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This week the ISN will highlight the following topics:

• In our ISN Insight for Monday, Dr Shalva Weil of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem investigates the history and disappearance of the largely unknown Jewish presence in Pakistan during much of the 20th century.

• We feature a partner event on Tuesday: the upcoming US Institute of Peace conference on North Korea.

• Wednesday’s ISN Insight explores the reasons behind the Czech Republic’s recent decision to scrap plans to participate in the US anti-ballistic missile defense system, thanks to a commentary from the founder and executive editor of Transitions Online, Jeremy Druker.

• We’ll highlight an interactive map with a discussion of Pakistan as a potentially failed state on Thursday.

• And our Friday podcast will discuss the current bloodshed in Sudan’s South Kordofan.

This week the ISN takes a closer look at the following topics:

• On Monday, ISN Insights examines the potentially dark shadow of government overreach in its efforts to regulate the cyber sphere, courtesy of the University of Lucerne’s Jonas Rey.

• We introduce a new information platform on Tuesday – the book syllabus – to point you in the direction of cutting-edge literature on the topic of energy and security.

• On Wednesday, CEPR co-director Dean Baker opines about central banks and budget deficits in ISN Insights.

• Read-up on Yemen in our country profile on Thursday.

• And our Friday podcast with the Graduate Institute’s Thomas Biersteker tackles the topic of public-private partnerships.

And in case you missed any of last week’s coverage, you can catch up here on: US space policy; China’s consumption patterns; Turkey’s foreign policy; the perils of humanitarian aid; and cybersecurity.

Coming up this week in ISN Insights:

• On Monday, US space policy is under the microscope in an article from Washington, DC-based independent journalist Peter Buxbaum.

• Professor Bob Ash of SOAS analyzes China’s changing consumption patterns on Tuesday to help determine who’s gained and lost during the country’s economic boom.

• On Wednesday, Sofia University’s Professor Plamen Pantev examines Turkey’s foreign policy and geopolitical priorities in the wake of the 12 June elections.

• And the Foreign Policy Association’s chief health blogger Cynthia Schweer investigates the changing logistical and political landscape of humanitarian aid on Thursday.

And in case you missed our special coverage of Chinese foreign relations all last week, you can catch up here with articles on: evolving China-Pakistan relations; shifting power dynamics in the relationship between China and Taiwan; dual-track EU-China relations; and China’s machinations within the BRICS grouping.

Coming up this week in our truncated ISN Insights coverage (in light of Monday’s Swiss national holiday):

• On Tuesday, Simon Saradzhyan of Harvard University’s Belfer Center comments on a historic opportunity for European missile defense in the making.

• University of St Andrews Professor Gerard DeGroot takes a closer look on Wednesday at mainstreaming gender in UN peace operations.

• On Thursday, Professor Plamen Pantev of Sofia University addresses the question: Where do the western Balkans stand after the arrest of Ratko Mladic?

And in case you missed any of last week’s articles, you can find them here on: the growing scourge of transnational organized crime; the overblown threat of nuclear weapons; understanding the process from radicalization to terrorism; and a preview of Turkey’s general elections.