Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 19, 2018

President Donald Trump, with Yun Hyang Lee at his side, speaks to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their expanded bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters.

Joseph R. DeTrani, The Hill: The Singapore summit — the beginning of an important journey

One year ago, possible conflict on the Korean Peninsula was a widespread concern. Today, there’s hope that agreements reached at the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un will bring peace to the peninsula. Peace for the 75 million people living in South and North Korea. Peace that translates into significant economic and humanitarian advances in the North, and the removal of the cloud of potential conflict that has threatened the South for 65 years.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 19, 2018

Kim arrives in Beijing on third China trip in three months -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

The US and South Korea have canceled a key military exercise—just as China wanted -- Steve Mollman, Quartz

The Real North Korea Nightmare Isn't Nuclear War (Think Collapse Instead) -- Jamie Metzl, National Interest

It's All Up To Moon Now -- Robert Kelly, Lowy Institute/The Interpreter

A Trump Foreign Policy -- Dimitri K. Simes, Foreign Policy

Trump holds the clock on North Korea while Putin plans his moves -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

Trump Turns Tide on Chinese Theft by Trade -- Christian Whiton, National Interest

The Shape of Sino-American Conflict -- Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate

As Pakistani Rupee falls, a balance of payments crisis looms -- Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, Asia Times

I Fought Against al-Sadr. Now He's Iraq's Best Hope. -- Michael Sullivan, Foreign Policy

The Wrong Way to Fix Libya: Early Elections Would Be a Disaster -- Frederic Wehrey and Wolfram Lacher, Foreign Affairs

Italy’s Quadruple Threat to Europe -- Michael J. Boskin, Project Syndicate

Migration Is Down, Crime Is Low, but Merkel Is in Trouble -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic

France and Germany Far Apart on EU Reform -- Spiegel Online

Thinking About the Balkans -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures

UN chief: Highest number of conflicts globally in 30 years -- Jan M. Olsen, AP

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