The hidden force of current international uneasiness (Ramon Blanco, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/hidden-force-current-international-uneasiness-161227065417580.html

Trump era heightens Asia-Pacific's tripwires (J Berkshire Miller, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/trump-era-heightens-asia-pacific-tripwires-161226070400556.html

What went wrong? A withering West (Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/wrong-withering-west-161226104409143.html

What should Palestinians expect from 2017? (Daoud Kuttab, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/palestinians-expect-2017-161222113816230.html

The Plant-Based Solution to Hunger (Barbara Unmüßig, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/industrial-agriculture-meat-production-by-barbara-unmuessig-2016-12

Will Europe Let Germany Lead? (Marcel Fratzscher, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-merkel-eu-leadership-by-marcel-fratzscher-2016-12

The Age of Incompetence (J. Bradford DeLong, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/donald-trump-incompetent-republican-presidents-by-j--bradford-delong-2016-12

How Dr. Strangelove Learned to Love Trump (Dominique Moisi, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/henry-kissinger-donald-trump-by-dominique-moisi-2016-12

India, Chronicle of a conflict foretold (Pradip Phanjoubam, The Hindu, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/chronicle-of-a-conflict-foretold/n/21229

Pakistan. Zardari's new gimmick (Zahid Hussain, Dawn, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/zardari-s-new-gimmick/n/21232

An Afghanistan conferences without Afghanistan (Shamil Shams, DW, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/an-afghanistan-conferences-without-afghanistan/n/21231

Governance that inspires hope (Rajeev Ahuja, The Pioneer, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/governance-that-inspires-hope/govd/21219

In the eye of a cyclone (Sucharita Mukherjeet, Business Line, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/in-the-eye-of-a-cyclone/development/21214

Anthem: Play, rewind (Sugata Bose, The Indian Express, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/anthem-play-rewind/cult/21228

For informal workers, notebandi equals paisabandi (Mukta Naik, Eesha Kunduri & Manish, The Tribune, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/for-informal-workers-notebandi-equals-paisabandi/eco/21221

Afghanistan, India, and Trump, The Hindu, December 28, 2016 (Regional) (Rakesh Sood, The Hindu, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/afghanistan-india-and-trump-the-hindu-december-28-2016-regional-/n/21230

Europe on the edge (Hasan Suroor, The Tribune, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/europe-on-the-edge/gwatch/21220

Fighting for legitimate rights (Mohit Kandhar, The Pioneer, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/fighting-for-legitimate-rights/emerging/21218

Behind Pakistan’s CPEC offer (The Hindu, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/behind-pakistan-s-cpec-offer/inthenews/21225

A decade later: Nepal stitches ‘Peace’ on a torn ‘Democracy’ (Sourina Bej, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/a-decade-later-nepal-stitches-peace-on-a-torn-democracy-/sl/21224

The Interpreter's best of 2016: The UN secretary-general race (The Interpreter)

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/interpreters-best-2016-un-secretary-general-race

Ten of Top Twenty Emergency Aid Recipients are African States (John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2016/12/22/ten-of-top-twenty-emergency-aid-recipients-are-african-states/

Podcast: In China, What’s New and What’s Old? (Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2016/12/22/podcast-china-whats-new-whats-old/

The President's Inbox: Energy and Climate Change (Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/energy-and-environment/presidents-inbox-energy-climate-change/p38608

Who’s Who in Syria’s Civil War (Zachary Laub, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/syria/s-syrias-civil-war/p38607

Henry Kissinger and Cheng Li express cautious optimism about U.S.-China relations in the Trump-Xi era (Ryan McElveen, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/12/22/henry-kissinger-and-cheng-li-express-cautious-optimism-about-u-s-china-relations-in-the-trump-xi-era/

Why cities matter in an age of accelerations (Amy Liu, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/12/22/why-cities-matter-in-an-age-of-accelerations/

Risk weights or leverage ratio? We need both (Aaron Klein, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/risk-weights-or-leverage-ratio-we-need-both/

