Contents: Saudi Arabia extends sanctions deadline for two days; Saudi Arabia and UAE threaten Qatar with additional sanctions; North Korea launches another ballistic missile
Author: John J. Xenakis
World View: China Builds Illegal Surface-to-Air Missile Sites in South China Sea
Contents: China builds illegal surface-to-air missile sites in South China Sea; Xi Jinping threatens Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters with ‘Red Line’
World View: Fed Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen Says ‘No Financial Crisis in Our Lifetimes’
Contents: Fed Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen says ‘no financial crisis in our lifetimes’; Examining the stock market bubble; Remembering Alan Greenspan as Fed Chairman; Remembering Ben Bernanke as Fed Chairman
World View: Italy Begs for Help After 12,000 Migrants Arrive in Four Days
Contents: France struggles with hundreds of migrants returning to Calais campground; Italy begs for help after 12,000 migrants arrive in four days
World View: Hamas, Islamic State Argue over Who Gets Credit for Killing Female Israeli Officer
Contents: Three Palestinians shot dead after killing female Israeli officer; Hamas, ISIS argue over who gets credit for killing female Israeli officer
World View: North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile Test, as Talk of War Increases
Contents: North Korea launches ninth ballistic missile test this year; The US deploys three aircraft carriers to Korean waters amid talk of war
World View: Canada Receives Record Numbers of Mexican Asylum Seekers After Trudeau’s Welcome Tweet
Contents: MSF: Central American refugees entering Mexico are regularly beaten and tortured; Canada receives record numbers of Mexican asylum seekers after Trudeau’s welcome tweet
World View: Italy Prepares for Possible Mediterranean Refugee Crisis This Summer
Contents: Italy prepares for possible Mediterranean refugee crisis this summer; Europeans blame China and ‘the freeway effect’ for the migrant crisis
World View: EU Officials Increasingly Fear a Marine Le Pen Upset in France
Contents: EU officials increasingly fear a Marine Le Pen upset victory in France’s elections; Marine Le Pen fights accusations of anti-Semitism; The threat to the ‘European project’
World View: Russia’s Policies Thrown into Confusion as U.S. Resumes ‘World Policeman’ Role
Contents: Russia’s policies thrown into confusion as US resumes its ‘world policeman’ role; President Trump reinstates the ‘Truman Doctrine’; Shock and euphoria follow the missile strike on Syria