Current Events Reading: 2/08

Please read and come prepared to discuss the following articles in the latest edition of the Economist:

• The World This Week | Politics (p. 6)
• Immigration Reform: Let Them Stay, Let Them In (p. 10)
• Chaos in Egypt: Tahrir Squandered (pp. 10-1)
• Egypt: To the Barricades, again (pp. 17-9)
• Lexington: John Kerry, Reporting for One Last Duty (p. 26)
• Latin American Integration: Past and Future (p. 29)
• Fighting in Myanmar and Its Ripples in China
• Talking Peace, Waging War (pp. 30-1)
• The Kachin Dilemma (p. 31)
• China and North Korea: On the Naughty Step (p. 34)
• Iran's Nuclear Diplomacy and Its Presidential Poll
• Where's the Deal? (pp. 36-7)
• Make no Mistake (p. 37)
• Syria's Refugees: Drowning in the Flood (pp. 37-8)
• Israel's Rising Star: Man of Peace? (p. 38)
• Mali and France: Where are the Jihadists? (pp. 38-9)
• Turkey's Army: Erdogan and his Generals (pp. 40-1)
• Serbia and Kosovo: Inching Closer (pp. 41-2)
• Charlemagne: Transatlantic Trading (p. 44)
• How to be British: Patriotism Recycled (p. 46)
• Obituary: Joseph Glemp (p. 86)

For this week, search for examples of the review sheet terms in each article. Be prepared to come to class and share these examples with members of your group.

First Closed-book Assessment

Your first Closed-book Assessment takes place in class on Monday, February 11. As the title states, this is a closed-book exam. Please be sure to supply your own pen and blue book.

If you did not pick up a copy of the review sheet in class (or have since misplaced it) you may download a copy.

In addition, I am holding a review session in 222 Buckman Hall this Wednesday, February 6, from 4-5 PM. If you cannot make it but would like to discuss the review terms or the test itself, you should stop by my office hours on Wed or make an appointment.

You may also ask me questions about the review terms via email, but keep in mind that I will be out of town from Thursday night through Sunday night, and may not be the quickest to respond. Your current events discussion on Friday will also center around the review sheet.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me during class, stop by my office or send me an email.