Thursday, June 22, 2017

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 22, 2017



Janice Williams, Newsweek: What Has ISIS Destroyed? Al-Nuri Mosque and Other Historical Sites Islamic State Has Ruined

In what is being considered the Islamic State’s declaration of defeat, ISIS blew up the Great al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul on Wednesday, depriving the world of yet another historical monument. The iconic leaning minaret, which had been standing in the Iraqi city for nearly 850 years, came crumbling down Wednesday following an exchange between the jihadist millitant group and a U.S.-led military coalition called Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

Read more ....

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 22, 2017

Rival groups vie for supremacy as fight against Isis reaches tipping point -- Martin Chulov and Cengiz Yar, The Guardian

The geopolitics behind race for eastern Syria -- Mona Alami, Al-Monitor

Putin holds the aces in the Mideast house of cards -- Konrad Yakabuski, The Globe and Mail

Close Calls or Worse Between U.S. and Russia in Syria -- Fritz Lodge and Will Edwards, Cipher Brief

U.S. Strategic Interests and the Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- Anthony Cordesman, RCW

Bin Salman succession a big gamble for Saudi Arabia -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times

High Noon in North Korea: Is Trump Ready for War? -- Gordon G. Chang, Daily Beast

Note to Xi Jinping: Trump is no pushover -- Christopher Scott, Asia Times

Trump Has to Own the New Afghan War Plan -- Bloomberg editorial

Moon-Trump summit: How to avoid a train wreck -- Robert A. Manning and James Przystup, Nikkei Asia Review

Who Will Fill America’s Shoes? -- Richard Haass, Project Syndicate

The dangers of putting Putin under pressure -- Peter Apps, Reuters

How Do You Say 'Macron' in German? -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

The Fall of a Foreign-Affairs Reporter -- David Graham, The Atlantic

The Global Economy in 2067 -- Kaushik Basu, Project Syndicate

No comments: