Monday, November 12, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2018

Col. Wesley Hallman (ret.), Defense News: How China won the global war on terror

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, America awoke the undisputed superpower, commanding advantages across all dimensions of national power.

America boasted unprecedented diplomatic and military strength. Our companies dominated the U.S.-developed internet, spreading soft power at light speed. Our economy was 32 percent of global gross domestic product, the federal budget generated surpluses and the national debt was less than $6 trillion. A true “near peer” was laughable.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2018

What Does Iran Really Think of China? -- Mahmoud Pargoo, The Diplomat

Why a strategic port in Iran was exempted from sanctions -- Kambaiz Rafi, Asia Times

Over 40 years of diplomatic drama, a rising China opens up to, and transforms, the world -- Cary Huang, SCMP

Bangladesh moves towards a 'managed' election -- Shafquat Rabbee, Al Jazeera

Why is India 'Hinduizing' cities' Muslim names? -- Murali Krishnan, DW

Identity politics looms over Indonesia’s presidential election -- Deasy Simandjuntak, East Asia Forum

Asia’s $4.3 trillion stock rout is 20 years coming -- William Pesek, Asia Times

Hundreds of Thousands March to Celebrate Polish Independence -- Jan Cienski, Politico EU

Time to face facts on Ukraine's dead ceasefire deal -- Ariana Gic and Roman Sohn, EU Observer

Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky sanctions? -- Teri Schultz, DW

The World Has Come Full Circle—And Taken a Turn For The Worse -- Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council

Donald Trump's European tour shows familiar failures symbolised by bone-crushing handshake -- Conor Duffy, ABC News Online

A Determined Man: World War I, Hitler, and the Unlikely March to World War II -- John Mueller, Commentary

Today's Armies Are Still Fighting World War I -- James Stavridis, Bloomberg View

World War I Relived Day by Day -- Patrick Chovanec, New York Review Of Books

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