Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 1, 2021

 

Phoebe Weston, The Guardian: The sense of purpose at Cop26 is tangible 

Now most countries have experienced the climate crisis as wildfires, floods or heatwaves, leaders know they must deliver 

For a conference that had already been delayed by a year, perhaps this was a fitting start for the delegates and world leaders who made their way to Cop26 with a mission to save the planet. 

It was raining. 

There was no shelter. And the thousands of participants who had come to the UK from all four corners of the globe faced the mother of all queues to get inside. 

Welcome to Glasgow. 

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 1, 2021  

Highlights of what was agreed to at the G-20 summit in Rome -- AP 

 Iran's New Hardline President, Ebrahim Raisi, Will Present New Challenges For Biden -- Matthew S. Schwartz, NPR  

What's driving the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan? -- Aasim Saleem, 

DW EXPLAINER: Why frustrated Saudi is lashing out at Lebanon -- AP  

Russia: Putin approves strategy to counter Western influence -- DW 

 Is Russia Starting to Sour on China? -- Yuan Jiang, The Diplomat  

China has started making the same mistakes as the Soviets -- Hal Brands, AEI 

Is China's recent missile test a 'Sputnik moment'? I think not -- Harlan Ullman, The Hill  

How China Spreads Its Propaganda Version of Life for Uyghurs -- Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur and Aaron Krolik, Pro Publica/The New York Times 

New Research Shows Extent of China’s Cover-Up of COVID-19’s Origins -- Anthony Ruggiero/FDD  

The global tax revolution is coming -- Bernd Riegert, DW 

French left in disarray as right, far right dominate presidential election campaign -- France 24  

Why is Germany, the 4th Largest Economy in the Word, Defended by US Military? -- Mish Talk  

An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here’s how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes -- James dawes, The Conversation  

After Facebook, big tech outages may be doomsday scenario in future conflict - analysis -- Seth J Frantzman, Jerusalem Post  

Can the US shield a 'state secret' that's not a secret? Supreme Court to decide -- David G. Savage Los Angeles Times  

The Next “Lehman Moment” -- James Rickards, Daily Reckoning

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