Patrick Cockburn, The Independent: Isis may be leaderless and facing defeat in Mosul, but the jihadis will fight on
Terror group has always been able to take root and grow out of chaos and war – and will continue to wreak havoc around the world
The blowing up by Isis of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul marks a decisive defeat for the caliphate declared by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the same mosque three years ago. Isis will continue fighting as a guerrilla force, but it will be the end of a state once the size of Great Britain and fielding a military force more powerful than many members of the United Nations. Presumably Isis decided to destroy the ancient mosque and its famous minaret, a symbol of Mosul, to prevent the Iraqi security forces triumphantly raising the Iraqi flag over a place so closely associated with Isis.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 23, 2017
Is ISIS Conceding Defeat? -- Robin Wright, The New Yorker
When the Battle for Mosul Ends, the Fight for Iraq Begins -- Kawa Hassan, National Interest
Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction -- Kristin Romey, National
Geographic
If Russia Wants the Syria Mess, Let Them Have It -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
Instability and Salman's Nepotistic Power Play -- Paul Pillar, National Interest
Saudi Arabia and the United States Are on a Collision Course With Iran -- Ashish Kumar Sen, RCD/Atlantic Council
How long can Qatar’s economy withstand sanctions? -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
Ghost Cities, Demographic Lessons From Japan To China -- Kondo Daisuke, World Crunch
In China's far west the 'perfect police state' is emerging -- Tom Phillips, The Guardian
Here’s Why China’s Supposed Influence Over North Korea Is A Bluff -- Xander Snyder, Maulden Economics
North Korea Is No Place for U.S. Tourists -- Bloomberg editorial
America Is Now a ‘Second Tier’ Country -- Eric Roston, Bloomberg
Key Chavistas Abandon Maduro as Crisis Intensifies -- Andrew Rosati and Fabiola Zerpa, Bloomberg
How Amazon Could Dominate 3 Megatrends of the 21st Century -- Michael Hodin, The Fiscal Time
Where the World’s Wealthiest Spend Their Weekends -- James Tarmy, Bloomberg
If Russia Wants the Syria Mess, Let Them Have It -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
Instability and Salman's Nepotistic Power Play -- Paul Pillar, National Interest
Saudi Arabia and the United States Are on a Collision Course With Iran -- Ashish Kumar Sen, RCD/Atlantic Council
How long can Qatar’s economy withstand sanctions? -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
Ghost Cities, Demographic Lessons From Japan To China -- Kondo Daisuke, World Crunch
In China's far west the 'perfect police state' is emerging -- Tom Phillips, The Guardian
Here’s Why China’s Supposed Influence Over North Korea Is A Bluff -- Xander Snyder, Maulden Economics
North Korea Is No Place for U.S. Tourists -- Bloomberg editorial
America Is Now a ‘Second Tier’ Country -- Eric Roston, Bloomberg
Key Chavistas Abandon Maduro as Crisis Intensifies -- Andrew Rosati and Fabiola Zerpa, Bloomberg
How Amazon Could Dominate 3 Megatrends of the 21st Century -- Michael Hodin, The Fiscal Time
Where the World’s Wealthiest Spend Their Weekends -- James Tarmy, Bloomberg
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