Pakistan

Excellent NYT articles (1) (2)

Foreign Policy article (mentioned)

Dawn of Pakistan editorial (mentioned)

Gene Editing

MIT Technology review article

MUST-READ Commentary Magazine article

Four countries near famine. Other stuff.

Really making use of the "ish" in "the world in 5ish minutes"

Four countries near famine

Read this Washington Post Article!

NYT article

Podcast recommendations for this weekend

Sam Harris talks to David Brooks about being a good person

Pod Save the World: More on the four famines

The Rhine podcast

Russia and the Taliban. Uzbekistan liberalizing? Other stuff.

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Russia and Taliban

The Diplomat perspective

Al Jazeera perspective

Cool article: Who is responsible for the Taliban?

More depth on oil & gas + geopolitics in C.Asia

Uzbekistan

Old NYT article about cotton situation in Uzbekistan

International Crisis Group on presidential change

Iran sanctions. Venezuela's constitution. Other stuff.

Iran

Al Jazeera articles (1) (2)

Atlantic article by former Obama-era deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East Policy

LA Times article

Venezuela

Brookings podcast about situation in Venezuela

BBC article

Newsweek article about Despacito

Israel and Palestine. Mining in the Philippines. Other stuff.

Israel / Palestine

Washington Post details Israel / Jordan relationship

Times of Israel article (mentioned)

Vox explainer article

Philippines

Reuters article on mining in Philippines

Polish courts. Death spirals. Other stuff.

Poland

Washington Post article (referenced)

Euronews for deep dive on justice minister role

Perspectives of government supporters

Bloomberg article

Death spirals

538 article on why Obamacare isn't in death spiral

Wall Street Journal video on why one insurer thinks it is

A coup in Saudi Arabia. Marijuana in Uruguay. Other stuff.

Saudi Arabia

Brookings articles: (1) (2) 

NYT article (from Economic Times)

Reuters article

Sample of Iranian opinions

Uruguay

El Pais article (spanish)

Foreign Policy article

A coup attempt in Montenegro. An Iranian taboo broken. Other stuff.

Montenegro links:

USA Today article by John McCain

Telegraph perspective on Montenegro coup

The Guardian perspective on Montenegro coup

Iran links

Guardian article skeptical of progress

Asia Times article believing in progress

-Rob

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