– Presidents Xi and Putin issued a strong joint statement, highly critical of the US. WaPo analyzes it.
– Jonathan Swan of Axios analyzes the new coalitions in the GOP.
– FP says Modi is having foreign policy troubles.
-WaPO sees debate over legal justification for ISIS leader killing.
– IISS assesses cyber strategies.
-AU Prof analyzes US public opinion on Ukraine.
– FP notes Russian history of false flag operations.
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