Early childhood investments are vital (Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Ryan Nunn, Lauren Bauer, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/early-childhood-investments-are-vital/

How trade, investment, and cooperation between Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean can inspire our future trade relationship with Asia (Antoni Estevadeordal, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/12/22/how-trade-investment-and-cooperation-between-japan-and-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-can-inspire-our-future-trade-relationship-with-asia/

10 things we learned at Brookings in 2016 (Fred Dews, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2016/12/22/10-things-we-learned-at-brookings-in-2016/

Figures of the week: Trends in sub-Saharan African debt and equity flows (Amy Copley, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/12/22/figures-of-the-week-trends-in-sub-saharan-african-debt-and-equity-flows/

With Republicans in charge, 2017 could finally bring big changes in tax policy (William G. Gale, Aaron Krupkin, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/with-republicans-in-charge-2017-could-finally-bring-big-changes-in-tax-policy/

Africa’s mixed political transitions in the 3 Gs: Gabon, the Gambia, and Ghana (Vera Songwe, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/12/22/africas-mixed-political-transitions-in-the-3-gs-gabon-the-gambia-and-ghana/

The Donald and nukes, again (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/12/22/the-donald-and-nukes-again/

No sign of a sea change for Myanmar’s foreign policy (Dai Yonghong, Zhang Guoxuan, Sichuan University, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/12/23/no-sign-of-a-sea-change-for-myanmars-foreign-policy/

Bangladesh. Economic Goals: Surpassing China! (M A Taslim, BD News 24, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/economic-goals-surpassing-china-/n/21130

Privatization in Nepal: Government’s role (Rahul Shah, The Himalayan Times, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/privatization-in-nepal-government-s-role/n/21128

Pakistan. The five-thousand rupee question (Khurram Hussain, Dawn, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/the-five-thousand-rupee-question/n/21127

Afghanistan. Grinding poverty (Afghanistan Times, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/grinding-poverty/n/21126

A year of living dangerously (Happymon Jacob, The Hindu, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/a-year-of-living-dangerously/n/21124

Sri Lanka’s economy marches slowly into 2017 (Dushni Weerakoon, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/12/22/sri-lankas-economy-marches-slowly-into-2017/

Does the French Socialist Primary Matter? (Hugo Drochon, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/french-socialist-primary-valls-montebourg-by-hugo-drochon-2016-12

Sex, Lies, and Leadership (Lucy P. Marcus, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/child-abuse-scandals-uk-football-usa-gymnastics-by-lucy-p--marcus-2016-12

Greece’s Perpetual Crisis (Yanis Varoufakis, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/perpetual-greek-debt-crisis-by-yanis-varoufakis-2016-12

The Year That Ended an Epoch? (Javier Solana, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/2016-end-of-an-epoch-by-javier-solana-2016-12

The Coming Brexit Tragedy (Mark Leonard, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-brexit-negotiation-tactics-by-mark-leonard-2016-12

Sustainability in the Trump Era (Bo Lidegaard, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sustainability-in-trump-era-by-bo-lidegaard-2016-12

Theresa May’s Brexit Problem (Jacek Rostowski, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/theresa-may-brexit-leave-voters-by-jacek-rostowski-2016-12

Global firms: Insights for trade and trade policy (Andrew Bernard, J. Bradford Jensen, Stephen Redding, Peter Schott, VOX)

http://voxeu.org/article/global-firms-insights-trade-and-trade-policy

Spanish economic growth in the long run: What historical national accounts show (Leandro Prados de la Escosura, VOX)

http://voxeu.org/article/spanish-economic-growth-long-run

Macroeconomics and consumption: Why central bank models failed and how to repair them (John Muellbauer, VOX)

http://voxeu.org/article/why-central-bank-models-failed-and-how-repair-them

Challenges in UK’s Interactions with the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (Hossein Kebriaeizadeh, Iran Review)

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Challenges-in-UK-s-Interactions-with-the-Persian-Gulf-Cooperation-Council.htm

