Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 6, 2016

Alex Lockie, Business Insider: Why Iran is 'playing with fire' in the Persian Gulf against US Navy ships

For the fifth time in about a month, Iranian fast-attack craft have harassed US Navy ships with "unsafe and unprofessional" maneuvers at sea in the gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

While experts acknowledge that Iran is "playing with fire" against the best navy in the world, don't expect these incidents to stop anytime soon.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 6, 2016

Syria`s southern Front rebels are at risk of disintegrating -- Hassan Hassan, The National

The country that’s holding its own against Islamic State -- Dina Esfandiary and Ariane M. Tabatabai, Reuters

Why Rouhani may become Iran's first one-term president -- Saeid Jafari, Al-Monitor

Saudi Arabia Wants to Roll Back Iran -- Arash Reisinezhad, National Interest

Why China Isn't a Financial Center -- Christopher Balding, Bloomberg

Is China nervous about Hong Kong's recent election? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

What's next for Uzbekistan? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Rising Sino-Japanese competition in Africa -- Yun Sun, Brookings

The Battle for the Future of South Africa Intensifies -- American Interest

If Russia Plans to Attack Ukraine, It Will Do So in the Next Several Weeks, Felgengauer Says -- Paul Goble, Window Of Eurasia

Another Billionaire Incurs Putin's Wrath -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

No demise of the Merkel era -- Charlotte Potts, DW

Hello Angela, Your Refugee Crisis is Back -- Mish Talk

The EU's Migration Crisis Is Far From Over -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

The Unfinished Legacy of Obama’s Pivot to Asia -- Victor Cha, Foreign Policy

In One Week, Obama’s Ambitious Trade Pacts Are Coming Apart -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times