Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 30, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump sits at a table for dinner with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his choice for White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus at Jean-Georges at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York, Nov. 29, 2016. LUCAS JACKSON / Reuters

Carrie Sheffield, Salon: Putin, Kim Jong-un or ISIS could test Trump in first 100 days: “There are very unpredictable and unstable people running countries”

Former Senator George Mitchell weighs in on Donald Trump's challenges with Russia, NATO and rogue regimes

Though his liberal worldview may not have a platform in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, Democratic statesman George Mitchell offered some pragmatic, nonpartisan advice in an interview yesterday: Before Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he should first meet with our traditional European allies, especially those in NATO.

After rattling the foreign policy establishment (along with many grassroots and “establishment” conservatives) during his campaign, Trump would be smart to reassure world leaders, which preelection polls showed largely held a dim view of Trump, that he will indeed be a steady hand at the helm of the world’s sole superpower.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 30, 2016

With Aleppo poised to fall, Syria's Assad is set to

rise -- Nicholas Blanford, CSM

Erdogan comes face to face with US, Russia in Syria -- Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor

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In Iraq, family honors a son's fight for national unity against ISIS -- Scott Peterson, CSM

The Coming War on ‘Radical Islam’ -- Uri Friedman, The Atlantic

Khamenei Threatens Reprisal Over Sanctions -- Behnam Ben Taleblu, RCD

What Is the UK Doing in Yemen? -- Abigail Watson, RCD

Is Vietnam Reigniting a Fire in the South China Sea? -- Nguyen Quoc-Thanh, Diplomat

An India-Pakistan crisis: Should we care? -- Moeed Yusuf, War On The Rocks

The South Korean President's Welcome Offer to Resign -- Bloomberg editorial

Satellite Imagery of Pyongyang: What is Missing in this Analysis? -- Robert Carlin, 38 North

In Myanmar, genocide looms as the world waits on Suu Kyi -- Tej Parikh, Asia Times

Sweden, Finland & Norway Deepen Defense Ties with the West -- Kaitlin lavinder, Cipher Brief

The revolution that gave us Brexit and Trump could be about to hit France -- Adam Shaw, FOX News

America's Post-Truth Reality: Hybrid Warfare Was the Real Winner in the Election -- Charles Johnson, RamenIR

Is the White House Hiding Secrets About Russia's Role in the Election? -- Kaveh Waddell, The Atlantic