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Sunday, January 22, 2017

International Affairs - Important Items

Der Spiegel - Donald Trump and the New World Order
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trump-inauguration-signals-new-world-order-a-1130916.html


Turkey’s Switch to an Imperial Presidency
Turkey's New Constitution Would End Its Democracy by Noah Feldman


Ana Palacio (Former Spanish Foreign Minister) wisely notes:
“The top-down, strongman model that seems to be in ascendance today does not portend the future; rather, it is a last gasp from an earlier time – a nostalgic rehash of an obsolete model. Governance has been disaggregated and hybridized by the rise of non-state actors, and we have scarcely begun to consider the far-reaching implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence. These trends are precursors to a very different international model that has yet to emerge – one that will be distinct from both the nineteenth century’s “balance of power” and the twentieth century’s “community of states.”


A Greek tragedy: how much can one nation take?
https://www.ft.com/content/44478b7e-dd09-11e6-9d7c-be108f1c1dce