Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 14, 2018

Ben White, Politico: How the China trade war could get very bad, very fast

Consumers have not yet felt a major hit from President Donald Trump’s trade battle with China. But that could change in a major way later this year if the world’s two largest economies cannot make a deal.

In the latest POLITICO Money podcast, POLITICO senior trade reporter Doug Palmer explains the potential for Trump to hit more than $500 billion in Chinese imports with tariffs as high as 25 percent over the coming months.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 14, 2018

Is Donald Trump’s no-show at Asia summits a sign of waning US influence in region? -- Catherine Wong, SCMP

Chinese money unsettles Marshallese politics -- Alan Boyd, Asia Times

Myanmar’s controversial Rohingya repatriation set to begin against backdrop of investment from China and India -- Meaghan Tobin, SCMP

Property bubble fears rise as China struggles with trade war -- Gordon Watts, Asia Times

What next for Yemen's Hodeida? -- AFP

General in the room: Trump names Abizaid ambassador to Saudi Arabia -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times

Three changes that advance Trump’s Mideast peace plan -- Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor

Will things in Europe have to get worse before they can get better? -- Dalibor Rohac, CAPX

Why MPs should back Theresa May’s Brexit deal -- James Kirkup, The Spectator

Angela Merkel and the future of the EU -- Catherine Martens, DW

The Honeymoon Is Over for Spain’s New Socialist Government -- Malia Politzer, WPR

Global leaders must adapt to Trump's post-midterm world -- Peter Apps, Reuters

Mira Vs. Melania: The Personal Feud That Could Reshape National Security -- Curt Mills, National Interest

FDR Gets Credit for His Response to Kristallnacht — He Shouldn’t -- Rafael Medoff, The Algemeiner