DEFENSE WEDNESDAY

Navy Preps to Build Next-Gen LXR Ship - Kris Osborn, Defense Tech
Your Go-To Graphic for USMC's Aircraft Inventory - Tyler Rogoway, FA
China Warns of 'Inevitable' War with U.S. - Lily Kuo, Defense One
Russia Flexes Muscle in Military Exercise - Don Melvin, CNN Military
SF Officer, Whistleblower Under Investigation - Dan Lamothe, Wash Post
Victory Against ISIS Won't End Bloodshed - Paul Shinkman, US News
Northrop CEO Pushes Back Against Silicon Valley Fascination - WBJ
Pentagon Wants Missile Defense Upgrades - Brendan McGarry, DOD Buzz
Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals - Sirota & Perez, IB Times
Senior Officials Play 'Blame Game' Over Iraq Retreat - Wong, The Hill
Obama on the Defense, Again - Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post
China Just Gave Cambodia's Military a Boost - Parameswaran, Diplomat
China's Blueprint: Bigger Navy, Global Role - Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
RP, U.S. Defense Chiefs to Meet - J. Laude & A. Romero, Philippine Star
Yemeni Man's Scheme to Kill U.S. Military - Nate Raymond, Reuters
USAF Certifies SpaceX - Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, USAF
Russian Ditches Slow Arms Smuggling from Ukraine - Ed Adamczyk, UPI

POLITICS WEDNESDAY

Europe's Ills: Cause and Consequence - George Friedman, Stratfor
Absent Empire, Chaos Reigns in the Middle East - Robert D. Kaplan, FP
Debunking the Benghazi Myths - Michael Morell, Politico
Is Turkey Arming Radical Groups in Syria? - Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor
Why Obama Shrugs at the Middle East - Rodger Shanahan, Lowy Interpreter
Countering Putin's Anti-Democratic Strategy - Nicolas Bouchet, GMF
Watching the Twilight of the United Kingdom - Ben Judah, Politico EU
How an ISIS Killer Describes His Brutal Daily Routine - Max Fisher, Vox
Why the Saudis Can't Win in Yemen - Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor
The Indian Century - Claire Berlinski, City Journal
How to Know When Iran Breaks Its Word - A. Arnold & N. Passas, BAS
Ramadi Is no Setback, It's Failure - Dan Caldwell, National Review
Turkmenistan's Horse-Breeder-in-Chief - Michael Petrou, Maclean's
Vatican: Irish Gay Marriage a Loss for Mankind - Kirchgaessner, Guardian
Germany's Destiny: The Well-Meaning Hegemon - AJ Motyl, WA Journal
A New Silk Road to Quell International Tensions? - Robert Berke, Oil Price
Did Scots, Irish Beat Vikings to Iceland? - K. Ahronson, The Conversation
How to Prevent the Fall of Baghdad - Kevin Carroll, Wall Street Journal

Editorials

Spain and Poland Send Europe a Message - Bloomberg View
Dissatisfaction Rings Across Europe - Telegraph
India Waiting on the Real Reforms - The National
Bibi Should Champion Arab Equality - Haaretz
President Obama's Remedial Legal Education - Wall Street Journal
Florida Needs Action on Climate Change - Tampa Bay Times
Let's See Clinton's Server - Washington Times
ASU Forking Over $500,000 to Clinton Was Foolish - Arizona Republic

MARKETS WEDNESDAY

Markets Are Correct a Lot More Than Economists - Joe Calhoun, Alhambra
Millennials are the Next Big Investment Trend - John Shmuel, National Post
5 Tech Stocks Billionaires are Buying - Meena Krishnamsetty, MarketWatch
Why Mining Stocks May Be Golden Again - Simon Constable, TheStreet.com
High-End Youth Hostels Come to U.S. - Craig Karmin, Wall Street Journal
The Intersection of Pop Culture & Free Markets - Pedro Echevarria, CSPAN
A Committee to Teach Reaganomics to '16 GOP - David Freedlander, TDB
Are GOP Lawmakers Surrendering On Spending? - Editorial, Investor's
How to Invest When Interest Rates Are Rising - John Kimelman, Barron's
Why Interest Rates Don't Matter - Russel Redenbaugh & James Juliano, RTW
Don't Believe the Fed's Talk About Rate Hikes - Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific
What the Bourbon Shortage Tells Us About the Fed - Ralph Benko, Forbes
Are We On the Verge of 'Indian Century'? - Claire Berlinski, City Journal
Calgary Bldg. Boom Skids On Oil Slump - Rita Trichur,Chester Dawson, WSJ
Global Financial System Can Expertly Rein In Iran - Aaron Arnold, BOAS
Venezuela: No Rule Of Law, And Bad Money Too - Steve Hanke, Globe Asia  

