Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 23, 2018

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian: Erdoğan's Khashoggi speech poses tough questions for Bin Salman

Turkish leader appears to tread carefully when it comes to revealing evidence but clearly wants answers

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had billed his speech in the Turkish parliament as the moment that the “naked truth” would come out over the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Instead, the circumstances remain partially clothed.

Turkey’s president offered little in the way of new detail on the investigation into the death of the Washington Post journalist and Saudi regime critic, and excerpts from a much-discussed audio of the moment of the killing remained under wraps on Tuesday.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 23, 2018

Turkey's flawed investigation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death -- Hülya Schenk, DW

Erdogan’s Big Reveal That Wasn’t -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic

Khashoggi case has put Saudi prince right where Erdoğan wants him -- Martin Chulov, The Guardian

Saudi forum highlights crown prince’s shifting fortunes -- Aya Batrawy, AP

Five remaining

mysteries in Khashoggi case -- AFP

Factbox: Who are the 15 Saudis who came to Turkey ahead of Khashoggi's killing? -- Reuters

The Saudis Are Killing America’s Middle East Policy -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy

Leaders of Asia and Europe sit down for talks, not sanctions -- Pepe Escobar, Asia times

In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide -- Ismail Einashe and Matt Kennard, The Nation

America needs to stabilize Libya -- James Carafano and Joshua Meservey, The Hill

Can Libya’s tribes help solve crisis? -- George Mikhail, Al-Monitor

Vladimir Putin to meet Donald Trump after threat to leave INF nuclear treaty -- DW

The squadron of ex-military men behind Bolsonaro's rise in Brazil -- Brad Brooks and Anthony Boadle, Reuters

As caravan moves north, Trump struggles with what to do -- Colleen Long, AP

The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders -- David Frum, The Atlantic