Commentary: U.S. should review its approach to Syria’s Assad.As President Donald Trump and his national security team hammer out the details of U.S. military withdrawal from Syria, Washington should review its attitude toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, writes James Dobbins, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state. Washington’s strategy, under Obama as well as Trump, has been to “impose costs” on the government in Damascus by diplomatic ostracism and economic sanctions. This approach is morally satisfying and politically expedient, but it helps perpetuate the conflict and sustain Assad’s dependency on Iran.
The Taliban must have a role in Afghanistan in future,Iran’s foreign minister said, but added that the hardline Islamist group should not have a dominant role. Efforts for a negotiated settlement of the 18-year war in Afghanistan have gathered pace in recent weeks, even as reports that the U.S. president plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops have triggered uncertainty in Kabul.
Chinese and U.S. teams ended trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday that lasted longer than expected. Officials said details will be released soon, raising hopes an all-out trade war that could badly disrupt the global economy can be avoided.
Apple, which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported
China’s approval of imports of a DowDuPont genetically modified soybean puts rival Bayer AG on the defensive, investors and analysts said, as U.S. farmers will have a new choice when planting their most valuable agricultural export.
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