Current Events Reading: 2/15

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

• The World This Week: Politics (p. 8)
• Change in North Korea (p. 11)
• North Korea: Rumblings from Below (pp. 24-6)
• The Sequester and Defence: Thinking the Unthinkable (pp. 30-1)
• The Census: Some Other Race (pp. 31-2)
• Hillary Clinton Bows Out: A Legacy at Foggy Bottom (p. 33)
• The IMF and Argentina: Motion of Censure (pp. 38-40)
• China and Japan: Locked On (p. 41)
• South-East Asia and China: All Change at ASEAN (p. 42)
• Banyan: A Decent Interval (p. 44)
• War and Peace in Mali: The Battle Moves to the Mountains (pp. 48-9)
• EU and Migration: The Next Wave? (p. 54)
• Charlemagne: Europe à l’Hollandaise (p. 56)

As you read, take note of who the state actors are, what other types of actors they're interacting with, and what role sovereignty plays in the story.