THE WASHINGTON POST: The conflict between India and Pakistan is about to get uglier [by Michael Krepon] – Feb 19
REUTERS: North Korea’s Kim shuffles nuclear talks team after defections, spying allegations [by Hyonhee Shin] – Michael Madden quoted – Feb 20
THE NEW YORK TIMES: America’s U.N. Ambassador Post is Empty. Is that a problem? [by Rick Gladstone] – Victoria K. Holt quoted – Feb 20; also MSN IE; MSN UK; Express India; US.Pressform.com; MSN News US
THE DIPLOMAT: After Pulwama: What Are India’s Retaliation Option? [by Joy Mitra] – Feb 19
WAR ON THE ROCKS: Drivers, Decisions, Dilemmas: Understanding the Kashmir Crisis and its Implications [by Sameer Lalwani and Emily Tallo] – Feb 20
NEWS RELEASES & SELECTED STORIES
NEWSWEEK: North Korean diplomat purged, possibly executed, by Kim Jong Un, on suspicion he was U.S. spy: report [by Cristina Maza] – 38 North mentioned – Feb 20
TRUTH OUT: The Arms Trade is Intensifying Under Trump [by Peter Castagno] – Rachel Stohl quoted – Feb 20
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: Teaching Notes: No Refuge [by Anne C. Richard] – Stimson Center mentioned – Feb 19
THINK PROGRESS: Security experts give Trump a reality check on what constitutes a national emergency – Debra Decker quoted – Feb 20; also Vidmid
FRANCE 24: US-North Korea talks: A Look Ahead to the Second Historic Summit [by William Hilderbrandt, Joanna Cockerell and Stéphanie Cheval] – David Kim interviewed – Feb 19; also MSN
ENJOY TRAVELLING: China’s Growing Role in Southeast Asia Reopens Old Wounds – Brian Eyler quoted – Feb 20
VISION TIMES CHINA: 魔鬼在统治着我们的世界(26)：全球野心(上)(图) – Yun Sun quoted – Feb 20