Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 29, 2017

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian: How can the world respond to North Korea, short of military action?

UN security council will be unified in its condemnation but, with little scope for further economic sanctions, the best course of action is unclear

Amid the welter of 14 missile tests by North Korea this year, the firing of a missile over the Japanese mainland on Monday stands out as representing an unprecedented escalation, but it is not clear how the rest of the world can meaningfully provide an equally powerful response, short of military action.

The UN security council will meet on Tuesday, unified in its condemnation of Pyongyang, but China has already voted to strengthen economic sanctions to the maximum point that the UN collectively, and China specifically, would find politically tolerable.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 29, 2017

Timeline: North Korea - Countdown to a standoff -- Reuters

North Korean missile launch: There are no easy options for dealing with Pyongyang -- Tony Walker, ABC News Online

Analysis: Is North Korea winning deterrence war with US? -- Eric Talmadge, AP

Bolster Missile Defenses Against North Korea; Could Help With China -- Jon Glassman, Breaking Defense

What's left to sanction in North Korea? -- Jethro Mullen, CNN Money

Did Afghan minerals change Trump's mind about Afghanistan? -- Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi, DW

China's Actions in Asia Risk Undermining Trust, U.S. Navy Says -- Rosalind Mathieson, Bloomberg

China’s Global Charm Offensive -- Andrea Little Limbago, War on the Rocks

Israel and Hezbollah Eye Their Next War -- Fritz Lodge, Cipher Brief

How to Prevent a Nuclear Arms Race in the Middle East: Invest in Stability Instead of Conflict -- Jack Keane, Dennis Ross, Keith B. Alexander, & Robert McFarlane, National Interest

Putin's weird war gets ever riskier -- Peter Apps, Reuters

How James Mattis Tried to Explain Trump to the World -- James Kitfield, Defense One/The Atlantic

AI cyberattacks are coming — but what does that mean? -- Jeremy Straub, Fifth Domain

How Tropical Storm Harvey is feeding itself and wreaking devastation beyond its size: ANALYSIS -- Nate Byrne, ABC News Online

Are we running out of fresh water? -- Katharina Wecker, DW