Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 9, 2019



ABC News Online: Donald Trump might declare a national emergency over the US-Mexico border. Here's what could happen next

President Donald Trump will deliver a televised address to the US at 1:00pm AEDT addressing border security. So what can we expect?

US Vice-President Mike Pence says the White House is looking into the legality of declaring a national emergency during that speech to get funding to build a US-Mexico border wall.

But it's not as simple a just as calling a national emergency today, and starting construction on the wall tomorrow.

Mark Tushnet, a constitutional law professor at Harvard Law School described declaring a national emergency as "a very aggressive use of presidential authority".

Read more ....

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 9, 2019

There is No Military Victory in Afghanistan -- Gil Barndollar, National Interest

Kurds see their dreams go up in smoke in Syria -- Anchal Vohra, DW

Why Saudi Arabia Is Embracing a New Nationalism -- Stratfor

Syria Policy: The Hawks’ Talons Sink Deeper into Trump -- Paul R. Pillar, National Interest

What next for Syria's last major rebel bastion? -- AFP

Kim in China: Prelude to next Kim-Trump summit? -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

How Vietnam lost and China won Cambodia -- David Hutt, Asia Times

When the China Dream and the European Dream Collide -- Theresa Fallon, War On The Rocks

Japan First -- Ian Buruma, Project Syndicate

On The Road To Europe: Morocco Cracks Down On Migrants -- Charlotte Bozonnet, Le Monde

Why the New Cold War Is Permanent -- Robert Kaplan, Foreign Policy

Does The Bulwark Mean the Neocons Are Staging A Comeback? -- Hunter DeRensis, National Interest

Mattis, Kelly marched to the establishment beat. Trump was right to fire them -- Steve Hilton, Fox News

Trump Bites the Beltway Back -- W. James Antle III, American Conservative

China, Huawei, and the Coming Technological Cold War -- Adam Segal, Defense One/Council on Foreign Relations

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