Eurasia Review

By Jon Miltimore

As I make my way through Paul Kengor’s wonderful book The Devil and Karl Marx, numerous things stand out about the father of communism. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s hard to imagine a more wretched human being than Karl Marx.

It was almost as if all of the worst traits of humanity were bundled into this one spiteful man, who then constructed a philosophy based on his own bitterness and self-loathing.

He was lazy but greedy, always begging... Читать дальше...

By Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg, Garrett Yalch and Clifton Adcock

The Biden administration is breathing a sigh of relief that it has so far avoided a wider regional war between Israel and Iran. But that self-congratulation should be tempered with realization that it was a close call and that the incentives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hawkish governing coalition to provoke one are still present.

The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The bad news it is because it was bested by Yemen’s rebel Houthis.

By Janette Alywyn

In Myanmar, Facebook is the window to reality. In the early days of the 2021 coup, the Ministry of Transport and Communications imposed blocking orders on Facebook and WhatsApp. Most independent media have been extinguished amid financial and physical threats. Any disruption to Facebook access, relied upon by over half of Myanmar’s populationas the country’s Internet, could be fatal to their freedom of speech. 

But Facebook has also attracted criticism for... Читать дальше...

By Fernando Heller

(EurActiv) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D), announced Wednesday (24 April) evening that he has cancelled his entire public schedule for the next few days to reflect on whether or not to resign as prime minister, following an accusation against his wife, Begoña Gómez, of an alleged case of corruption.

Sánchez announced in a letter published on X that he will communicate his decision – if he resigns from office – in a public appearance next Monday... Читать дальше...

The most important thing I teach my students is to seek out people who disagree with them. 

By Kiana Duncan and Pimuk Rakkanam

Thailand has warned Myanmar’s junta and rebel groups against using its territory for “their own sake,” the country’s defense minister said, amid fears that fighting in eastern Myanmar could spill over the border. 

Over the weekend, Myanmar junta forces and anti-junta insurgents clashed in the Myanmar border town of Myawaddy, opposite the Thai town of Mae Sot, a major conduit for trade between the neighbors.

The escalating violence... Читать дальше...

By Wei Hongxu

For a period of time, as U.S. inflation persists, expectations for a Federal Reserve’s rate cut have been continually postponed. Corresponding adjustments in the capital markets have triggered a sustained strengthening of the U.S. dollar (USD), leading to the continuous depreciation of currencies in the Asian region. This has prompted central banks of some countries to intervene, and G7 countries have also issued statements hoping to maintain stability, temporarily stabilizing the market. Читать дальше...

Politics in Taiwan is heading towards navigating through turbulent waters when the hard-line William Lai Ching-te, the current vice president under Tsai Ing-wen administration, assumes the office of President on 20 May 2024. He would be the next head of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who is labelled by Beijing as a “separatist” and feared to bring war to the island.