Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 16, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

Peter Apps, Reuters: Trump’s unsettling summit game

In the end, Donald Trump’s post-summit press conference with Vladimir Putin produced fewer surprises than many feared. In contrast to the U.S. president’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, there was no announcement to blindside regional allies such as a suspension of military exercises. Like the first part of Trump’s trip to Europe, however, the outcome of the Helsinki meeting will outrage his critics, play well with his domestic political base and unsettle European nations. Indeed, that may well have been its purpose.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 16, 2018

Transcript: Trump And Putin's Joint Press Conference -- NPR

Brushing Russia probe aside, Trump, Putin lay groundwork for future talks -- Asia Times

'Mixed signals': Putin-Trump meeting deconstructed -- AFP

Trump is right about who’s to blame for bad relations with Russia -- David P. Goldman, Asia Times

Trump’s Meeting With Putin Draws Alarmed Responses From Both Parties -- Natasha Bertrand, The Atlantic

Bruised in Brussels: Was Trump’s summit drama worth it? -- Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News

The Nato summit proves Europe doesn't get Trump – or the US -- Cas Mudde, The Guardian

Why Europe Gets No Respect -- Victor Davis Hanson, Defining Ideas

Russia: What type of legacy will World Cup leave behind? -- Andy Richardson, Al Jazeera

From stones to guns — Kashmir's vicious cycle of violence -- Rifat Fareed (Tral, India-administered Kashmir), DW

A Kimdom awaits: China and South Korea get down to business -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

Pakistan election: 'Military does not want Sharif's party to win another term -- Kishwar Mustafa (Interview), DW

Eritrea: 'How can a crazy one-man rule work for lasting peace?' -- Chrispin Mwakideu, DW

Mueller Investigation Keeps Growing Fast -- Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight

The Plan to Save America from Bankruptcy -- Frederico Bartels, National Interest

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