Janice Williams, Newsweek: What Has ISIS Destroyed? Al-Nuri Mosque and Other Historical Sites Islamic State Has Ruined
In what is being considered the Islamic State’s declaration of defeat, ISIS blew up the Great al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul on Wednesday, depriving the world of yet another historical monument. The iconic leaning minaret, which had been standing in the Iraqi city for nearly 850 years, came crumbling down Wednesday following an exchange between the jihadist millitant group and a U.S.-led military coalition called Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 22, 2017
Rival groups vie for supremacy as fight against Isis reaches tipping point -- Martin Chulov and Cengiz Yar, The Guardian
The geopolitics behind race for eastern Syria -- Mona Alami, Al-Monitor
Putin holds the aces in the Mideast house of cards -- Konrad Yakabuski, The Globe and Mail
Close Calls or Worse Between U.S. and Russia in Syria -- Fritz Lodge and Will Edwards, Cipher Brief
U.S. Strategic Interests and the Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- Anthony Cordesman, RCW
Bin Salman succession a big gamble for Saudi Arabia -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
High Noon in North Korea: Is Trump Ready for War? -- Gordon G. Chang, Daily Beast
Note to Xi Jinping: Trump is no pushover -- Christopher Scott, Asia Times
Trump Has to Own the New Afghan War Plan -- Bloomberg editorial
Moon-Trump summit: How to avoid a train wreck -- Robert A. Manning and James Przystup, Nikkei Asia Review
Who Will Fill America’s Shoes? -- Richard Haass, Project Syndicate
The dangers of putting Putin under pressure -- Peter Apps, Reuters
How Do You Say 'Macron' in German? -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
The Fall of a Foreign-Affairs Reporter -- David Graham, The Atlantic
The Global Economy in 2067 -- Kaushik Basu, Project Syndicate
