Thursday, April 19, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 19, 2018



Mimi Whitefield And Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald: Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba's handpicked president?

On the eve of the anniversary of Cuban patriot José Martí's birth, Raúl Castro, flanked by members of the revolutionary old guard and a much younger man who hadn't even been born at the time of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, led a torchlight parade from the University of Havana.

While the younger man, Miguel Díaz-Canel, stepped briskly along during the late January parade, the octogenarians walked gingerly and haltingly, graphically illustrating Cuba's coming generational shift in power.

Now Díaz-Canel is the man Cuba's National Assembly has selected as the new president and the face of the island's future.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 19, 2018

New leader in Cuba: What's in store after the Castros? -- Chase Winter, DW

Can Cuba Change after the Castros? -- Scott B. MacDonald, National Interest

Don't expect change from Cuba's new president -- Kevin Hulbert, Cipher Brief

U.S.-Cuban relations are about to get worse -- Ted Piccone, Brookings

Syria strike leaves murky, risky aftermath -- Peter Apps, Reuters

In Syria, America Moves Back to the War Against ISIS (And Watching Assad Carefully) -- Dave Majumdar, The National Interest

To sweeten summit pill, Moon offers Kim a peace treaty. So what? -- Asia Times

Kim, Pompeo and the art of a N. Korean deal -- Gideon Rachman, The Straits Times

How to Make Sure a U.S.–North Korea Summit Will Be Worthwhile -- Wallace C. Gregson, National Interest

Why the Trump-Kim talks will fail -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

The collapse of the “Chinese collapse” theory -- Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute

4 factors that led to Turkey’s snap elections -- Asli Aydıntaşbaş, European Council on Foreign Relations

Erdoğan springs an election surprise -- Zia Weise, Politico

More bad news for Turkey's EU accession bid -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor

Israel at 70: What does the future hold? -- Tania Krämer, DW

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