Andrew Small, Wire
China sees the institution through a largely political prism. And Beijing's position on Indian membership is undoubtedly politically hyphenated: boiled down to its essentials, China is willing to back India's entry if there is a clear route for Pakistan to join the club too. Beijing did belatedly attempt a similar manoeuvre during the late stages of the negotiations in 2008 but the proposal that Pakistan might be granted a matching exemption to India's attracted more incredulity than support from other NSG members.
Peter Hartcher, S.M. Herald
It would be a dire mistake for Australia to import the anger, fear and hatred that's now running amok among our civilisational cousins.
Thomas von der Dunk, Foreign Policy
London has always tried to remake the EU in its own image -- and it's an image that most Europeans hate.
Andrew Hammond, Bloomberg View
A narrow vote to remain would leave a bitterly divided Conservative party and country.
Enda Kenny, The Guardian
We have the EU to thank for trade, travel and, yes, the agreement that helped bring peace to Northern Ireland.
Ben Taub, The New Yorker
As the regime tries to destroy the opposition's medical system, medical workers pursue a novel and desperate effort to provide aid.
Walter Russell Mead, TAI
China is getting an ugly reputation both for extending loans to bad actors and then trying to claw them back from the people the dictators robbed and oppressed.
Ashish Jha, Washington Post
Ignoring this science and postponing the Olympic Games would set a dangerous precedent. Trade and travel restrictions during outbreaks usually make things worse â by slowing the ability to transport doctors, nurses and critical medical supplies to affected areas. Such restrictions create an incentive for people to not report outbreaks. That's what happened with Ebola, when countries were reluctant to admit they had an outbreak. Postponing the Olympics would send... Читать дальше...
David Miliband, New York Daily News
Today is World Refugee Day, established to mark the commitment made by the world community after the Second World War to offer safe haven to those with a âÂÂwell-founded fear of persecution.â I know that fear of terrorism is swirling, but there's never been a time where this has been more needed.
Antony Beevor, Guardian
The EU's flaws don't justify its disintegration â and to be the cause of that in what Tusk admits is its post-utopian phase would be a historical mistake.
Anne Applebaum, WaPo
Were the killers' actions the result of personality disorders, or were they political? Or both?
Julianne Geiger, Oil Price
The recent detention of a BP-charted oil vessel in Scotland, which was found to have a group of unpaid workers on its crew, appears to be only the tip of the iceberg.
Liz Peek, Fiscal Times
The British may be about to shock the world.
Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star
The Americans are asking us to put troops in Poland to act as a deterrent.
Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg View
The departure of central banker Raghuram Rajan raises uncomfortable questions about the country's credibility.
Anastasya Manuilova, Huff. Post
Theà massacreà in Orlando is not just a tragedy for America, but a tragedy for the whole world. Leaders of many countries lamented this murder of innocent civilians. Russia did so as well, and I, being Russian, was quite surprised by this gesture, since the killing took place in a gay nightclub.
Kevin Lees, Suffragio
Fifty-four years after Amma Magnani starred in Pier Paolo Pasolini's classic Mamma Roma, redefining feminism for Romans and Italians alike, the Eternal City is getting what centuries of imperial and papal rule never allowed â a woman in charge.
Rem Korteweg, Centre for European Reform
Despite what Brexiters say, Turkey will not join the European Union anytime soon.
Anouar Boukhars, World Politics Review
Against a broader backdrop of regional turmoil, Mauritania has remained surprisingly, if delicately stable. This feat is especially noteworthy given that just a few years ago the country was considered at significant risk of destabilization.
Kelsey Fraser, Ramen IR
European states have generally executed restraint when it comes to the disputes over the sovereignty of the South China Sea.
Ivan Lidarev, National Interest
China's economic opportunities in Europe would vanish with Britain's departure.
