The recent severe earthquake in Iran near the Iraqi border reminded the world that the Middle East is subject to physical upheavals. As if to mimic nature, geo-political and social upheavals are following at a dizzying pace. At the moment (and next week things may have changed again) three unfolding developments are creating new realities for statesmen, soldiers, diplomats, businessmen and intelligence operatives to deal with as best they can, which is not very good.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 8, 2017
Israelis Will Pay for Trump's Jerusalem Gambit -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
AP Explains: The US pivot on Jerusalem -- Tia Goldenberg, AP
Despite furor over Jerusalem move, Saudis seen on board with U.S. peace efforts -- Samia Nakhoul, Stephen Kalin, and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters
Saleh and the War in Yemen -- Anthony Cordesman, CSIS
This Iran-backed militia helped save Iraq from ISIS. Now Washington wants them to disband -- PBS Newshour
An Emboldened Iran Has Begun to Seek out the Geopolitical Spotlight -- Geneive Abdo, National Interest
Three Military Ideas for Dealing With North Korea -- James Stavridis, Nikkei Asian Review
An unflattering portrait of Malaysian politics -- Nile Bowie, Asia Times
How Nigeria Can Win Its Bloody War With Boko Haram -- Sam Wilkins, War on the Rocks
Two Lean Years: Russia’s Budget for 2018-20 -- Sergey Zhavoronkov, Intersection Project
In Merkel’s Crisis, Echoes of Weimar -- Charles S. Maier, New York Review Of Books
Factbox: What's in the Brexit divorce deal? -- Reuters
Conservatives ramp up attacks on Mueller -- Jonathan Easley, The Hill
US is losing ground on technology superiority -- Gordon England, The Hill
This 1925 Novel Inspired Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Franz-Stefan Gady, Diplomat
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