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

Florian Weigand, DW: Trump calling off Taliban talks is not the end

The US president's surprise announcement has stalled negotiations. But neither the US nor the Taliban can risk scrapping the troop pullout deal entirely — the consequences would be dire for both, says Florian Weigand.

In recent weeks, the Taliban have killed dozens of Afghans. And despite this grisly record, US President Donald Trump would have nevertheless met and shook hands with the Islamists today. Yet when news broke that a US soldier had been killed in yet another Taliban attack, US President Donald Trump called off the planned meeting — and thus ruled out the possibility of signing off on the US-Taliban deal.

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

How Trump upended US-Taliban peace talks -- Cara Anna, AP

The likelihood of 'peace' in Afghanistan is slim to none -- Mary Beth Long, The Hill

On again, off again: Erratic history of talks with the Taliban -- AFP

Israel Uses Its Firepower, Far and Wide -- Paul R. Pillar, National Interest

Iran is once again trying to blackmail the world for billions – We can't give in -- Olli Heinonen and Tzvi Kahn, Fox News

Turkey’s Nuclear Bluff Unsettles Neighbors -- Matthew Petti, National Interest

To set up ‘safe zone,’ US wades into muddled Syria politics -- Sarah El Deeb, AP

Are The U.S. And China Headed For A Cold War? -- Greg Myre, NPR

My town is the new Cold War's Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong -- Reuters

Robert Mugabe left millions of us in poverty and despair -- Hopewell Chin’ono, The Guardian

India’s end game in Kashmir could blow up -- Saikat Datta, Asia Times

The Kremlin Won — and Proved It Can’t Win Fair -- Leonid Bershidsky, Moscow Times