Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 30, 2021

 

Rebecca Morelle, BBC: Why India's Covid crisis matters to the whole world 

The harrowing scenes from India have shocked the world, as the country struggles with soaring cases of Covid. But the outbreak isn't just a crisis for India - it's a crisis for everyone. 

"The virus doesn't respect borders, or nationalities, or age, or sex or religion," says Dr Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's chief scientist. 

"And what's playing out in India now unfortunately has been played out in other countries."  

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 30, 2021 

How continental Europe is emerging from Covid lockdown -- Jon Henley, The Guardian  

Why Mohammed bin Salman Suddenly Wants to Talk to Iran -- Trita Parsi, Foreign Policy  

Biden’s $90 Billion Bailout to Tehran -- L. Graham & M. Ortagus, Foreign Policy 

US talks with Iran on nuclear deal are bound to sink -- Lenny Ben-David, Jerusalem Post  

Iran leaked tape scandal claims its first victim -- Al-Monitor  

Iraq’s Security Sector Faces Serious Challenges -- Amin Saikal, RealClearDefense  

Australia's Taiwanese community rally behind WHO push, a move that has as much to do with politics as public health -- Joyce Cheng, ABC News (Australia)  

The obscene, unpardonable death of democratic reform in Hong Kong -- Terry Glavin, National Post 

Five things to know about Somalia's political crisis -- AFP  

A royal massacre: 20 years ago, a lovesick Nepalese prince murdered his family -- Rebecca Armitage and Lucia Stein, ABC News (Australia)  

NATO tees up negotiations on artificial intelligence in weapons -- Sebastian Sprenger, C4ISRNet  

Biden’s ‘stratagem’ is no grand strategy for a superpower -- Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera  

EXPLAINER: What remains as US ends Afghan ‘forever war’ -- Kathy Gannon, AP  

Candid reflections on Afghanistan from those whose lives were changed forever by the war -- Howard Altman, Military Times