Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 20, 2018



Jonah Shepp, NYMag: Netanyahu’s Government Survives — But Maybe Not for Long

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is paying a heavy political price for the cease-fire with Hamas that he approved last week, ending a round of violence that had threatened to escalate into another costly war in Gaza. So far, however, it has yet to topple his current government.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 20, 2018

In Israel, a Coalition of the Barely Willing -- Neri Zilber, Foreign Policy

US pledges strong backing, missile defense for Israel against Hezbollah -- David P. Goldman, Asia Times

America’s Spies Won’t Let Trump Shield MBS -- Bloomberg

CIA's report complicates US response to Khashoggi murder -- Simon Henderson, The Hill

U.S. to Challenge China in Territorial Dispute Using Military, Economic Means -- Stew Magnuson, National Defense

Expect Trump to double down on the trade war with China -- William Pesek, Asia Times

No winners in US-China trade spat — says who? -- Hardy Graupner, DW

Not Quite China's Century? An Early Appraisal -- Charles Edel & Siddharth Mohandas, National Interest

Recharging the Trump-Kim Dialogue: The Challenge of Excessive Expectations -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

The lifting of UN sanctions will not solve Eritrea's problems -- Abraham T Zere, Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Fall From Hope -- Michael Colborne, The New Republic

These Politicians Are Vying To Succeed Germany's Angela Merkel -- Simon Schütz, NPR

Don’t Let Russia Lead Interpol -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

The Mad, Mad Meditations of Monsieur Macron -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review

Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion -- Josh Boak and Joe Mc Donald, AP

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