The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters
Asia Times: How far will Trump go in Syria?
US claims targeted missile strikes have crippled Assad's chemical weapons capabilities but deeper American involvement in the conflict looms ahead
US President Donald Trump has deepened America’s commitment to the war in Syria with Saturday’s multinational missile strikes in response to President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict.
It’s still unclear how far Trump is willing to expand America’s involvement in the war, but the positive response to the strikes among domestic commentators and considering Trump’s own political troubles with mid-term elections on the horizon point to a possible intensified campaign.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 15, 2018
Syria War's Game Theory Is Too Complex to Predict -- Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
What Does Trump Believe Is America's Mission in Syria? -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
Assad Has Learned That Chemical Attacks Are a Tactic That Works -- Chatham House
Reality Check for a Superstar Saudi Prince -- Albert Hunt. Bloomberg
Offer to Withdraw America's Troops from South Korea to Seal a Nuclear Deal with the North -- Doug Bandow, National Interest
US message for North Korea in strike on Syria -- Stephen Bryen, Asia Times
China Is Moving into the Indian Ocean -- Vivek Mishra, National Interest
How to ensure Africa’s bold free trade area propels industrialisation -- David Luke & Lily Sommer, African Arguments
A blessing in disguise for Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed -- Yohannes Gedamu, Al Jazeera
Will Armenia’s Transition Bring Change? -- Thomas de Waal, Carnegie Europe
Will the arrest of an ex-FARC leader threaten peace in Colombia? -- Luke Taylor, Al Jazeera
Saving Venezuela -- Enrique ter Horst & Hugo Palma, Project Syndicate
Researchers analyzed the salt in 2,000 types of bread in 32 countries. Here’s what they found. -- Julia Belluz, VOX
Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans? -- Adam Franck, The Atlantic
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