Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 5, 2016

Residents wave as the caravan carrying the ashes of Cuba’s late President Fidel Castro arrives in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, December 3, 2016. CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS / REUTERS

Ian Bremmer, Time: After Castro—5 Nations Where Dictators Still Rule

Fidel is dead, and now, buried. Some will call him the last of the Cold Warriors. But there are still plenty of regimes that have been in power for decades. Are they frozen in time, or is change bubbling beneath the surface? In each case, the answer may depend on how long political power can be kept within the family. A look at five of the longest-ruling regimes in the world, and where they go from here.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 5, 2016

How ISIS Returned to Syria -- Roy Gutman, Daily Beast

Matteo Renzi resigns after Italian referendum rout -- Giulia Paravicini and Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico

Italy’s referendum is Europe’s next test in its fight for survival -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Europe's Populists Aren't Going Away -- Bloomberg editorial

Why Russia Is Using the Internet to Undermine Western Democracy -- Maria Farrell, Slate

European attitudes towards Brexit are hardening -- Paul Gillespie, Irish Times

In Europe, the center is not holding -- Michael Curtis, The Commentator

Why Raul Castro Is Happy Fidel Is Gone -- Brian Latell, Politico

Donald Trump's Middle East Promises: Can He Keep Them? -- Aaron David Miller & Richard Sokolsky, RCW

Why the fuss? Trump, the US, Taiwan and China -- a guide -- AFP

So, Why Can't You Call Taiwan? -- David Graham, The Atlantic

Worry not: the US-Japan alliance is safe in Trump’s hands -- Harry J. Kazianis, Asia Times

Trump Showing Signs of Changing U.S. Security Relationships in Asia -- John Grady, USNI News

China pressures Singapore with seizure of military hardware -- Euan Graham, Nikkei Asian Review

OPEC Production Cuts and the Illusive Power of Dealmaking -- Peter Kaznacheev, Moscow Times

Opec doesn’t hold all the cards, even after its oil price agreement -- Phillip Inman, The Guardian/Observer