Anne Barker, ABC News Online: Possible US air strike on Syria: three scenarios for how it could play out
Fears of full-scale war are spreading on Twitter, in the wake of Donald Trump's taunts to Russia to "get ready" for missiles to be fired at its ally Syria.
Meanwhile, Britain has begun moving submarines within missile range of Syria, in readiness for a potential strike. And British Prime Minister Theresa May has called a cabinet meeting widely expected to result in the UK joining a military response against Syria.
The White House says President Trump has not set down any timetable for a military strike, and that all options remain on the table.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 13, 2018
Russia, U.S. Near Brink in a Syrian Standoff With Nuclear Risks -- Henry Meyer, Bloomberg
Putin Is Worried Conflict in Syria Will Ignite Multi-Player War—and Rightly So -- Micah Halpern, Observer
The fine line of meeting US objectives in Syria without risking nuclear war -- Louis Rene Beres, The Hill
The Gathering Storm: What The US Will And Won't Do In Syria -- Melik Kaylan, Forbes
A US-Russia Military Encounter in Syria: Implications for Israel -- Louis René Beres, Algemeiner
Iran To Suffer Most In Syria -- Heshmat Alavi, Forbes
Syria mediators take centre stage as moment for rapid strike passes -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Don't Jump to Conclusions about the Syrian Chemical Attack -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
Retaliatory strikes in Syria: where do various countries stand? -- Jon Henley, The Guardian
In Gaza, a march into the unknown -- Shimrit Meir, The Globe and Mail
Understanding India and China’s Evolving Indian Ocean Roles -- Anthony Bergin, RCD
Orban's Economic Model Is Trump's Dream -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Europe’s new ‘Eastern bloc’ -- Martin Hala, Politico
Does the West Have a Vision for the Western Balkans? -- Michael Carpenter and Mieczysław P. Boduszyński, War On The Rocks
Scenarios to end Kosovo and Serbia's frozen conflict -- Sanja Kljajic, DW
After Fall of a Brazilian Leader, Expect Chaos for U.S. Ally -- James Stavridis, Bloomberg
