Springford, McCann, Los & Thissen, CER
New data shows that the most eurosceptic regions of the UK are the most economically integrated with the EU.
Charlie Cooper, Independent
A reactivated Gordon Brown is back on our television screens, his unmistakeable voice â sonorous and somnolent in equal measure â resounding on the airwaves. As it was with the Scottish referendum two years ago, there is a vote to be won. Once again, to quote Brian Blessed: âÂÂGordon's alive!âÂÂ
Geraldine Doogue, ABC Australia
While the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution passed quietly, without any official commemorations, its legacy is still felt daily in modern politics.
Lauren Goodrich, Stratfor
Putin has fallen into the same trap that lured Brezhnev, then left Gorbachev to pick up the pieces. The Russian system is vulnerable to shocks, both internal and external. It will be able to muddle along for many years to come â much as the ailing Soviet system did in the late 1970s and early 1980s â thanks to Putin's enduring popularity andà his cronies' resistance to reform. Still, it is becoming more obvious that, facing problems at home and pressures abroad... Читать дальше...
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
I want to talk today about the horrific human tragedy of Orlando. But first I want to talk about Hiroshima â or, more precisely, the profound speech that President Obama gave there on May 27 that got lost in all the campaign noise here.
