Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2017

Emily Clark, ABC News: Saudi Arabia: How the kingdom is trying to 'assert a bold new authority'

There are many reasons why Saudi Arabia has been in the news of late.

Purging princes, a corruption probe and the decision to pull its citizens out of Lebanon — and yes, that appears to include the Lebanese PM Saad Hariri.

Analysts say the moves are helping Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman "centralise power" and are part of a plan to "assert a bold new Saudi authority" over the Middle East.

We're going to try and answer a few major questions.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2017

A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals -- Samia Nakhoul, Angus McDowall, Stephen Kalin, Reuters

How the Saudi Arabia corruption crackdown will play out -- Frank Kane, The Guardian

The Puzzling Demise of Lebanon's Hariri -- Rodger Shanahan, Interpreter

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Friends and foes in the region -- BBC

Saudi Arabia has united with Israel against Iran – and a desert storm is brewing -- John R. Bradley, Spectator

Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs

AP Analysis: No end to war in sight as life worsens in Yemen -- Brian Rohan, AP

Russia, Oman size each other up as potential Mideast allies -- Kirill Semenov, Al-Monitor

Will a Trump, Putin meeting shake up Asia trip? -- Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner

Trump thinks US, China could jointly solve world's problems -- Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

Xi's China Dreams Will Not Age Well -- John Dale Grover, RCW

What will Asia do about the humanitarian crisis unfolding on its doorstep? -- Shashank Bengali, L.A. Times

How Romania and Poland Can Strengthen NATO and the EU -- Foreign Affairs

Britain’s mess extends beyond Brexit -- John Lloyd, Reuters

For God's sake go now, Theresa. Because NOTHING can be any worse for Britain than this embarrassing slow-motion national car-crash -- Piers Morgan, Daily Mail

Led by an accused drug kingpin amid U.S. sanctions, are Venezuela debt talks doomed? -- Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald

The Real Risk to the Global Economy -- Christopher Smart, Project Syndicate