Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 27, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee and former US vice president Joe Biden picks up his mask after dropping it at the end of his speech on Covid-19 at The Queen Theater on October 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo: AFP

David P. Goldman, Asia Times: Biden blunders could hand the election to Trump

Rioting in Philadelphia and Democratic candidate's opposition to fracking could swing key state to US president

A new round of riots in Philadelphia overnight and Joe Biden’s opposition to fracking could swing Pennsylvania to Donald Trump, opening a path for a Trump victory in the Electoral College after next week’s presidential election.

The Democratic candidate’s lead in the US presidential polls has narrowed to 7.6% from an October 12 maximum of 10.2%, according to the RealClearPolitics average.

He is almost certain to win the popular vote, as did Hillary Clinton in 2016, but a Trump victory in just two states – Pennsylvania and Florida – could give the president the majority of state electors.

Read more ....

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 27, 2020

One Year After Iraq’s October Revolution - A Look Back and a Look Ahead -- Sarah Waggoner, International Affairs Review

Flirting with militias: What America can learn from the Middle East -- R. David Harden, The Hill

One Year After Al-Baghdadi Death, An ISIS "Regeneration" -- Mourad Kamel, World Crunch

Will US Troops Return to Taiwan? -- Phillip Orchard, Geopolitical Futures

Surviving a week in Afghanistan -- Kawoon Khamoosh, BBC

Afghanistan is not doomed to repeat its past -- Foreign Policy

New Cold War fight is on for the South Pacific -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

A tense calm in Guinea – but trouble is on the horizon -- Katarina Höije, Al Jazeera

Tanzania elections: A choice between Magufuli and democracy? -- Martina Schwikowski, DW

'Perfect storm': How Nigeria's peaceful police protests turned violent -- Alexis Akwagyiram, Reuters