Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg: India and Pakistan Have Lost Control of the Narrative
When the rivals allow each other to reassure their domestic audiences, the chances of conflict go down. Now, facts have intruded.
India has always had the capacity to strike back at Pakistan in response to the actions of the “non-state actors” its military controls. What New Delhi has always struggled with is the ability to control what follows -- to limit the spiral of escalation, to retaliate without provoking full-fledged war between two nuclear-armed states.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 27, 2019
Bravado could escalate India-Pakistan attacks to nuclear level -- Simon Henderson, The Hill
Nuclear Nightmare: India and Pakistan are on the Brink -- Ankit Panda, National Interest
Nuclear fears abound after India-Pakistan military escalation -- Shamil Shams, DW
Nukes Aren't the Only Terrifying Threat From North Korea -- James Stavridis, Bloomberg
North Korea's Nukes Are Not the Only Problem -- Daniel DePetris & Richard Sokolsky, CNN
It’s time for North Korea and US to make peace -- Doan Xuan Loc, Asia Times
Trump-Kim go one-on-one: Who will know what was really said? -- Deb Riechmann and Foster Klug, AP
Intel: Iran’s top diplomat offers resignation after being iced out of Syria talks -- Al-Monitor
In Yemen war, coalition forces rely on German arms and technology -- Naomi Conrad & Nina Werkhäuser, DW
Vietnam's economy races ahead. But can it keep the wheels on? -- Josh Doyle, Al Jazeera
Russian nuclear threats, and how I learned to love Dmitry Kiselyov's stupidity -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
From Germany to Japan, the Strategic View From Two Capitals -- Kenneth Weinstein, RCW
What Maduro’s Supporters Are Thinking -- Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs
Next year in Caracas? Venezuelans hope exile will end soon -- Christine Armario and Gisela Salomon, AP
Cohen Testimony is the Beginning of the End of RussiaGate -- Curt Mills, National Interest