Sarah Bradbury, DW: UK-Russia relations: Crisis or melodrama?
Ever since Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the UK city of Salisbury on March 4, thought to be poisoned with a nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, very public political posturing and inflammatory exchanges between Westminster and the Kremlin have played out like the opening scenes of a mediocre Cold War-era espionage movie.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 16, 2018
A U.S. Containment Strategy for Syria: To Beat the Russians, Let Them Win -- Aaron Stein, Foreign Policy
As fighting rages, can Russia forge a peace in Syria? -- AFP
The path to a nuclear-free Middle East -- Akiva Eldar, Middle East Monitor
Beware of Kim Jong Un's Diplomatic Tricks -- Francis Grice, National Interest
India and Pakistan: Inching Toward Their Final War? -- Mohammed Ayoob, National Interest
ASEAN: Has the Association of South-East Asian Nations outlived its usefulness? -- Stan Grant, ABC News Online
Indian Army says its equipment is obsolete and not ready for war -- Saikat Datta, Asia Times
The Fatal Flaw in China's Plan for Dominating the World Economy -- Milton Ezrati, National Interest
The EU's Trade Hypocrisy -- John Redwood, The Commentator
The Key to Making Peace in Africa -- George Clooney & John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs
It’s all Putin’s fault… but still he wins -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
Vladimir Putin’s politics of eternity -- Timothy Snyder, The Guardian
Putin’s election: little chance of long-term economic growth -- Anna Scherbakova, Asia Times
Why Cuba's Regime Will Survive the Castros -- Katarina Hall, RCW
