Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- Spetember 28, 2017

Uri Friedman, The Atlantic: How to Tell If North Korea and America Are Actually Headed to War

Watch what Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un do, not just what they say.

There are moments—like when the American president threatens to “totally destroy” the nation of North Korea and its raving mad “Little Rocket Man” of a leader, while the North Koreans suggest they’ll retaliate against this “declaration of war” from a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” by downing U.S. military planes and exploding a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean—when one gets the distinct impression that the United States and North Korea are headed for war.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 28, 2017

Are we facing war with North Korea? -- Michael Green, The Hill

Prepare for the Worst With North Korea -- Matthew R. Costlow, RCD

Rattled ‘Rocket Man’ Claims Right to Intercept US Aircraft—Which Would Mean War -- Austin Bay, Observer

Analyst: North Korea could test hydrogen bomb in the Pacific -- Elizabeth Shim, UPI

Could North Korea’s Example Inspire Iran and

Pakistan? -- A. PIllalamarri, The Diplomat

The U.S. Must Tell Its Allies to Back Off the Kurds -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

One Step Into Modernity: Saudi Arabia gives women license to drive. -- Theodore Dalrymple,, City-Journal

China's Presence in Djibouti is Not a National Security Threat—Yet -- Erica S. Downs & Jeff Becker , National Interest

How Would Reagan’s Defense Secretary View the New Afghanistan Strategy? -- David Patterson, Defense One

Bangladesh: Poor, Stressed, but Last Place of Refuge for Rohingya -- Alyssa Ayres, Council on Foreign Relations

How to break a revolution: The Spanish government has launched an all-out assault on Catalan efforts to hold a referendum on independence. -- Diego Torres, Politico

Can Merkel and Macron agree on EU's future? -- DW

Where Puerto Ricans Will Move After This Crisis -- Conor Sen, Bloomberg

JFK: Will Donald Trump allow release of secret John F Kennedy assassination papers? -- ABC News Online

Remembering Hugh Hefner And His Iconic Jet Black DC-9 "Big Bunny" -- Tyler Rogoway, The Warzone/The Drive