Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 19, 2019

Terry Glavin, Macleans: The uprising in Iran: ‘These people have nothing to lose. They’re fearless now.’

Terry Glavin: The protests sweeping across Iran are different than those before it, says the human rights activist Masih Alinejad. This time, the government is scared.

The protests began last Friday, and before the weekend was over, the Islamic Republic of Iran was in a state of insurrection. Major disturbances have been reported in more than 100 towns and cities across Iran, from Ardabil in the north, on the Caspian Sea, to Bandar Abbas in the south, on the Persian Gulf.

Officially, at least 12 people have been killed and 1,000 demonstrators have been arrested, but it’s impossible to know how deeply the uprising has taken hold. A regime-ordered internet shutdown has cut digital communications across Iran by roughly 95 per cent, according to the global internet monitoring agency Netblocks.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 19, 2019

For Iraqi demonstrators, Iran protests are the Islamic Republic's 'punishment from God' -- Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye

The Way Forward for Hong Kong -- James Jay Carafano, National Interest

No political solution in sight in Hong Kong -- Philipp Bilsky, DW

Xi Jinping wants to make China great again -- Julia Lovell, The Globe and Mail

North Korea’s Strategic Approach, Under Auspices of Big Brother -- M. Tasic, The Diplomat

Iran's protests: All you need to know in 600 words -- Al Jazeera

Israel-Gaza clash: Why Hamas chose restraint -- Barbara Plett Usher, BBC

Prominent Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud 'missing' -- Tom Allinson, DW

More Crimeas Possible, CIS Institute’s Goydenko Suggests -- Paul Goble, Window On Eurasia

The biggest risk that Boris Johnson is taking in this election -- James Forsyth, The Spectator

After Bolivia, Don't Expect a Thaw in Russia -- Fyodor Krashennikov, Moscow Times

France protests: One year on, 'yellow vest' movement loses steam -- Al Jazeera

Evo Morales ousting brings new hope to Venezuela's flagging opposition -- Tom Phillips, The Guardian

Chinese Cyber Threat Now Represents a Major Threat to National Security, Say US Officials -- Nicole Lindsey, CPO Magazine

What’s Wrong with Boeing? -- Mark R. Jacobson, Defense One