"There are signs of war on the horizon, and it could be the most destructive Arab-Israeli conflict yet."

- Washington Institute policy analysis

"... the basic calculus between Hezbollah and Israel... is unlikely to change. War is not inevitable, but the threat is growing."

- Cipher brief commentary

"Israel has methodically prepared its allies - and most especially the Americans - for a very, very ugly war on the horizon. I don't claim to know the precise spark that will ignite the next conflict, but Israel has been clear about the things it considers to be casus belli, and Hezbollah has consistently ignored them."

- Atlantic op-ed

The Catalan independence referendum. 

Interesting opinion pieces on Catalan independence:

Guardian pro

Guardian against

FT opinion

FT against + response

Nationalism versus globalism. Plus, go Bills.

How to leave a review on iTunes. (It helps!!)

TED Talk by Yuval Noah Harari (very far on globalist side)

Excellent article by Jonathan Haidt (mentioned)

Politico article: "Future of American politics"

Breitbart: Trump's nationalist vision versus globalism (worth a read)

Understanding the multiple conflicts in Afghanistan.

How to review this podcast on iTunes!!

Brookings article referenced today

The Kurdish independence vote in Iraq next week.

Brookings article

Another Brookings article - Kurds playing chicken

Washington Institute detail on Kurdish referendum, what changes

A few BBC primers on Kurdistan: (1) (2) (3)

The world from North Korea's eyes. At least, if they're rational and strategic... not crazy.

Fareed Zakaria's column in Washington Post

Former Australian PM: 20-25% chance of 2nd Korean War

Excellent New Yorker article from North Korea

A little Guatemalan history + their current political dilemma.

New Yorker article from 2011 (!!!)

Brookings - what Guatemala's political crisis means for anti-corruption efforts everywhere

NYT article about current Morales scandal

Report from early 2000s about Guatemalan "Hidden Powers"

CICIG's mandate

What experts think should be done.

CFR Backgrounder on Iranian sanctions

CSIS report (mentioned)

War on the Rocks, how to put Iran on notice

Washington Institute how to make the most of bad deal

Foreign Policy article on WH memo

John Bolton memo to Trump (different from above) on how to pull out of Iran deal

Fmr Middle East ambassador, good that Iran deal on thin ice

Venezuelan debt holders: China + Russia

Washpost article on Putin in Venezuela

NYT article on China and Venezuela

Carnegie + Tsinghua think tank of China + Venezuela

Diplomat article on countries that owe China debt

FT article on Venezuela (referenced)

Stratfor article on US + Russia perspectives in Venezuela

PDVSA: The World's Worst Oil Company (Forbes)

The upcoming German election.

FT article on the AfD

Article from The Atlantic

Der Spiegel article on German voter psychological research

American Interest article: What to watch for in German elections