N. Nougayrede, Guardian
The two women have fiercely conflicting visions, and their battle for the continent's soul will be crucial
Hope et al, WSJ
Every time Malaysian government investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd, or 1MDB, borrowed money, large amounts of the cash were quickly misappropriated, according to investigators. The money followed a circuitous path among private banks, offshore companies and funds, bank records show, and roughly $1 billion landed in the private bank accounts of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Peter Apps, Reuters
The streets of France have been subdued this summer.
John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations
During the second half of August, the Nigerian military announced numerous successes in the fight against Boko Haram, the militant, ...
Economist
The European Commission's assault on the technology giant is wrong
Sebastian Dullien, ECFR
International conflicts are inevitable when governments challenge the excesses of multinational corporations.
Steven Metz, World Politics Review
One of the most momentous decisions the United States made after 9/11 was to go on the offensive against violent extremists, seeking to cut them off at their source. This was to be done by helping governments in the Islamic world provide prosperity, security, justice and a sense of national identity.
Jakub Janda, EU Observer
Russian intelligence has created an "infrastructure" of propaganda channels and puppet groups that could be used to "destabilise or manipulate Czech society" at any time.
Jean Ping, New York Times
On Saturday, Aug. 27, presidential elections were held in my country,Ã Gabon, in West Africa, and I was the candidate who won by a substantial vote margin. Nearly a week later, I would have expected to be addressing the world as Gabon's president-elect, ready and willing to work with the United States and all our international partners to fight terrorism, build our economies and improve the lives of our citizens through increased development and cooperation.
Sumantra Maitra, National Interest
For them, failure is always rooted in Western weakness.
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
The Jewish state, with its booming economy, doesn't need American charity.
Manfred Gerstenfeld, Jerusalem Post
The most dangerous political party to Israel nowadays is Labor, the junior partner in the current government led by liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Claire Greenstein & Brandon Tensley, F. Affairs
This autumn marks the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. Today's liberal Hungarians find themselves fighting for many of the same changesâÂÂthe creation of an independent judiciary, the establishment of a free press, and the guarantee of meaningful political competitionâÂÂthat their parents and grandparents demanded in 1956.
Scott Peterson, CS Monitor
Rising civilian casualties have stirred efforts in the UN and the US Congress to address Yemen's 'forgotten war.' But the path to real progress still lies with the parties to the conflict.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Russia's president professes ignorance about the 2016 race. Is he bluffing?
Lionel Shriver, New Statesman
Although I wasn't presuming that the Troubles would continue till Doomsday, I didn't see the 1998 Belfast Agreement coming.
Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
It's not clear the organization can effectively confrontâÂÂor even surviveâÂÂtoday's challenges.
