Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 13, 2018

Negotiations to be led on the US side by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are to begin next week [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

William Roberts, Al Jazeera: Trump-Kim summit generates momentum, hard diplomacy lies ahead

Reaching real peace will take years, US analysts say, as this goes well beyond just reducing military postures.

Washington, DC - Short on details and long on hype, US President Donald Trump's historic handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was greeted in the US with scepticism and partisan sniping, but may prove to be a major strategic turning point if follow-up talks fall into place.
WATCH: Trump and Kim sign agreement after historic summit (3:28)

Negotiations to be led on the US side by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are to begin next week and will prove crucial to whether the momentum generated by the Singapore summit can lead to a successful diplomatic outcome, analysts said.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 13, 2018

Kim-Trump summit: Where does it leave the main players? -- AFP

Kim Xiaoping and Pyongyang glasnost: Can North Korea change? -- Andrew Salman, Asia Times

China wasn’t at the table but Trump-Kim talks reinforced its role, analysts say -- Laura Zhou, SCMP

Singapore Summit: It's a Start, Not a Miracle -- Steven P. Bucci, National Interest

Ending 'War Games' With S. Korea Would Be a Mistake -- Adm. J. Stavridis, Time

The Taliban Made War. Are They Showing They Can Make Peace? -- The Diplomat

Can This Man Alter Lebanon's Political Landscape? -- Bilal Y. Saab, National Interest

Why Erdogan’s Election Has Gone From Shoo-In to Nail-Biter -- Onur Ant, Bloomberg

For Ethiopia's Abiy, big reforms carry big risks -- AFP

Trump, Pompeo Quietly Pursue Hawkish Course On Venezuela -- Curt Mills, National Interest

Latin America’s Socialist Support System is Crumbling -- John Paul Rathbone, FT

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