Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 22, 2020

John Allen and Michael O’Hanlon, USA Today: Joe Biden should go slow on Afghanistan. We need patience in this peace process. 

Though many are pressuring Biden to resolve the war in Afghanistan quickly once in office, it needs to be done slowly and carefully. 

When President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, he will face many issues demanding immediate attention. 

According to some, ending the two-decade-old U.S. and NATO military engagement in Afghanistan should be one of those. 

Many also argue that the Feb. 29 deal between the United States and the Taliban requires American forces to be out by this May. 

We disagree with both of these points. Biden should go slow on Afghanistan. 

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 Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 22, 2020 

Some scenarios for the South China Sea in 2021 -- Mark Valencia, Asia Times 

China’s Xi on the horns of lose-lose dilemmas -- Francesco Sisci, Asai Times 

Inside the rapidly increasing US-Iran military tensions -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner 

How To Deal With The Nuclear Skeletons In Iran's Closet -- Eric Brewer, War On The Rocks 

Can the US force Iran out of Syria? Not likely, former officials say -- Jared Szuba, Al-Monitor 

Iran Presses U.S. to Exit Iraq and Afghanistan, Maneuvers to Influence Both -- David Brennan, Newsweek 

What the Navalny Affair Really Exposes -- Mark Episkopos, National Interest

Europe After the Panemic -- Antonia Colibasanu, Geopolitical Futures 

An unraveling in the Horn of Africa? -- Cameron Hudson, The Hill 

Has the EU lost Libya to Russia? -- Guma El-Gamaty, Al Jazeera  

Suriname: The Next Oil Superpower or Failed State? -- Scott B. MacDonald, National Interest 

US Navy needs a strategic communications adjustment -- REP. Rob Wittman (R-VA.), The Hill 

How Biden can reenergize strategic arms control -- Hans Binnendijk, Defense News 

Calling SolarWinds Hack ‘Act Of War’ Just Makes It Worse -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. and Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense 

After massive cyberattack, US hopes to ensure next time isn’t worse -- CSM

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