Must-Reads
Migration/EU – Greek refugee camp blaze highlights EU’s migration failure, David M. Herszenhorn, Jacopo Barigazzi and Nektaria Stamouli, Politico  
US/Afghanistan/Iraq – General announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop drawdowns as Trump looks to fulfill campaign pledge, Lara Seligman, Politico 
US/UK/Ireland – Pelosi Statement on Brexit & Potential U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 
Ireland/US/Digital – Facebook to stop moving data from EU to US: 5 things you need to know, Mark Scott and Vincent Manancourt, Politico 
China/EU – China and the EU: A Tale of Two Summits, Theresa Fallon, The Diplomat 
China/Digital – Forget TikTok. China’s Powerhouse App Is WeChat, and Its Power Is Sweeping, Paul Mozur, New York Times 
US – The consequence of COVID-19: how the United States moved from security provider to security consumer, Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski, International Affairs  
US – Is COVID-19 the end of US hegemony? Public bads, leadership failures and monetary hegemony, Carla Norrlöf, International Affairs  
US – A U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, Rozlyn Engel, Carnegie Endowment 
US/United Arab Emirates – Don’t Let the United Arab Emirates Play Us the Way Mohammed bin Salman did, Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky, Washington Post 
US/Technology – Semiconductors and Modern Defense Spending, James A. Lewis, CSIS 
NATO – Nato’s never-ending struggle for relevance, James Goldgeier and Garret Martin, War on the Rocks 
NATO/Baltics – US must remain committed to NATO and the Baltic States, Sally A. Painter, Atlantic Council 
Nuclear – A Low-Yield, Submarine-Launched Nuclear Warhead: Overview of the Expert Debate, Amy F. Woolf, Congressional Research Service 
Arms Control – Uncharted Waters: Europe and the End of Arms Control, Ulrich Kühn, Turkish Policy Quarterly