Kestutis Lancinskas, Ukrayinska Pravda
The European Union has assisted Ukraine with reforms and will continue to do so. However, for these changes to be successful, political will is required, not just the resources of international donors. Statements about a pro-European direction that are not backed up by action will not be enough.
Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker
Two muckraking journalists had contempt for Ukraine's corrupt political system. So they became politicians.Ã
David Francis, Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama has long envisioned leaving office with two trade deals in place: the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 12 Asian nations, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with Europe. Both now seem slated to fail.Ã
M. Schneider-Petsinger, RCWorld
U.S. President Barack Obama cautioned that the United Kingdom would be at the âÂÂback of the queue' for a trade agreement with the United States if the country chose to leave the European Union. But in the post-Brexit world a deal might be struck more swiftly. Various ideas for bringing Britain and the United States into a formal trade arrangement have been floated. These range from a bilateral UK-U.S. trade deal, to the United Kingdom joining the North American... Читать дальше...
Lorenzo Kamel, National Interest
Such explanations say more about Europe than about the Middle East.
Michael Weiss, Daily Beast
Reading the recently captured ISIS documents is like watching a bad comedy about embezzlement, infiltration, and bureaucratic infighting.