Monday, October 1, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 1, 2018



Arthur Sullivan, DW: US-Canada trade-off: Who is happiest with NAFTA 2.0?

A new North American trade agreement has been struck between the US, Canada and Mexico following tense negotiations. But is this a victory for US President Donald Trump or is the picture a little more nuanced?

NAFTA is dead, long live USMCA? It's not the most inspiring battle cry you'll ever hear but it neatly sums up the eleventh-hour developments that saw the United States and Canada reach agreement and join Mexico in a new trilateral trade deal on Sunday night.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 1, 2018

America’s Syria Policy Is Incoherent, and There’s No Sign It Will Change -- Steven Metz, WPR

The Dangers of Creating a New Arab Alliance -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

The Middle East Nuclear Race Is Reaching A Boiling Point -- Tim Daiss, OilPrice.com

Omani youth see an uncertain future -- Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times

Maldives democracy prevails for now -- Bruce Riedel, Brookings

How Australians are helping China become the world's biggest wine maker -- Matthew Carney, ABC News Online

Macedonia Referendum Records Low Turnout, Both Sides Claim Victory -- Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Balkan Insight

Result of Macedonia's referendum is another victory for Russia -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

Macedonia-Greece name deal: What happens next? -- DW

Italy’s not the new Greece. It’s the new Argentina. -- Alberto Mingardi, Politico

A year later, Catalonia’s secession vote scars region, Spain -- Aritz Parra, AP

As Brexit divisions widen, PM May challenges Brexit critics -- Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James, Reuters

History and ideology are back in a polarized Britain -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Bolivia can't force Chile to negotiate on sea access, UN court rules -- DW

Brazil presidential debate highlights deep election divides -- David Child & Joao Pedro Soares, Al Jazeera

The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving Shortly -- Lisa Monaco & Vin Gupta, Foreign Policy

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