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July 6, 2012 The World This Week The Iran Nuclear Talks Impasse Michael A. Levi This week's latest round of Iran talks seems to have done little to reconcile the two sides on the country's nuclear position. Read the Interview » The Turkish Paradox Michael J. Koplow, Steven A. Cook Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan took power, the world has watched closely to see if Turkey would become more democratic or autocratic. Yet it is doing both simultaneously, and the incongruity is threatening its international standing. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » Plotting a Course for Syrian Peace Despite a new international agreement for power transition, a cease-fire is still in doubt. Read the Issue Guide » Renewed Fears of an Authoritarian Government in Mexico Shannon K. O'Neil Twelve years after being voted out of power, Enrique Peña Nieto and the Institutional Revolutionary Party are coming back to power. While many fear the return of an authoritarian style government, Mexico's institutions can withstand the assault. Read More on Latin America's Moment » U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Will Continue, Despite Contention James M. Lindsay Any effort Peña Nieto makes to compel Washington to move on the issues that matter to Mexico will founder over a simple reality: Mexico City has little leverage over Washington. Read More on The Water's Edge » The World Ahead Drone Strikes in Yemen Don't Drive al Qaeda Recruitment Christopher Swift Critics argue that U.S. drone strikes are driving al Qaeda's recruiting. But as much as the terrorist network plays up civilian casualties and U.S. intervention in its propaganda videos, economic distress, not resentment of U.S. strikes, is pushing Yemenis into the insurgency. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » Can Brazil Have It All in South America? Julia E. Sweig After the ouster of Paraguay's president, the ensuing political crisis is Brazil's—not the United States'—problem to solve. Read More » Land Distribution Another Injustice in South Africa John Campbell No South African leader since the establishment of "non-racial democracy" has chosen to accelerate land reform. But, for the poor in the townships or in rural settlements, land distribution is yet another injustice Jacob Zuma's government has failed to address. Read More on Africa in Transition » “Iceland’s Post-Crisis Miracle” Revisited Center for Geoeconomic Studies Paul Krugman's claim that Iceland's economy "miraculously" recovered from the 2008 financial crisis is based on flawed analysis. View the Geo-Graphic »
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World Events Calendar July 7: Libya Holds Election to Form Public National Conference
CFR Resources on: Libya » July 9 - 16: African Union Summit, Malawi
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