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NYTIMES (Madeleine Schwartz) - 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.

The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.

NYTIMES (Raja Abdulrahim) - Some Jordanians Demand that American Troops Leave the Kingdom

Hundreds of political, legal and other figures signed a public letter warning that Jordan’s close alliance with the United States poses a risk.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Mason Letteau Stallings) - Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey

Yesterday’s peripheral partnerships are today’s rivalries. The post Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey Yesterday’s peripheral partnerships are today’s rivalries. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images) One of the stranger geopolitical developments in the Middle East of late (leaving aside the present war) has been the rupture between Israel and Turkey. A war of words has turned into something resembling a full diplomatic spat, with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing Turkey’s regional aspirations as “aggressive” and other high officials even advocating for the country’s removal from NATO. Most worrying, considering the conflict in which the United States currently finds itself embroiled, are Israeli comparisons of Turkey to Iran. The former Israeli…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy

In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. The post Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, Daniel Ortega, the dictator of Nicaragua, announced that his country would no longer hold elections. In response, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement condemning Ortega and declaring that Nicaragua “cannot expect to maintain business as usual with other nations when it is thwarting the basic tenets of our democratic hemisphere.” There is no doubt that Nicaragua has suffered under the rule of Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, who have run the country as their personal…Open