Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 18, 2018

Wesley Dockery, DW: Demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib: What comes next?

Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement to prevent an assault on Syria's Idlib. The deal has drawn praise in the Arab media for preventing further bloodshed, but critics are skeptical it will foster lasting peace.

Turkey and Russia agreed on Monday to create a demilitarized buffer zone in Syria's Idlib province to avert what has been called a potential humanitarian crisis. A United Nations-led group of health agencies had warned that 700,000 people could be displaced if the Syrian government were to launch an all-out assault to take back the rebel stronghold.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September, 18. 2018

In Saudi Arabia, black gold is still king -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times

Grand Theater: Has N. Korea’s Kim won a propaganda coup? -- Foster Klug, AP

US agencies see alliance between North Korean, Chinese hackers -- Peter J. Brown, Asia Times

New hope for millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan? -- Masood Saifullah, DW

Is new Pakistani PM Khan backtracking on China's economic corridor? -- Shamil Shams, DW

Harsh light shines on Myanmar’s military abuses -- David Scott Mathieson, Asia Times

Why China Is Brutally Suppressing Muslims -- Robert Kaplan, Wall Street Journal

China Expands Its Footprint in Sri Lanka -- Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat

China’s Trade-War Tack Is Steeped in History -- David Fickling, Bloomberg

5 ways Trump’s tariffs on $200B in China goods could be felt -- Josh Boak, AP

As the trade war rages, China’s economic tightrope tremors -- Sara Hsu, East Asia Forum

The Global Trade System Could Break Down -- Anne O. Krueger, Project Syndicate

Macron is quick to take on nationalism. What about Islamism? -- Gavin Mortimer, Spectator

The Rule of Law Is Under Attack in Moldova -- Cristina Gherasimov, Chatham House

How Brexit deal will be struck -- Tom McTague, David M. Herszenhorn and Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico

Venezuela’s Neighbors Scramble to Cope With the Region’s Worst Refugee Crisis -- Max Radwin, WPR

Canada Election 2019: The battle lines are already drawn -- John Geddes, Macleans