Regime change for Iran? (Mark Fitzpatrick, IISS)

https://www.iiss.org/en/politics%20and%20strategy/blogsections/2016-d1f9/december-e597/regime-change-for-iran-cf27

Illicit drug sales in the deep web don’t really make trading safer (Isabel Pereira, openDemocracy)

https://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/isabel-pereira/illicit-drug-sales-in-deep-web-don-t-really-make-trading-safer

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled against the UK government, but will they listen? (Nik Williams, openDemocracy)

https://www.opendemocracy.net/digitaliberties/nik-williams/court-of-justice-of-european-union-has-ruled-against-uk-government

Ourmine hacked the Netflix’s US Twitter account (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54619/breaking-news/ourmine-hacked-netflix.html

Aleppans to Idlib: Out of the frying pan into the fire (Sultan Barakat, Sansom Milton, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/aleppans-idlib-frying-pan-fire-161221085918248.html

Turkey is the canary in the coal mine, forecasting whether the west-led liberal order has a future (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.orfonline.org/research/turkey-canary-coal-mine-forecasting-whether-west-led-liberal-order-future/

Dealing with violent civil protests in India (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.orfonline.org/research/dealing-violent-civil-protests-india/

Building cyber security capacity of Indian law enforcement agencies (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.orfonline.org/research/building-cyber-security-capacity-of-indian-law-enforcement-agencies/

A reluctant digital power emerges from the shadows (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.orfonline.org/research/a-reluctant-digital-power-emerges-from-the-shadows/

Fiscal love for a sullen electorate (Observer Research Foundation)

http://www.orfonline.org/research/fiscal-love-sullen-electorate/

A Pathway to Shutting Down the Federal Housing Finance Enterprises (John Ligon, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/a-pathway-to-shutting-down-the-federal-housing-finance-enterprises

Supreme Court’s Samsung v. Apple Decision and the Status of Design Patents (Alden Abbott, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2016/12/supreme-courts-samsung-v-apple-decision-and-the-status-of-design-patents

Behold the Left's Manufactured Hysteria About GOP Obstruction of Judicial Nominees (Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2016/12/behold-the-lefts-manufactured-hysteria-about-gop-obstruction-of-judicial-nominees

Five Myths About Welfare and Child Poverty (Robert Rector, Rachel Sheffield, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/five-myths-about-welfare-and-child-poverty

Economic Freedom: The Only Way for Latin America to Escape Its Slow-Growth Path (James M. Roberts, Sergio Daga, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/economic-freedom-the-only-way-for-latin-america-to-escape-its-slow-growth-path

Bill of Rights at 225: The Very Successful Third Amendment (Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2016/12/bill-of-rights-at-225-the-very-successful-third-amendment

Fourth Circuit Upholds Virginia’s Voter-ID Law (Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2016/12/fourth-circuit-upholds-virginias-voter-id-law

The U.S. Continues to Face Cyber Threats in 2016 (Riley Walters, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/the-us-continues-to-face-cyber-threats-in-2016

Six Recommendations for the CHOICE Act 2.0 (Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/six-recommendations-for-the-choice-act-20

Reducing Federal Intervention in Education and Moving Toward Student-Centered Policies: 10 Steps for the Incoming Administration (Lindsey Burke, The Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/12/reducing-federal-intervention-in-education-and-moving-toward-student-centered-policies-10-steps-for-the-incoming-administration

Iran Concessions Would Erode Anti-Money Laundering Standards (Annie Fixler, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/annie-fixler-iran-concessions-would-erode-anti-money-laundering-standards/

One way to push back in Syria? Target Iranian airlines (Emanuele Ottolenghi, The Hill, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/one-way-to-push-back-in-syria-target-iranian-airlines/

How Barack is like Ike (Clifford D. May, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/may-clifford-d-how-barack-is-like-ike/

Envoy’s Murder Exposes Turkey-Russia Fault Lines (Merve Tahiroglu, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/merve-tahiroglu-envoys-murder-exposes-turkey-russia-fault-lines/

