Fred Kaplan, Slate
I visited Vietnam 11 years ago, and the deepest impression I took away was that the war had long been over.
Todd Crowell, RealClearDefense
China and Japan are redefining the nature and purpose of the Coast Guard. Americans still think in terms of air-sea rescue or chasing drug smugglers when they think about their Coast Guard.Ã
Nadette De Visser, Daily Beast
Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity.
Corboy, Courtney & Yalowitz, National Interest
Georgia's security always seems to be precarious.Ã
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker
Brazil's change of fortunes is taking place amid a possibly cataclysmic shift to the political right in Latin America.
Michael Cohen, World Politics Review
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done it again.
Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate
Recent political discourse on both sides of the Atlantic suggests that the US and Europe are turning away from the policies of openness that have historically driven their economic success. That is bad news for the West â and for the rest of the world.
Jerry Hendrix, National Review
The Obama administration's failure to adequately respond to China's regional aggression has increased the likelihood of an American war in East Asia.
John Rentoul, Independent
I was hoping not to write about the Chilcot report again until it is published, on 6 July. Not least because I don't know what is in it. But duty calls. Tim Shipman's report, with which The Sunday Times led its front page, is actually a careful and well-sourced summary of what to expect, but it has triggered the usual regurgitation of ever more ill-informed and offensive ways of saying, âÂÂI didn't agree with the warâÂÂ.
Brendan Simms, New Statesman
Unlike in 1940, the United Kingdom is not being forced out of Europe. It has hardly begun to fight there, unless shooting oneself in the foot through Brexit counts as combat. The battle in Britain today is a distraction from the great struggle on the mainland. There is much work to be done in Europe. It is time the British stop tearing themselves apart and return unto the breach once more.
Iain Martin, CapX
I've got that old feeling again. No, not that oneâÂÂ, the other one, that feeling of being bludgeoned by a baseball bat of a political campaign. Let's face it, the referendum battle is not going quite as those who lean to leave hoped it would, which is partly their own fault, and partly down to â¦
Alexander Motyl, World Affairs Journal
Wouldn't disengaging from the Donbas strengthen Vladimir Putin? On the contrary, disengaging from the Donbas would enhance Ukraine's capacity to thwart Russia.
Konstantin von Hammerstein, Spiegel
A recent study set off widespread concern about NATO'sà readiness to confront Russian aggression. Now, alliance member statesà are ratcheting up defense spending -- but the numbers still don't add up.
Greg Mills & Dickie Davis, Daily Maverick
While mining remains important, it will never generate the number of jobs that Zambia needs to create for its growing population. A more diverse approach is needed.
Samuel Laster, Jerusalem Post
Austria has elected a new president. Israelâ??s foreign policy makers and the Jews of Vienna are merely bystanders.
David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
There's only one way to stop the misogynist, racist, policy-illiterate candidate from becoming the next U.S. president.
Pierre Briançon, Politico EU
The Eurogroup deal is a messy compromise mostly aimed at playing for time.
Matthew Bey, Stratfor
Next week, OPEC will hold its first meeting since talks on freezing productionà between the bloc's major producers and their non-OPEC peers fell apart in April. The June 2 convention will also mark the first time OPEC members have come together in Vienna since Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi stepped down, making way for Khalid al-Falih to take his place. Both events have raised questions about what direction Riyadh's oil policies will take in the months ahead, and how they... Читать дальше...
Kelly McParland, Nat'l Post
Less than 50 years ago Vietnam was a country of fear and bloodshed because the West saw it as a threat of communist expansion. Today it is a bulwark against that expansion.
George Friedman, Geo. Futures
Based on ideology, Washington should not sell weapons to Hanoi, but it is.
Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor
Some in the Israeli military are panicked over Avigdor Liberman heading the Defense Ministry, but despite his tempestuous reputation, Liberman is neither stupid nor crazy.
