Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 22, 2018

President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on November 9, 2017. On Thursday, Trump said that Xi “could be influencing” Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader threatened to call off the highly anticipated Singapore summit. Reuters

Zhou Xin, SCMP: All eyes on Buenos Aires as Beijing and Washington hammer out the details for the high-stakes summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump

* Xi and Trump each could have as many as six aides joining them at the December 1 dinner after the G20 forum
* The outcome could affect the direction of Sino-US relations and influence global economic trajectories

Beijing and Washington are talking frequently as they nail down the details for President Xi Jinping’s dinner meeting with US President Donald Trump in Buenos Aires on December 1, with a major issue being the number of aides each leader will be allowed to bring to the parley, sources said.

“One big issue is to determine who will sit at the table,” a source briefed on the progress of the preparations for the leaders’ first face-to-face sit-down in a year told the South China Morning Post.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 22, 2018

Forget geopolitics, water scarcity shapes up as the biggest threat to China's rise -- Matthew Carney, ABC News Online

Europe arming itself against Chinese investment, despite denials -- Emanuele Scimia, Asia Times

What 2009's Thanksgiving Taught Us About China's Trade War Strategy -- Political Calculations

Analyst: North Korea's economy initiatives more reformative than predecessor -- Wooyoung Lee, UPI

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal: Will Chea and Samphan's appeals bring the trials to an end? -- Erin Handley, ABC News Online

DRC election campaigns kick off but who will take the lead? -- Sella Oneko, DW

US senators demand Trump define role of Saudi prince in assassination -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times

Saudi prince's presence at G20 offers leaders a photo op to dread – will he go? -- Julian Borger & Uki Goñi, The Guardian

The missing catalyst for Iranian democracy -- Brenda Shaffer, Reuters

Trump’s Iran Sanctions Could Work -- Michael Tanchum, Foreign Policy

Do sanctions against Russia work? -- Jo Harper, DW

Russian military intelligence head's death causes inevitable speculation -- Shaun Walker, The Guardian

What you need to know about Gibraltar in the Brexit talks -- Al Jazeera

Reality Bites For Europe: Reform or Else -- Markus Ziener, Straits Times

Declassified 1949 CIA manual gives warning to disinformation on social media -- Adam Chiara, The Hill

Yes, Trump really has authority to use military force at the border -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner