Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat: US, China Both Remain Defiant as Trade War Deepens
Another $260 billion in total tariffs is set to take effect between the U.S. and China. Both sides are claiming they’ll be fine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has upped the ante yet again in the trade war with China, announcing that his administration will move forward with tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. China has retaliated, and the new move seems to have scuttled the possibility of a new round of talks.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 21, 2018
Maldives holds presidential election as China and India vie for influence -- Shamil Shams and Vasudevan Sridharan, DW
The Maldives: The rise and fall of a Muslim democracy -- Azim Zahir, Al Jazeera
Quang dies and a vacuum opens in Vietnam -- David Hutt, Asia Times
4 Big Revelations from the Kim-Moon Summit -- Sungku Jang, National Interest
A Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul? It would be surreal challenge -- Kim Tong-Hyung, AP
5 years after mall Kenya attack, al-Shabab’s threat grows -- Tom Odula, AP
Putin is on a crash course as he tries to juggle his relations with Iran and Israel -- Con Coughlin, The National
The EU Is Looking Like Europe's Next Failed Empire -- James Stavridis, Bloomberg View
Theresa May Can’t Win When It Comes to Brexit -- Joshua Keating, Slate
Why Brussels Outcast Viktor Orban Is Loved in Moscow (Op-ed) -- Moscow Times
Latin America is facing its worst refugee crisis in its history. Will it repeat the EU’s mistakes regarding Syrian refugees? -- Imdat Oner, Global Americans
Trump Is Repeating Soviet Leaders’ Intel Mistakes -- John Sipher, Defense One
Trump is beating up on Iran — and it's making Obama look weak -- Alex Lockie, Business Insider
Who Stands to Benefit From the New Leak About Rod Rosenstein? -- David Graham, The Atlantic
