Jonathan Marcus, BBC: Trump INF: Back to a nuclear arms race?
The US decision to walk away from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty has significant consequences for the future of arms control, for perceptions of the US and its approach to the world - but also for strategic competition between both the US and Russia on one hand, and Washington and Beijing on the other.
The INF treaty is significant in that it banned a whole category of nuclear missiles: ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of between 500-5,500km (300-3,400 miles). These were seen as highly destabilising, so the deal marked a major step forward in arms control. The treaty was an important element in a whole network of disarmament and arms reduction treaties that sought to manage and reduce tensions during the Cold War.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 22, 2019
The U.S. Needs Saudi Arabia, and Vice Versa -- Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia's myopia is the cause of the Khashoggi blunder -- James Durso, The Hill
How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype -- Reuters
Jamal Khashoggi: murder in the consulate -- The Guardian
Jamal Khashoggi paid the price for exposing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's glass jaw -- Adam Harvey, ABC News Online
AP Analysis: Saudi prince likely to survive worst crisis yet -- Jon Gambrell, AP
What’s Missing From the Saudis’ Khashoggi Story -- Hassan Hassan, The Atlantic
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Is Saudi Arabia too toxic for investors? -- Patricia Sabga, Al Jazeera
Why Netanyahu opted against a new Gaza invasion -- Zev Chafets, NYPost
Trump is Forcing China to Reassess its Strategy -- Richard Javad Heydarian, National Interest
Hope for Afghanistan's democracy lies with voters -- Florian Weigand, DW
There’s No Path to Victory in Afghanistan: There never was. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
India walking a tightrope with US and Russian defense systems -- Emanuele Scimia, Asia Times
Between a Cold War Ally and an Indo-Pacific Partner: India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act -- Tanvi Madan, War On The Rocks
Myanmar’s economy in danger of standing still -- Peter Janssen, Asia Times
Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence -- Yuras Karmanau, AP
Trump’s defense budget comments create confusion -- Claudia Grisales, Stars and Stripes