Thursday, October 5, 2017

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 5, 2017



Gulf Editorial: Saudi king’s visit to Moscow seeks to converge interests

Apart from geopolitics, Riyadh’s main aim during Salman’s Moscow visit will be to secure trade and investment deals

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz made a historic first visit to Russia by a monarch of the Gulf kingdom on Wednesday, where the Saudi leader was to sign a string of investment deals.

The Saudi courtship of Russia reflects a convergence of interests between the world’s two largest oil exporters as the output pact between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and non-Opec producers has spurred a recovery in crude prices.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 5, 2017

Decoding King Salman's visit to Moscow -- Leonid Issaev, Al Jazeera

King Salman and Putin Deals Leave the US Out in the Cold -- Becca Wasser and Howard J. Shatz, Newsweek

The Korean Peninsula’s non-nuclear problems -- William Pesek, Asia Times

Pakistan Draws a New Battle Line in the Afghan War -- Stratfor

India Is Key to U.S. Success in Afghanistan -- Willis Krumholz, RCD

Israel bets against Palestinian unity -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor

Madrid’s violent tactics will only push Catalans towards independence -- Daniel Hannan, Spectator

Why Russia wants to talk about Ukraine -- The Economist

Can Spain Keep Together? -- Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe

The EU has tied its own hands. It cannot intervene in Catalonia -- Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian

Europe Could See Another Brexit-Like Rupture—Beyond Spain -- John Micklethwait. Bloomberg

The great currency swindle: Francisco Toro on how Venezuela’s elite cashed in on the oil crisis -- Francisco Toro, Chatham House

Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they're working -- Josh Lederman, Federal Times

Worries about Trump’s Generals Are Overblown -- Jerry Hendrix & Adam Routh, NRO

Experts call for more diplomacy, less militarization of space -- Sandra Erwin, Space News

Why Nerds Should Not Be in Charge of War -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat

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