Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 25, 2018





Thomas Henriksen, The Hill: Kim's concessions seem too good to be true; they may be just that

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," goes an old Wall Street proverb. It is also apt when mentally processing North Korea’s latest burst of apparent “free” concessions.

Kim Jong Un, the country’s chairman of the Korean Workers Party and the Central Military Commission, has been busy of late, standing down the two weapons systems that have unnerved the United States, South Korea and other countries for decades and walking away from other previously non-negotiable demands.

In recent days, North Korea’s supreme leader announced that his secretive and isolated nation no longer needed to test long-range missiles and nuclear weapons. What caused this transformation is less certain.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 25, 2018

Impossible dream? Unification less of a priority as Korean leaders prepare to talk -- Josh Smith, Reuters

A unified Korea? Leaders bring contrasting visions to summit -- Eric Talmadge, AP

North Korea: What you need to know about the high-stakes inter-Korean summit this week -- Christina Zhou, ABC News Online

Korea talks: What does China have to gain or lose from a potentially reunified Korean Peninsula? -- Michael Walsh, ABC News Online

Goodbye DMZ? What an End to the Korean War Would Mean -- David Tweed, Bloomberg

How Trump Should Define Success in Syria -- Jack Keane and Danielle Pletka, National Interest

Saudi belligerence on Iran threatens US -- Bruce Riedel, Al-Monitor

Disgruntled Kurds emerge as potential kingmakers in Turkey’s polls -- Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor

Trump and Macron Aren’t Really an Odd Couple -- Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Bloomberg

New Russian Missiles May Be Aimed East -- Norman Friedman, RCD

Beating Moscow at its Main Game: Espionage -- Richard Boucher, The Cipher Brief

Sometimes Armenian Protests Are Just Armenian Protests -- Thomas de Waal, Foreign Policy

An Early Look At Mexico's Presidential Elections, And What A Populist Win Means For NAFTA -- Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes

Mexico City Is Always Either Too Wet or Too Dry -- Justin Fox, Bloomberg

Anzac Day and the Matter of Meaning -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter

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