Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 27, 2018

Reuters

Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: Leaders agree to end Korean War: ‘We have become friends’

After a day of upbeat optics and good vibes, the Koreas agreed to cooperate and reduce tension, but details on denuclearization must await the North Korea-US summit in May or June

After a day-long summit, leaders of the two Koreas hugged one another, opening “a new era of peace”. They pledged that there would be no further conflict on the peninsula and vowed to upgrade relations in multiple spheres.

But while they agreed on “total denuclearization,” no details of steps to achieve this were included, suggesting the issue has been deferred to the upcoming North Korea-US summit, expected in May or June.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 27, 2018

From nuclear weapons to peace: Inside the Korean summit declaration -- Josh Smith & Christine Kim, Reuters

Beware the Korean Peace Trap -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

Trump Should Not Trust North Korea -- Adam Cathcart, National Interest

Is a military coup possible in Iran? -- Saeid Golkar, Al Jazeera

Iraq’s Shiite militias try to convert military victory into political power -- Scott Peterson, CSM

Preventing the next Big War in the Middle East -- Daniel Sobelman, National Interest

Why China should care about its image in the West -- Tom Plate, SCMP

India and China jostle for influence in Iran and Central Asia -- Nikkei Asian Review

Has Pakistan Truly Tamed Its Tribal Frontier? -- Bennett Seftel, The Cipher Brief

No vacation under Duterte’s strongman rule -- Bong S Sarmiento, Asia Times

The U.S. Has No Clear Strategy For Africa. Here's Why It Really Needs One -- Donald C. Bolduc, NPR

Brexit Failure Looks More Likely Every Day -- Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg

Vladimir Putin’s Old KGB Buddy Has Plans to Help Russia Survive Sanctions -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast

Macron’s surprise gift to Trump -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Protests in Nicaragua Suddenly Threaten Ortega’s Family Dynasty -- Frida Ghitis, WPR

Nicaragua’s Unfinished Revolution -- Mac Margolis, Bloomberg

With Islamic State in Decline, What’s Al-Qaeda’s Next Move? -- Tore Refslund Hamming, War On The Rocks