Commentaries, Analysis, And Analysis -- October 29, 2019

A demonstrator tosses a bicycle into an improvised bonfire during an anti-government protest in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Zena Chamas, ABC News Online: Protests are erupting around the world, but what's sparking them?

Protests have erupted around the world over the past few months, with hundreds of thousands of people from the Middle East to Asia, South America and the Caribbean calling for change.

In Lebanon, protesters have recently stood together to end alleged government corruption while some one million Chileans have taken to the streets to protest class inequality.

Pakistan, Iraq, and Catalonia have also witnessed significant uprisings which have developed into generalised civil unrest.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Analysis -- October 29, 2019

The Guardian view on Lebanon and Chile: too little, too late for protesters -- Guardian Editorial

Baghdadi death: What now for IS? -- Frank Gardner, BBC

Will Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death finally spell the end of the Islamic State? It's wishful thinking -- Philip Williams, ABC News Online

With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gone, what next for ISIL? -- Al Jazeera

The day after al-Baghdadi's death -- Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera

Actually, killing the head of ISIS was a good thing -- Washington Examiner

Russia's Risky Game Plan for Syria -- Colin P. Clarke & William Courtney, National Interest

Analysis: What Saad Hariri's resignation means for Lebanon -- Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera

Is a new Arab Spring unfolding in the Middle East? -- Jeremy Bowen, BBC

Why Xi Jinping Can't Sell China's 'One Nation' Strategy -- Denny Roy, National Interest

Trump's demand for reciprocity with China can win 'Cold War II' -- Joseph Bosco, The Hill

Why the US has gone soft on Cambodia -- David Hutt, Asia Times

Project Possible: Nirmal Purja conquers all 14 eight-thousand-meter peaks -- Stefan Nestler, DW