Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 9, 2020

Ashutosh Pandey, DW: Russia: From OPEC+ offender to enforcer

Moscow has struggled to comply with its pledged oil output cuts in the past, but now it's not only clocking high levels of compliance but also calling on other repeat offenders to toe the line. What's changed?

OPEC+, an alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, and a handful of other oil producers, helmed by Russia, has agreed to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July.

The deal only went through after Riyadh cracked the whip on so-called free riders such as Nigeria and Iraq for producing much more oil than they had promised, demanding them to compensate with extra cuts from July to September.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 9, 2020

Does Russia Want Tehran to Get Nukes? – Analysis -- Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post

Pensacola shooter’s al Qaeda link underscores need to hold Saudis to account -- John Hannah and Varsha Koduvayur, FDD

We must constrain Iran's access to weapons — especially as it steps up cyberattacks -- Mary Beth Long, The Hill

Assad's 20-year rule, from Damascus Spring to pariah -- AFP

America Must Act In Libya Against Turkey, Russia -- Eric Edelman and Charles Wald, Breaking Defense

China’s Xi Jinping is phoning EU friends rather than Donald Trump – but delicate conversations loom -- Keegan Elmer, SCMP

China’s “Peaceful Rise” Vanishes in Thin Air -- Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate

Taiwan: “The Struggle Continues” -- Gordon G. Chang, Hoover Institution

New Zealand may be COVID-free, but these other countries beat coronavirus first -- Dannielle Maguire, ABC News Online

Hong Kong protests: can new police chief’s strategy to act fast, get tough cripple the movement? -- Christy Leung and Chris Lau, SCMP

Hong Kong's activists and artists reflect on the past year of protest -- Erin Handley, ABC News Online

Trump Blasts Mattis, 'Military-Industrial Complex' -- Davis & Hemingway, The Federalist

'What does the UN stand for?': anger as staff told not to join anti-racism protests -- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian

A Crash in the Dollar Is Coming -- Stephen Roach, Bloomberg

Inside the race to map the coronavirus -- Reid Wilson, The Hill