Pick for Basij Chief is Versed in Repression (Behnam Ben Taleblu, Amir Toumaj, Fondation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/behnam-ben-taleblu-pick-for-basij-chief-is-versed-in-repression/

Turkey’s Dubious Case against a U.S. Pastor (Aykan Erdemir, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/dr-aykan-erdemir-turkeys-dubious-case-against-a-us-pastor/

Trump Wants to Shake Up the World Order? Here’s Where He Should Start (Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Jonathan Schanzer, Politico, Foundation For Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/gartenstein-ross-daveed-trump-wants-to-shake-up-the-world-order-heres-where-he-should-start/

The sorrow and the pity in Syria (Clifford D. May, The Washington Times, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/may-clifford-d-the-sorrow-and-the-pity-in-syria/

14-15 December 2016: 8th Equal@work seminar: Integrating refugees in the workforce (European Network Against Racism)

http://www.enar-eu.org/14-15-December-2016-8th-Equal-work-seminar-Integrating-refugees-in-the

Managing religious diversity in the workplace: a good practice guide (European Network Against Racism)

http://www.enar-eu.org/Managing-religious-diversity-in-the-workplace-a-good-practice-guide

European Parliament adopts new Rules of Procedure strengthening hate speech sanctions (European Network Against Racism)

http://www.enar-eu.org/European-Parliament-adopts-new-Rules-of-Procedure-strengthening-hate-speech

President Trump, Europe and the Iran Deal (Carlo Trezza, European Leadership Network)

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/president-trump-europe-and-the-iran-deal_4309.html

NTI Report: Rising Nuclear Dangers (European Leadership Network)

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/nti-report-rising-nuclear-dangers_4325.html

France, the UK and the Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons (Paul Quilès, Bernard Norlain, European Leadership Network)

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/france-the-uk-and-the-treaty-to-ban-nuclear-weapons_4339.html

Arms control in Russia–West relations: learning from the experience of the first Cold War (Maxim Starchak, European Leadership Network)

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/arms-control-in-russiawest-relations-learning-from-the-experience-of-the-first-cold-war-_4344.html

The UK, France and the Challenge of Brexit to European Security (Joseph Dobbs, European Leadership Network)

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/the-uk-france-and-the-challenge-of-brexit-to-european-security_4343.html

Moscow, Ankara Downplay Envoy's Killing, Pledge Continued Cooperation (Radio Free Europe, European Leadership Network)

http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-turkey-downplay-ambassador-killing-pledge-cooperation/28187071.html

U.S. sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine (Reuters, European Leadership Network)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-sanctions-russia-idUKKBN1492C3

Uzbekistan: Officials Strive to Ease Hassles for Tourists (EurasiaNet)

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/81746

An envoy, an assassin and a mystery in the heart of Ankara (Asli Aydıntaşbaş, ECFR)

http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_an_envoy_an_assassin_and_a_mystery_in_the_heart_of_ankara_7207

Yemen’s Forgotten War: How Europe Can Lay the Foundations for Peace (Adam Baron, ECFR)

http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/yemens_forgotten_war_how_europe_can_lay_the_foundations_for_peace

How Donald Trump may renegotiate the TPP (Harsha V. Singh, The E15 Initiative)

http://e15initiative.org/blogs/how-donald-trump-may-renegotiate-the-tpp/

Implications of the U.S. Election on Prospects for Peace (Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame)

http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/peace-policy/implications-us-election-prospects-peace-1919

The ANC’s Next Party Leader and the Next South African Chief of State (John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2016/12/21/the-ancs-next-party-leader-and-the-next-south-african-chief-of-state/

Takeaways From a Trip to the National Security Agency (Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/12/21/takeaways-from-a-trip-to-the-national-security-agency/

Abe and Obama: Reconciliation and the Rebalance (Sheila A. Smith, Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/japan/abe-obama-reconciliation-rebalance/p38606

Duterte’s year of living dangerously (Ronald D. Holmes, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/12/22/dutertes-year-of-living-dangerously/