Analysis by leading think tanks
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ASIA
Family Planning, Chinese Style (Tim Robertson, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/family-planning-chinese-style/
Why China’s New Family-Planning Policy Hasn’t Worked (Lotus Yang Ruan, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/why-chinas-new-family-planning-policy-hasnt-worked/
Sufism won’t solve Pakistan’s problems (Bina Shah, Al Jazeera), http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/04/sufism-won-solve-pakistan-problems-150415103737791.html
Ashraf Ghani’s Taliban Predicament (Aryaman Bhatnagar, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/ghanis-taliban-predicament/
Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases in Indonesia (World Economic Forum), http://www.weforum.org/reports/economics-non-communicable-diseases-indonesia
EUROPE
The Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in Europe (Council on Foreign Relations), http://www.cfr.org/religion/resurgence-anti-semitism-europe/p36441
GLOBAL
Obama is risking it all on Iran and here’s why (John C. Hulsman, Al Arabiya), http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/04/20/Obama-is-risking-it-all-on-Iran-and-here-s-why.html
Why Narva is probably not next on Russia’s list (Luke Coffey, Al Jazeera), http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/04/narva-russia-list-150414121342078.html
A War of Values With Russia (Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Project-Syndicate), http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/russia-fear-west-democracy-by-anders-fogh-rasmussen-2015-04
Australia, MIKTA and the Middle Power Question (Helen Clark, The Diplomat), http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/australia-mikta-and-the-middle-power-question/
Accelerating Emerging Capital Markets Development: Corporate Bond Markets (World Economic Forum), http://www.weforum.org/reports/accelerating-emerging-capital-markets-development-corporate-bond-markets
MIDDLE EAST
How the jihadist seizure of Yarmouk benefits Assad (Sharif Nashashibi, Al Arabiya), http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/04/20/Jihadist-seizure-of-Yarmouk-benefits-Assad.html
The Sufist Izzat al-Douri and the extremist ISIS (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya), http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/04/20/The-Sufist-Izzat-al-Douri-and-the-extremist-ISIS.html
Sinai’s enduring insurgency (Omar Ashour, Al Jazeera), http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/04/sinai-enduring-insurgency-150419080316130.html
Saudi-led coalition is not driven by sectarianism (Faisal Abualhassan, Al Jazeera), http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/04/saudi-led-coalition-driven-sectarianism-150419090418485.html
USA
US: 2001 Authorization For Use Of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application (Matthew C. Weed, CRS), http://www.eurasiareview.com/20042015-us-2001-authorization-for-use-of-military-force-issues-concerning-its-continued-application-analysis/
