Monday, June 1, 2015

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 1, 2015

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. Photograph: Reuters

Steve Tsang, The Guardian: China cares little for other countries’ territorial claims

Beijing’s actions in building man-made islands in the South China Sea are motivated by a desire to impose its sovereignty

Under the leadership of the Communist party, China is building what an American admiral, Harry Harris, calls a “great wall of sand” in the strategically important waterways of the South China Sea.

The Chinese are dredging the sea bed to transform a few reefs and rocks in the Spratly group of islands and atolls – which they claim – into man-made islands with a runway that can support military flights. This has caused great concern among their neighbours.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 1, 2015

Beijing Threatens the International Order -- Seth Cropsey, Real Clear World

China's Currency Rises and Rises -- Stephen Greenville, Lowy Institute

Iraq’s tragic ‘unraveling’ -- Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

The ‘Surge’ Won’t Work Again in Iraq -- Audrey Kurth Croninis, NYT

The US is embracing a dark reality in Iraq -- Pamela Engel, Business Insider

The High Cost of Defeating the Islamic State -- Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen could change OPEC's entire strategy -- Elena Holodny, Business Insider

How a reviled African ruler survived a coup hatched in the United States -- Craig Whitlock and Adam Goldman, Washington Post

How to Save Ukraine -- Michael O'Hanlon, Politico

Can an Exiled Georgian Rescue Ukraine? -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Why Ukraine Will Get Its Debt Restructured -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times

Brazil's economic catastrophe -- The Week

The Phony Surveillance Debate -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

Capitol Hill counts down days until Iran nuclear deadline -- Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor

Kerry grounded after bike accident, but how long? -- Bradley Klapper, AP

That 1914 Feeling -- Paul Krugman, New York Times

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