THINK TANK SCHEDULE
APRIL, 2016 - MARCH, 2017

DATE TOPIC
March 25, 2017 Geert Wildersfs anti-immigration party does worse than expected in the Dutch election
(The Economist, Mar 18th 2017)
March 18, 2017 South Koreafs president is permanently stripped of her powers
(The Economist, Mar 10th 2017)
March 11, 2017 No Class
March 4, 2017 NASA Announces a Single Star Is Home to At Least 7 Earthlike Planets
(TIME, Feb 22, 2017)
February 25, 2017 Donald Trump says US not committed to two-state Israel-Palestine solution
(The Guardian, 16 February 2017)
February 18, 2017 A labour shortage looms in Asia
(The Economist, Feb 8th 2017)
February 11, 2017 How Identifying Fake News Could Save Lives
(Newsweek, 2/2/17)
February 4, 2017 Donald Trump's Executive Orders: More Symbol Than Substance
(Newsweek, 1/26/17)
January 28, 2017 Doing Brexit the hard way
(The Economist, Jan 21st 2016)
January 21, 2017 A spat over a statue puts South Korea and Japan at odds
(The Economist, Jan 14th 2016)
January 14, 2017 Eyes on the road
(The Economist, Dec 24th 2016)
December 24, 31, 2016
January 7, 2017
HOLIDAY
December 17, 2016 Angela Merkel endorses party's call for partial ban on burqa and niqab
(Guardian, 6 December 2016)
December 10, 2016 How India's cashless economy gambit backfired
(Newsweek, 11/29/16)
December 3, 2016 Colombia Attempts to Give Peace Another Chance
(TIME, Nov. 24, 2016)
November 26, 2016 For S. Koreans, presidential scandal tests faith in their young democracy
(The Christian Science Monitor, November 14, 2016)
November 19, 2016 The Trump era
(The Economist, Nov 12th 2016)
November 12, 2016 The Paris Agreement on Climate Change Is Official. Now What?
(The New York Times, NOV. 3, 2016)
November 5, 2016 Rodrigo Duterte, in Japan, Calls for U.S. Troops to Exit Philippines in 2 Years
(The New York Times, OCT. 26, 2016)
October 29, 2016 The death of the Thai king throws the country into turmoil
(The Economist, Oct 13th 2016)
October 22, 2016 No Class
October 15, 2016 Poland Steps Back From Stricter Anti-Abortion Law
(The New York Times, OCT. 6, 2016)
October 8, 2016 The agony of Aleppo
(The Economist, Oct 1st 2016)
October 1, 2016 Taking the rap
(The Economist, Sep 24th 2016)
September 24, 2016 Left behind
(The Economist, Sep 17th 2016)
September 17, 2016 Seoul Calls North Korea's Fifth Nuke Test eFanatic Recklessnessf
(TIME, Sept. 8, 2016)
September 10, 2016 No Class
September 3, 2016 French eBurkinif Bans Provoke Backlash as Armed Police Confront Beachgoers
(The New York Times, AUG. 24, 2016)
August 27, 2016 China May Not Have Enough Arable Land to Feed Its People. But Big Changes Are Coming
(TIME, Aug. 17, 2016)
August 20, 2016 What makes us stronger
(The Economist,Jul 23rd 2016)
August 6&13, 2016 SUMMER HOLIDAYS
July 30, 2016 How do you solve a problem like Russia's sports doping?
(The Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2016)
July 23, 2016 Courting trouble
(The Economist, Jul 16th 2016)
July 16, 2016 When Will the Killing Stop?
(The New York Times, JULY 7, 2016)
July 9, 2016 Turkey's Hurting Tourism Industry Could Be the Next Victim of the Istanbul Attack
(TIME, June 30, 2016)
July 2, 2016 A tragic split
(The Economist, Jun 24th 2016)
June 25, 2016 This Is What Drove the Orlando Killer
(TIME, June 14, 2016)
June 18, 2016 Donald Trump, Judge Gonzalo Curiel and the Art of the Non-Apology
(Newsweek, 6/7/16)
June 11, 2016 Your Office Air Is Killing You
(Newsweek, 6/2/16)
June 4, 2016 How Many Americans Are Gay?
(TIME, 2016, MAY 18)
May 28, 2016 It was the worst of times
(The Economist, May 14th 2016)
May 21, 2016 Helsinking
(The Economist, May 14th 2016)
May 14, 2016 Can Donald Trump Unify the Republican Party?
(Newsweek, 5/4/16)
April 30, May 7, 2016 No Class
April 23, 2016 China Inc. Is on a Spending Spree Abroad
(Newsweek, 4/4/16)
April 9, 16, 2016 No Class
April 2, 2016 3 Charged in Brussels Bombing Attacks
(TIME, March 26, 2016)