Monday, September 17, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 17, 2018



Eric Talmadge, AP: When Moon meets Kim: Can roads pave way to denuclearization?

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Reunification Highway runs all the way from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the North from South Korea, 170 kilometers (100 miles) away. It starts under a giant concrete arch depicting two women in traditional gowns reaching out to each other and holding up a map of a unified Korea. Road signs along the way show the distance to Seoul, though it’s impossible to actually drive there.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 17, 2018

Without Movement on Denuclearization, Moon's Meeting with Kim Will Fail -- Robert E. Kelly, National Interest

Could Trump meet Kim in New York this month when world leaders gather? Why, and why not -- Foster Klug, The Associated Press

Competing Economic Futures for the Korean Peninsula -- Kristine Lee, National Interest

Belt and Road: More Than Just a Brand -- Euan Graham, The Interpreter

Improving regional security by resetting US-Taiwan relations -- Stephen Bryen, Asia Times

Why Idlib matters and the obstacles Assad faces there -- Reuters

Assad Has Won and America Must Go -- Gil Barndollar, National Interest

Iran's Latest Missile Strikes Showcase Tehran's Strategy -- Seth J. Frantzman and Zach Huff, National Interest

Four decades on, Camp David Accords failing to bring peace? -- Rosiland Jordan, Al Jazeera

Let the Balkan Great Games begin: It’s not just Russia vs. the West. There’s a new player at the table. -- Bruno Maçães, Politico

Trump Derangement Syndrome Reaching Epidemic Levels as We Head Toward Midterms -- Debra Heine, PJ Media

Castro, Chavez, and 'bad luck' -- Glenn Reynolds, USA Today

Argentina's crisis: What went wrong and what is next -- Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera

Iran Through the Lens of al-Qaeda -- Nelly Lahoud, Atlantic Council

How al-Qaeda survived the war on terror -- Tricia Bacon, Quartz

Is Al-Qaida Winning? -- Steven Metz, WPR

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