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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of November 16-22, 2015.
Aung San Suu Kyi talks raise hopes for smooth transition in Myanmar https://t.co/r4nBRzv2EV pic.twitter.com/fO3gImPLMM
— WSJ Asia (@WSJAsia) November 20, 2015
Is this how the world will look in 2016? More predictions in our #TheWorldIn2016 magazine—out today pic.twitter.com/UkFB1Lp4z8
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 19, 2015
President Park’s efforts to tamp down criticism will damage South Korea’s reputation abroad https://t.co/tC0NK4d7kl pic.twitter.com/Et7jwiuV9Z
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) November 20, 2015
Why didn’t Obama give Hillary Clinton’s speech on defeating Islamic State? https://t.co/z8B2gwgYIA by Brian @Katulis in @WSJThinkTank
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 20, 2015
Negotiators come to agreement on revising No Child Left Behind law. https://t.co/JOpV4WILQQ pic.twitter.com/TIP7D6OD7U
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 20, 2015
White House lobbying backfires, turning Dems against Syrian refugees: https://t.co/JWUZ2jIVwY pic.twitter.com/xUL1jLKuCO
— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2015
The battle against ISIS will not be won in Raqqa. It’s about giving young men with a death wish a reason to live https://t.co/aAdlzu0QBj
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) November 20, 2015
Rand Paul takes aim at DC gun restrictions: https://t.co/dN4Dr3k40v pic.twitter.com/v2MWVUFrGR
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2015
Balkan countries close their borders to migrants fleeing poverty, trigger pileups https://t.co/SwsUPN2nWf #topstories
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) November 19, 2015
Molenbeek offers a cautionary tale of lax policing and political neglect. https://t.co/RcbeG0MXVA pic.twitter.com/XlMoEyhyNP
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) November 20, 2015
Homelessness plunged in Colorado since 2010, new federal survey shows https://t.co/jeo4AssczB by @dpmcghee pic.twitter.com/YGIlX6xSwO
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) November 20, 2015
Paris attacks shine light on Europe’s failing border policies https://t.co/LkoYYuII9N pic.twitter.com/3OHdjfQ7Vv
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 20, 2015
How the Islamic State declared war on the world: https://t.co/80PjNKyIdY pic.twitter.com/QnjUrc3UJi
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) November 20, 2015
GOP group plans most aggressive anti-Trump campaign yet https://t.co/6zH9X7svBE | Getty pic.twitter.com/KLkuV9fWTr
— POLITICO (@politico) November 20, 2015
Boko Haram is deadlier than ISIS, report says https://t.co/gQB3xY5pTc #BreakingNews
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) November 19, 2015