Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 7, 2018

Gordon Watts, Asia Times: Fallout from US-China trade war would hit major global firms

Third countries face ‘collateral damage’ if the dispute between the world's two biggest economies boils over

Just like any other war, there will be collateral damage. The looming trade conflict between China and the United States will be no exception. Already concerns are growing that major US and Chinese corporations will be hit by the planned tit-for-tat tariffs, which were announced earlier this week, as well as European and Asian companies.

On Tuesday, Washington revealed plans to target 1,300 Chinese imports, while Beijing retaliated hours later with its own list of 106 US products. Extra duty would see each side slapping at least US$50 billion on selected goods.

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 Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 7, 2018

Trump's Trade Wars Could Get Very Ugly -- Milton Ezrati, National Interest

Trump brandishes art of the deal flair with new, bigger tariff threat -- Christopher Scott, Asia Times

A US-China trade war is coming, but here's how to stop it -- Harry J. Kazianis, FOX News

Trumpism: Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick -- Uri Friedman, The Atlantic

Will Trump outsmart us all with his trade war gamble? -- Raoul Leering, Macleans

Is the Trump Administration Sabotaging the Planned Summit with Kim Jong Un? -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

Conditioning American withdrawal from Syria -- James Dobbins & Jeffrey Martini, Al-Monitor

The New Shape of the Middle East -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures

Trump challenges the Russian-Turkish-Iranian alliance -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Boston Globe

How the Putin system works -- Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Chatham House

Coming soon: Italy’s Macron -- Matteo Garavoglia, Politico

As the Castro era wanes, Cuba's youth have doubts, and dreams -- Alexandre Grosbois, AFP

Brazil’s Highs and Lows -- David Biller, Bloomberg

Venezuela’s Sovereign Crypto is an Oxymoron: Why the Oil-Backed “Petro” Will Fail -- Kavi Patel, Kennedy School Review

15 Big Ideas to Operationalize America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy -- Eric Sayers, War On The Rocks

Humankind’s Most Important Material -- Doug Main, The Atlantic