
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials — September 13, 2019

Susannah Sirkin, Boston Globe: Assad and Russia’s bombing of hospitals isn’t an accident — it’s a strategy
Airstrikes rained down on al-Iman Specialized Hospital for Women and Children on Aug. 31 in the battered Aleppo province of Syria. Six consecutive attacks injured three people and forced the evacuation of newborn babies – still in their incubators.
This type of grim scene has played out again and again during the eight-year-long Syrian conflict, a conflict defined by Syrian and Russian government attacks on civilian targets like hospitals and schools.
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Israel’s Power Paradox — Eyal Tsir Cohen and Eliora Katz, National Interest
Why Trump shouldn’t run the North Korea playbook on Iran — Wesley Rahn, DW
As China Surges, Europe Is on the Menu — Andrew Michta, The American Interest
Liu outlines China’s trade talks strategy — Jimmy Yee, Asia Times
China Will Rein in Hong Kong Through Its Economy — Robert Keatley, National Interest
Hong Kong property tycoons in Beijing’s crosshairs — Frank Chen, Asia Times
Inside the city caught between a British past and a Chinese future — ABC News Online
What does Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean? — Melinda Haring et al, Atlantic Council
What Are Boris Johnson’s Options? — Richard M. Reinsch II, National Review
What Trump Needs From A National Security Advisor — John Allen Gay, The Federalist
Analysis: Biden looks like a front-runner, until he doesn’t — Julie Pace, AP