkey-killing-military-personnel-in-syria-aiding-terrorists-oped/

Does China Needs Its Own 'Womenomics'? (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/does-china-needs-its-own-womenomics/

Kashagan: Kazakhstan’s White Whale (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/kashagan-kazakhstans-white-whale/

The Implications of the Taliban Shootout (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-implications-of-the-taliban-shootout/

India and Russia Begin Naval Exercises in the Bay of Bengal (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/india-and-russia-begin-naval-exercises-in-the-bay-of-bengal/

China Decries US P-8 Deployment in Singapore as 'Regional Militarization' (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/china-decries-us-p-8-deployment-in-singapore-as-regional-militarization/

The Case for the Centuryfortress: Defining the B-52J (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-case-for-the-centuryfortress-defining-the-b-52j/

Califfato e crisi della società globale (AffarInternazionali)

http://www.affarinternazionali.it/articolo.asp?ID=3255

Il piano quinquennale sempre meno cogente (AffarInternazionali)

http://www.affarinternazionali.it/articolo.asp?ID=3254

Jennifer Harris: Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Forests in Paris (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/levi/2015/12/08/jennifer-harris-dont-underestimate-the-importance-of-forests/

The Year in Democracy in Southeast Asia (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2015/12/08/the-year-in-democracy-in-southeast-asia/

A Tipping Point in Bangladesh? (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/development-channel/2015/12/08/a-tipping-point-in-bangladesh/

Biafra Dream (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2015/12/08/biafra-dream/

Addressing Economic Populism in Europe (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/kahn/2015/12/08/addressing-economic-populism-in-europe/

Podcast: China’s Coming “Refolution” (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2015/12/08/podcast-chinas-coming-refolution/

HBO What to Do About Russia (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/russia-and-central-asia/hbo-do-russia/p37303

Cautious optimism for climate finance and aid at Paris climate talks (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2015/12/08-cautious-optimism-for-climate-finance-and-aid-dhar-icenhower

Presidential candidates, pay attention: A prescription for shared economic growth (Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2015/12/08-campaign-2016-issues-shared-economic-prosperity

Soros and His CIA Friends Targeted USSR/Russia in 1987 (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/09/soros-and-his-cia-friends-targeted-ussr-russia-1987.html

Montenegro Invited to Join NATO: Dubious Payoff (Strategic Culture Foundation)

http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/09/montenegro-invited-join-nato-dubious-payoff.html