Friday, November 2, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 2, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts to the Hesse state election results at a news conference in Berlin, Oct. 29, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

John Lloyd, Reuters: Pondering a post-Merkel Europe

One of the world’s most famed political cartoons is John Tenniel’s “Dropping the Pilot.” Published by Punch in 1890, it depicts the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck as chancellor of the German empire by portraying him, in the uniform of a ship’s pilot, descending into a small boat as Kaiser Wilhelm II watches unconcernedly from a liner’s railings. Bismarck was the statesman who established the country as the pre-eminent political and industrial power of 19th-century Europe. Wilhelm, impatient with a cautious policy which had largely preserved peace in a turbulent continent, used his power as emperor to dispense with him.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 2, 2018

The Saudi Shakedown: Why Washington Can't Escape the Damage Done by Riyadh's Crown Prince -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

Who ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi? -- Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera

Saudi loses swagger on world stage after Khashoggi crisis -- AFP

A tale of two Gulf crown princes -- Bill Law, Al Jazeera

Five reasons why Trump’s Iran sanctions will fail -- Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Reuters

Assad's Suffering Syria Seeks Reconciliation with the Arab World -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest

US must sanction Iran’s major human rights abusers -- Tzvi Kahn, The Hill

Pushback: America’s New China Strategy -- Robert Sutter, The Diplomat

Will Timor-Leste become China’s next debt trap? -- David Hutt, Asia Times

The British and Irish are fighting again -- Tom McTague, Politico

Italy’s Far Right Is on the March -- Simone Somekh, The Tablet

What is the UN migration pact — and why do some oppose it? -- Timothy Jones, DW

Trouble brewing at central banks at worst moment -- William Pesek, Asia Times

Four 'invisible countries' that could redraw the world map -- Joey Watson, ABC News Online

Antarctic's future in doubt after plan for world's biggest marine reserve is blocked -- Matthew Taylor, The Guardian

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Bett Kavanaugh Rape Accuser Admits She Made Up Her Story

If Dirty Dog Democrats had won, PROSECUTORS WOULD HAVE BEEN too scared to have pressed charges.


Why would Munro-Leighton lie?

She saw Senator Reid lie about Romney not paying taxes and get away with it.

Dirty Democrats set the bar low, ground level low.