Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 23, 2018

Noah Feldman, Bloomberg: Turkey's Attack on the Kurds Is a Betrayal of the U.S.

President Erdogan thinks he can spurn American interests without consequence. How long can such an alliance last?

The U.S. needs to start imagining NATO without Turkey. The latest reason is Turkey’s assault against the Syrian Kurds. The same Kurds who, with U.S. training and support, have borne the brunt of the fighting against Islamic State. Turkey is coordinating its attacks with Iran and Russia -- the very countries the North Atlantic Treaty Organization exists to oppose. U.S. interests appear nowhere in the equation. That’s a long-term strategic problem, which goes beyond the moral outrage every American should feel as our Kurdish allies are murdered from the air by F-16s we sold to Turkey.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 23, 2018

Turkey's preoccupation with Syrian Kurds could spell disaster for US -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

Conflicting reports emerge as Turkey's Olive Branch rakes Afrin -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor

What’s Next for the U.S. In Syria? -- Daniel DePetris, RCD

Where are U.S.-Iran Relations Headed? -- Blake Franko, National Interest

Yemen: An Escapable Disaster - Why the United States Should Avoid Military Intervention -- Andrew Byers and Faith Stewart, Small Wars Journal

Trump on China in 2018: Lover or Hater? -- China File

The Last Thing Iraq Needs is More Maliki -- Matthew Reisener, National Interest

How to Avoid Making 'the Afghanistan Mistake' in Africa -- Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest

Sensitivities flare in South Korea over North Korean visit -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

Vietnam lays down marker with conviction of ex-Politburo member -- Nate Fischler, Asia Times

How China Plans to Feed 1.4 Billion Growing Appetites -- Tracie McMillan, National Geographic

Jeremy Corbyn’s takeover is complete – and the Tories are terrified -- The Spectator

America Slips in the Eyes of the World: Donald Trump’s first year as president rattles world’s confidence, while quiet, stable Switzerland remains the No. 1 country. -- Kevin Drew, US News And World Report

How Rigid Alliances Have Locked Us Into Unwanted Conflicts -- Ted Galen Carpenter, The American Conservative

The New Space Race -- Economist