Ian Bremmer, Time: Despite the Apparent Bromance, Trump Has Been Tough on Russia
We don’t yet know why Donald Trump seems so fond of Vladimir Putin. Maybe we never will. But the expulsion from the U.S. of 60 Russian diplomats and the shuttering of the Russian consulate in Seattle reminds us that the media obsession with the Trump-Putin bromance hides the reality that U.S. government policy remains as tough on Russia as it was under President Obama (and potentially would have been under Hillary Clinton).
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 30, 2018
America Must Drop Its Delusions about Dealing with Russia -- Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Interest
The More the West Pressures Putin Over Spy Poisoning, the More Russia Believes Him -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
Vladimir Putin -- Bloomberg Quicktake
Putin's Secret Plan—Divide And Conquer Europe -- Michel Eltchaninoff, Newsweek
Don't Expect Trump's New Hawks to Save the War in Syria -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
North Korean military efforts can be traced far off home base -- Robert E. McCoy, Asia Times
How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea -- Peter Apps, Reuters
Fewer Checks, More Balancing: How Xi Jinping’s Consolidation of Power Changes the Risk of War -- Stephan Pikner, RCD
How the Taiwan Travel Act Could Start a U.S.-China War -- Paul Smith, National Interest
China Is Filling the Africa-Sized Gap in US Strategy -- Marcel Plichta, Defense One
The US, Europe are yet to fathom the Chinese challenge -- Arun K Singh, Hindustan Times
History tells us South Africa’s land expropriation debate has no easy solution -- Fred Morton, quartz
Here lies danger. Hungary is on the verge of full-blown autocracy -- George Szirtes, The Guardian
Mexico elections: Why are they important? -- Al Jazeera
Why Apple and Microsoft Are Healthier Than Facebook -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg