Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 4, 2019

Saeed Azhar, Stanley Carvalho, and Ron Bousso, Reuters: Give or take a trillion: Investors still in the dark on Saudi Aramco value

Saudi Aramco’s blockbuster listing remained shrouded in mystery on Monday, a day after the company finally announced its plans, with scant details disclosed and expert valuations varying wildly from around $1.2 to $2.3 trillion.

The state oil giant, the world’s most profitable company, fired the starting gun on a domestic initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday after a series of false starts that had kept the investment world guessing.

However potential investors, rattled by a damaging attack on Aramco’s facilities in September, were not given key details usually included in “intention to float” notices - such as how much of the company will be sold, and when the sale will happen.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 4, 2019

Saudi Aramco goes public: what happens now? -- Timothy Rooks, DW

Baghdadi's Death and the Future of ISIS. -- Ronald Tiersky, RCW

The truth about ISIS's threat -- Aaron David Miller, CNN

Will protests herald a new era in Iraqi politics? -- Dara Salam, Council on Foreign Relations

Might India Start the Next South Asia Crisis? -- Toby Dalton and Gaurav Kalwani, War On The Rocks

Indonesia's Armed Forces Being Given a Big Role in Government -- The Economist

Refugee anger boiling over in South Africa -- Adrian Kriesch, DW

How the EU balkanised the Balkans -- Katerina Kolozova, Al Jazeera

What’s Behind the Chile Protests? -- Amelia Cheatham, Council on Foreign Relations

How can Mexico break the cycle of violence? -- Nicola Morfini, Al Jazeera

Why the Open Skies Treaty is a win for US security -- Bonnie Kristian, Defense News

30 years after Berlin Wall fell, East-West divides remain -- David Rising, AP

Three decades on, Germans remember surprise fall of Berlin Wall -- Elena Gyldenkerne, Reuters

Germany: In 20 years, 1 in 3 people will have migrant roots -- DW

Why the Cold War still matters — lessons in politics, protest and peace -- Sarah Percy, ABC News Online