Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 21, 2022

Chinese military aircraft fly maneuvers over waters south of Taiwan 

William Yang, DW: Taiwan: Has the risk of war increased following new China warnings? 

Defense officials from China and the US are again exchanging heated rhetoric over Taiwan. However, security experts say the status quo remains. 

On Monday, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met in Luxembourg for unannounced talks on "a number of regional and global security issues," with Taiwan high on the list. 

According to a White House official, Sullivan reiterated Washington's concerns about China's "coercive and aggressive actions," in the Taiwan Strait. 

These include regular military aircraft sorties into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). 

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 Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 21, 2022  

Why is Lithuania risking Russia’s wrath over Kaliningrad? -- Ryan White, Defense News  

Why is Kaliningrad at the centre of a row between Russia and Lithuania? -- Daniel Boffey, The Guardian  

Should Ukraine Settle with Russia? -- Raymond Kuo, RCD 

 EXPLAINER: What’s next after Russia reduced gas to Europe? -- AP 

How the US Could Lose the New Cold War -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate 

 On the way out: Why is Israel’s government about to fall? -- Al Jazeera  

Israel and Iran: Five minutes to Armageddon? -- Mark Toth, The Hill  

Netanyahu senses opportunity in Israel's political chaos -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor  

Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to preferred partner? -- Jennifer Holleis, DW 

 Afghanistan is not ours to fix -- Former Ambassador David Robinson, The Hill  

Why this tiny island in the Pacific may be ground zero in a war with China -- Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose  

As global food crisis looms, Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale -- Leela Jacinto, France 24 

 Leftist’s election to test Colombia’s alliance with US -- Joshua Goodman and Astrid Suarez, AP  

What extraditing Julian Assange means for the US Defense apparatus -- Stavros Atlamazoglou, Sandoxx  

Five ways the Fed’s interest rate hikes will impact Americans -- Tobias Burns, The Hill  

This is why the US dollar is a potent sanctions weapon — for now -- John Letzing, Big Think

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