Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 14, 2017

Ameen Izzadeen, Daily Mirror: If not peace, what’s next after ISIS defeat in Mosul?

Iraq’s victory over ISIS in Mosul is not the end of the road for the most ruthless terror group. Neither does it herald the beginning of a peaceful era in the land trod by prophets and peacemakers.

The troubles are far from over, with little or no effort being made to address their root causes. In all likelihood, the next powder keg is Kurdistan.

In many other regions of the world, periods of war follow periods of peace, but not so in the Middle East, birthplace of the world’s three main religions. Its soil has, perhaps, absorbed more blood than rainwater for the past several millennia. Are the people incapable of living in peace? Or, is war a way of life in the region? Nay, the people are the disposables in the political power games their rulers play in collusion with the West.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 14, 2017

The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate -- Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal

One year after failed coup, Turkey lurches toward dictatorship -- Howard Eissenstat, Reuters

Turks, Russians partner on mega projects -- Mehmet Cetingulec, Al-Monitor

The New Silk Road will go through Syria -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times

A Win For Putin in Mongolia's Election -- Edward Cavanough, Lowy Institute

Has Duterte’s China engagement backfired? -- Richard Heydarian, Asia Times

How Berlin's Lebanese mafia clans work -- Ben Knight, DW

Europe’s Brexit envy -- John Lloyd, Reuters

A Franco-American Axis? -- Curt Mills, National Interest

Trump’s Non-Existent Foreign Policy Is Costing the US Both Money and Influence -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times

The Most Important Criminal Conviction in Brazil’s History -- Alex Cuadros, New Yorker

Boeing and Lockheed Are Heading Toward a GPS Bidding War -- Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg

Don't Worry About U.S. Space Leadership -- Faye Flam, Bloomberg

Globalisation: the rise and fall of an idea that swept the world -- Nikil Saval, The Guardian

A Solar Eclipse Could Wipe Out 9,000 Megawatts of Power Supplies -- Naureen S Malik, Bloomberg