ENERGY WEDNESDAY

What Would Ronald Reagan Do About Climate Change? - Forbes
A Saudi Shale Boom Is in the Making, Y'all - Andrew Zaleski, CNBC
ISIS Victories and The State of Oil - Amy Myers Jaffe, The Energy Collective
Why Tesla's Powerwall Won't Catalyze a Solar Revolution - Breakthrough
Is Silicon Valley the Climate Change Savior? - James Poulos, The Week
Here's Where the Jobs in Renewable Energy Are - David Roberts, Vox
Report: Wind Power Could Be Coming to All 50 States - Huffington Post  

SCIENCE WEDNESDAY

Could Hackers Down an Airplane? - Rosenbach & Traufetter, Spiegel
Hackers Hit IRS, Steal 100K Taxpayer Files - Andy Greenberg, Wired
What Would It Take to Send People to Pluto? - T. DeBenedictis, Space
Brightest Galaxy Shines w/Light of 300tn Suns - M. Lemonick, NG
What Fossil Fuels & Porn Have in Common - Alex Berezow, RCS
Did Scots, Irish Beat Vikings to Iceland? - Kristjan Ahronson, Conv.
Seven New Discoveries About Mummies - Ross Pomeroy, RCScience
Chemistry: Not as Easy as A + B -> C - Bernie Hobbs, ABC Science
Why Can't We All Sing Well? - David Cox, Guardian
If You're Going to Brag, Don't Humblebrag - Derek Thompson, Atlantic

TECHNOLOGY WEDNESDAY

Why SSDs Don't Perform - Robin Harris, ZDNet
Flow Charts: Can You Ditch Cable? - USA Today
Force Touch, Keyboard, and More iOS 9 Updates - M. Gurman, 9to5 Mac
10 Headphones That Are Better Than Beats - Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes
Inside Google's Secret War Against Ad Fraud - Alex Kantrowitz, Ad Age
Now Everything's 'An Uber for...' - Katie Benner, Bloomberg View
The Wireless World Still Relies on Undersea Cables - Atlantic
Mapquest: Still Alive and Kicking - Chico Harlan, Washington Post
Silicon Valley's Liquid Diet - Brian X. Chen, New York Times
Apple's Next iPhone Needs More Megapixels - Sean Captain, Tom's Guide
Apple Tops in Customer Service As Well As Products - Yoni Heisler, BGR
Has iPhone Growth Reached its Peak? - Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine
How About a Roomba That Puts Away Your Toys? - Tim Moynihan, Wired
The Unrealized Vision of Google Glass - Richard Nieva, CNET
This Robot Is Cute, Artificially Intelligent and Employed - Bloomberg   



Foreign Policy's Top 5 Reads Today

Wednesday, May 27

1         CHINA’S MILITARY BLUEPRINT: BIGGER NAVY, BIGGER GLOBAL ROLE: In its first defense white paper, China’s leadership paints a muscular vision of how it will defend its newfound place in the sun. From FP's Keith Johnson (@KFJ_FP)http://atfp.co/1J57PLF

2         WHY ARE THE ISLAMIC STATE’S COMMANDERS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE IRAQI ARMY?: From FP's Paul McLeary (@paulmcleary) in The Cable. http://atfp.co/1RnvNEG

3         VATICAN: IRISH GAY MARRIAGE REFERENDUM A ‘DEFEAT FOR HUMANITY’: From FP's Elias Groll (@EliasGroll) in Passport. http://atfp.co/1AtBFZd

4         WHY IS PAKISTAN SUCH A MESS? BLAME INDIA: After a year in office, Modi’s gestures of conciliation toward Islamabad have gone nowhere. That’s because India’s founding fathers set Pakistan up to fail. From FP contributor Nisid Hajari (@NisidHajari)http://atfp.co/1BoWXSz

5         BENJAMIN NETANYAHU’S GRADE A PORK-BARREL POLITICS: Israel’s coalition government is a shaky mess. But Bibi’s wheeling and dealing have cemented his hold on power. From FP contributor Neri Zilber (@NeriZilber)http://atfp.co/1J12OFn

Research

Foreign Policy Situation Report: Tough start to Ramadi op; China’s new war strategy welcome at Pentagon; new faces at the State Dept.; and lots more   

The Paper.Ii :  The shahriyar gourgi Daily is out! Edition of 27 May 2015