Takis Wurger & Sven Doring, Der Spiegel
The village of Clausnitz in Saxony became shorthand for the ugly, xenophobic side of Germany after residents threatened a bus full of refugees. We spent a month in the town in an attempt to find out what happened.
Bryant Rousseau, New York Times
Anywhere there are humans, there are bound to be violent acts and petty offenses, and that raises the question: How are criminal cases handled where sovereignty is a muddle and there are no permanent courts, prisons or police forces?
Economist
A report that some hedge funds have reduced their exposure to Germany's biggest bank sends its shares spinning again.
Stark & Schult, Spiegel
Concerned about what would happen to German-American relations inà the eventà Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, government officials are holding low-key talks with his advisors. It's clear that if the Republican wins, it could be expensive for Berlin.
Shane Harris, Daily Beast
Russian hackers are apparently trying to mess with our elections. But congressional Republicans are crippling any investigationsâÂÂwhile their Clinton probes continue.
Patrick Buchanan, The American Conservative
Is America still a serious nation?
Ian Price, Diplomat
Intentional or not, U.S. counterterror operations are pushing militants into Balochistan, the heart of CPEC.
Steve Linde, Jerusalem Post
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak were pushing ahead with their plans to attack Iran."
Kohama et al, WaPo
Governments are playing to other nations' citizens to win international backing.
John Waters & Anders Fogh Rasmussen, RealClearBooks
Has America lost its will to carry the burden of the world's only superpower?Ã
Ola Cichowlas, Moscow Times
In calling for an abortion ban, the Orthodox Church hopes to raise its influence to new heights in post-Soviet Russia, though state officials seem content to keep things as they are.
Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes
Putin can never admit that a Russian crew shot down MH17 with a Russian missile fired from rebel-occupied territory in Ukraine. To do so would tear to pieces the Kremlin's alternative-universe narrative of the Russian-Ukraine War. Yes, it should be called a war between Ukraine and Russia. That is what it is, but Russia has somehow positioned itself as a peace maker between warring sides. What a disaster of Western diplomacy!
Robert Zaretsky, RealClearWorld
The audience roars as the stage lights reveal the panel of judges. Smiling broadly and bumping fists, Friedrich Nietzsche and Fyodor Dostoevsky, Albert Camus, and Flannery O'Connor wave at the crowd. The cameras then cut to a figure, jutting his chin nervously and shifting in a chair across from them. A deep voice purrs: âÂÂWelcome to The Celebrity Nihilist, with tonight's guest, Donald Trump.âÂÂ
W.R. Mead, American Interest
It's a big geopolitical gamble, with huge potential upsides for the Kremlin.
Antonia Colibasanu, Colibasanu.Ro
The Nord Stream II has been another case of Germany and Russia increasing energy cooperation in times when political tension between them seemed to grow. The energy infrastructure project is meant to be an alternative route for Russian gas exported to Germany, but considering the export capacity of the pipeline â at 110 billion cubic meters, greater than Germany's demand of 80 billion cubic meters, it is likely that Gazprom has been looking beyond the German market. Читать дальше...
Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
Details remain murky on how Indian forces executed the operation, but Delhi is being unusually up front about the strikes.
Sarah Souli, Al-Monitor
While the United States has a strategic interest in keeping Tunisia stable, its interest recently has been mostly lip service, and some argue things are unlikely to change after the November elections.
Gina Benevento, Al Jazeera
A 'sense of duty' may not be enough for Spain to overcome the crippling political impasse.
Yanis Varoufakis, New St
A radical internationalism is needed to democratise the EU and breathe new life into the left.
J. MacArthur, Spectator
The cheerful, nattily dressed Englishman checking out at my hotel in Mykonos as I was checking in with my daughter looked shocked as he scrutinised his bill: âÂÂWhat's the VAT? Twenty-four percent? How can that be?'Ã
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Until this election, he was an interventionist who pressed two presidents for more regime changes.
