Larry Elliott, The Guardian: Could doomsday be nearing as US-China trade war heats up?
Dispute between economic powerhouses is reminiscent of cold war standoff in Cuba
The economic conflict that has been simmering between the US and China has entered a new and dangerous phase. Without question, the world is closer to a full-blown trade war than it has been since the 1930s.
The issue now is whether the two sides can step back from the brink. So far, financial markets think the standoff is akin to the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, the closest the US and the Soviet Union came to nuclear conflict during the cold war.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 10, 2019
How Iran is mishandling the fallout of the US sanctions -- Nikolay Kozhanov, Al Jazeera
The Saudi Shia: Between an Iranian rock and a Saudi hard place -- Omaima Al Najjar, Al Jazeera
Q&A: Syria’s Assad sets sights on Idlib, the final showdown? -- Zeina Karam, AP
What Netanyahu and Hamas Are Really Fighting for in Gaza -- Bernard Avishai, New Yorker
North Korea treads fine line with missile launch: analysts -- AFP
Only Xi Jinping can help Kim Jong-un unlock a bright economic future for a denuclearised North Korea -- Chan Young Bang, SCMP
China’s Calculus After the INF Treaty -- Wu Riqiang, East Asia Forum
Why Rodrigo Duterte remains as popular as ever ahead of the Philippines' key mid-term elections -- Alan Weedon, ABC News Online
Nelson Mandela party's last easy win in South Africa -- Claus Stäcker, DW
Russia's Venezuela Motives: It's About the U.S., Not Maduro -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor
How a Political Tug-of-War Between America and Russia Could Ruin Venezuela -- Clay Fuller & Ryan Berg, National Interest
Great Power Intrigue In Venezuela -- Maximilian Hess, Riddle
FBI's Steele story falls apart: False intel and media contacts were flagged before FISA -- John Solomon, The Hill
Trump’s foreign policy challenges mounting around the world -- Catherine Lucey and robert Burns, AP
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