Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 29, 2021

 

John McLaughlin, Ozy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Reality of Afghanistan  

The Taliban are strong and well-armed. The elected government is weak, corruption is rife, and government security forces are struggling. What could go wrong? 

President’s Joe Biden’s decision to bring all U.S. troops home from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 has provoked enormous controversy across the political spectrum. 

Opinion divides between those outraged by what they see as a potentially disastrous “cut and run” decision and those who insist that keeping troops there would just prolong an unwinnable war that has already consumed 20 years and many lives. 

Critics and supporters are about equally divided, and each side can make a good case, so let’s peel back the arguments to see what’s underneath. 

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 Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 29, 2021  

Afghanistan: How Six Good Reasons Can Still Lead to a Bad Decision -- Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief  

Candid reflections on Afghanistan from those whose lives were changed forever by the war -- Howard Altman, Military Times  

I Commanded a NATO Brigade in Afghanistan. Now Is Not the Time to Leave. -- James L. Creighton, National Interest

India’s COVID Tsunami -- Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate  

India's COVID 'inferno': Why is the second surge happening now? -- Beatrice Christofaro, DW  

Philippines headed towards India-like Covid crisis -- Jason Castaneda, Asia Times  

Who should America give its surplus vaccines to? -- Andrew Salman, Asia Times  

Is latest Ethiopian proposal on Nile dam talks a play for time? -- Ahmed Gomaa, Al-Monitor  

Is Somalia on the brink of a new conflict? -- Al Jazeera  

It Is Time to Change Approach to North Korea -- Daniel R. DePetris, RCW  

Washington is avoiding the tough questions on Taiwan and China -- Foreign Affairs  

Biden’s $90 billion bailout to Tehran -- Foreign Policy  

Displaced Conflict: Russia’s Qualified Success in Combatting Insurgency -- Mark Youngman and Cerwyn Moore, Russia Matters  

Glenn Greenwald Says US-Russia Relationship ‘Clearly at Low Point,’ Names Two Reasons Why -- Sputnik 

 Armed Gangs and Warlords Are Taking Over Venezuela -- Frida Ghitis Thursday, WPR

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