Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 20, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Saagar Enjeti, Daily Caller: Is This The Next War In The Middle East?

President Donald Trump reportedly warned Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates not to use military force in the early days of their regional dispute with Qatar in a meeting at the U.N. Tuesday, according to Bloomberg News.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Arab countries diplomatically cut off relations with Qatar in June, alleging that the tiny nation is funding terrorists and is too close to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Qatar instead maintains that it is being bullied for an independent foreign policy, and has found little room for compromise in the now months-long crisis.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 20, 2017

In Kurdish Referendum, a Vote for Independence May Be a Vote for Battle -- Micah Halpern, Observer

A Man Who Could Have Changed Iran -- Andrew Scott Cooper & David Daoud, RCW

100 Days and Counting of Pointless Arab Self-Destruction -- Anthony Cordesman, RCW

Yingluck’s flight reinforces Thai military rule -- Shawn W. Crispin, Asia Times

What the US Military (Still) Doesn’t Understand About Afghanistan -- Ann Jones, The Nation

Afghanistan, Regional Security and the Central Asia Republics -- STRATFOR

The real deal Trump has to make on Afghanistan -- Maysam Behravesh, Reuters

Japan’s Abe to pledge something for all generations in snap election -- Yoshifumi Takemoto and Takashi Umekawa, Asia Times

Togo protests: Why are people marching against Faure Gnassingbé? -- Alex Duval Smith BBC

Catalan Separatists Are on a Path to Failure -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Is this the most dangerous man in Britain? -- Oliver Wiseman, CapX

Don’t be fooled by Merkel’s aura of invincibility -- Paul Wallace, Reuters

Time for US to push back on China’s economic bullying of allies -- Grant Newsham, Asia Times

Is the U.S. Prepared for ISIS's Latest Terror Tactic? -- Shazar Shafqat, RCD

Coalition building and compromise are the future of global leadership. Here’s why. -- Sophie Eisentraut, Out Of Order