Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 16, 2018

Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: North cancels inter-Korean talks, threatens US summit

Pyongyang takes issue with deployment of stealth fighters and heavy bombers, cancels high level talks with Seoul, says may pull out of its summit with Trump in anger over Washington statements

North Korea cast doubt on Wednesday morning on whether it would attend its first ever leaders’ summit with the United States on June 12, citing the South Korea-US “Max Thunder” aerial warfare exercises.

It also took strong issue with Washington’s demands for denuclearization on the Libyan model, suggesting that these demands might also cause it to scrap the summit.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 16, 2018

Kim Jong-un should not try to scuttle diplomacy -- Korea Times editorial

North Korea and ‘The Libyan Model’ -- Rod Lyon, The Strategist

Without economic gains, North Korea ‘may lose interest’ in summit with US -- Lee Jeong-ho and Laura Zhou, SCMP

Mass suicide is more common than you think: Were the Hamas militants on a mission to kill themselves in order to 'weaponize' horror? -- Asia Times

Gaza violence puts Palestinian cause back on global agenda -- AFP

What's next in Israel-Palestinian conflict? -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor

America Should See Saudi Arabia's War on Yemen for the Horror It Really Is -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

Pakistan: Will general elections be held on time? -- Shah Meer Baloch, DW

Ramadan attacks in Indonesia highlights threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters -- Joshua Roose, ABC News Online

Seize This Moment for Afghan Peace Talks -- Johnny Walsh, Defense One

How Europe Can Block Trump -- Ellie Geranmayeh & Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Policy

‘Mexico First’ frontrunner uses Trump playbook in crunch election -- Andrés Martinez, Reuters

A Venezuelan paradox: Maduro's critics long for change but won't vote -- Brian Ellsworth, Reuters

Argentina economy: From comeback kid to turbulence -- Daniel Gallas, BBC

Silicon Valley will never love DoD -- Mike Gruss, C4ISRnet