--- description: A roundup of the most intelligent takes on global affairs this week title: This Weekend’s Foreign Policy Must-Reads image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Weekend's Foreign Policy Must-Reads  by [Ian Bremmer](/author/ian-bremmer/)  ## Ian Bremmer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2015 3:31 PM CUT  by [Ian Bremmer](/author/ian-bremmer/)  ## Ian Bremmer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2015 3:31 PM CUT [**The Greek Warrior**](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/03/the-greek-warrior?mbid=rss "undefined") **– New Yorker** --- > “” --- Greece’s controversial former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says he will miss his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble, whom he calls a “man of principle.” Does Schäuble feels the same for Varoufakis? Someone ask him. Please. [**Pope Francis Against the World**](http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122404/pope-francis-losing-approval-united-states "undefined") **– The New Republic** --- > “” --- The general lack of international leadership and the number of current crises around the world offer an opening for a charismatic leader with the backing of a large flock. Yet, political leaders of both the left and right are confused about how (and whether) to engage him. [**How to Smuggle $1,000 into North Korea**](http://www.politico.eu/article/how-to-smuggle-1000-into-north-korea-technology-smartphones-contraband/ "undefined") **– Politico EU** --- > “” --- And the cracks widen to let in a little more light. One day, North Korea will go from forgotten story to biggest story in the world in a matter of hours. And then one of the largest long-term humanitarian reclamation projects in history will have to begin. [**“Death to America” and the Iran Deal**](http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/death-to-america-and-the-iran-deal?intcid=mod-latest "undefined") **– New** **Yorker** --- > “” --- When two countries refuse to talk to one another for 36 years, it takes time to find a common language. That process has only just begun, and there’s no guarantee that the two governments, or their citizens, will find much to say to one another anytime soon. [**Why Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer**](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/magazine/why-greeces-lenders-need-to-suffer.html?action=click&contentCollection=magazine®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&%5Fr=0 "undefined") **– New York Times Magazine** --- > “” --- Just as short-sided lenders helped inflate the housing bubble in the US, so Greece’s lenders helped fuel the destructive patterns of that country’s long-dysfunctional government. Another timely reminder that short-attention-span media simplifies too many stories when reality isn’t so clean. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3980704/this-weekends-foreign-policy-must-reads-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3980704/this-weekends-foreign-policy-must-reads-2/"},"headline":"This Weekend's Foreign Policy Must-Reads","datePublished":"2015-08-01T15:31:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:48:01.542Z","description":"A roundup of the most intelligent takes on global affairs this week","url":"https://time.com/3980704/this-weekends-foreign-policy-must-reads-2/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ian Bremmer","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/ian-bremmer/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3980704/this-weekends-foreign-policy-must-reads-2/","name":"This Weekend's Foreign Policy Must-Reads"}}]}] ```