International Affairs - Problems Galore

China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/asia/china-xinjiang-muslim-camps.html

How America’s Af-Pak policy has imposed enduring security costs on India

https://chellaney.net/2019/09/17/how-americas-af-pak-policy-has-imposed-enduring-security-costs-on-india/

The central mistake of Trump’s Iran policy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-central-mistake-of-trumps-iran-policy/2019/09/19/fcc9828e-db1b-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

Iran Might Be America’s Enemy, but Saudi Arabia Is No Friend

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/opinion/iran-saudi-arabia.html

The End of Saudi Arabia’s Illusion

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/saudi-arabia-attack.html 

Background Readings:

Roger Cohen’s brilliant assessment of Middle Eastern affairs –

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/opinion/roger-cohen-middle-eastern-zen.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/opinion/donald-trump-middle-east-saudi-arabia-muslims.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-iran-donald-trump.html

Insightful analysis by Michael Axworthy:
http://www.newstatesman.com/world/2015/11/why-tehran-hates-isis-how-religious-rifts-are-fueling-conflict