Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 24, 2020

Rex Nutting, Market Watch: If the coronavirus isn’t contained, a severe global recession is almost certain

Economists try to estimate the impact of a pandemic, but we just don’t know how bad it could get

The world woke up Monday to the reality that the coronavirus epidemic is going to have a much bigger impact on the global economy than investors and policy makers had assumed. Just how big, no one really knows.

Last week, it seemed as if financial markets believed that COVID-19 would be contained. But new cases in Italy, South Korea and Iran over the weekend undermined that belief. The World Health Organization tried to reassure the public on Monday, saying the disease was not yet a pandemic because it was not spreading in an uncontained way.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 24, 2020

What does the coronavirus mean for China's economy? CNBC Explains -- CNBC International

Coronavirus Is Killing China’s Factories (And Creating Economic Chaos) -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest

China fears the specter of mass layoffs -- Gordon Watts, Asia Times

Iran’s government is lying its way to a coronavirus catastrophe -- The Washington Post

Iran Prepares to Suffer the Wrath of the Coronavirus -- Seth J. Frantzman, National Interest

Is the Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic Yet? -- The New York Times

The new coronavirus: What is it and how does it behave? -- Kate Kelland, Reuters

Mahathir still on top as knives out in Malaysia -- Nile Bowie, Asia Times

The worst day for counterterrorism since 9/11 -- Michael Rubin, Washington Examiner

Five things to know about emerging US, Taliban peace deal -- Rebecca Kheel, The Hill

Afghanistan Is America’s Greatest Strategic Disaster -- Michael Hirsh, Foreign Policy

Idlib’s despair won’t end bloodshed in Syria. It will provoke a rebel fightback -- Hassan Hassan, The Guardian

Trump's Middle East plan -- what's there to be angry about? -- Danielle Wallace, FOX News

The American Public Wants a Sustainable Middle East Policy -- Kaleigh Thomas Research Associate, Center for a New American Security/Defense One

The Post-Brexit Bounce Continues -- Kate Andrews, Spectator