Andrew Rawnsley, The Guardian
The Lib Dem victory in Richmond Park contains implications that should worry both the Tories and Labour.
Francois Murphy, Reuters
Austria will provide a new gauge of the populist wave sweeping Western democracies on Sunday, as the divided country holds an election that could deliver the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two.
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Hld
Fidel Castro's death may allow President Raúl Castro to speed up his timid economic reforms, but Cuba faces its worst economic crisis in many years because of falling Venezuelan oil shipments, falling commodity prices and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to 'terminate' the recent U.S. opening to the island.
Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
All three parties were quietly colluding over fundraising -- feeding their addictions, hoping to overpower each other.
Mac Margolis, Bloomberg View
In the wee hours, legislators try to undermine a tough anti-corruption law.
Aykan Erdemir & Merve Tahiroglu, War on the Rocks
The Mosul operation has made the predominantly Turkmen city of Tal Afar the latest focus of Turkey and Iran's sectarian struggle for influence in post-Islamic State Iraq.
Julian Pecquet, ALM
Today, the House passed a defense bill that conditionally allows the provision of MANPADs to anti-Syrian regime forces.
The Economist
The president has a duty to spare her country months of drift.
Peter Hartcher, Sydney MH
While there has been a global outpouring in response to the election of Donald Trump, we've heard no real response from the world's second power, China.
Ethan Epstein, Weekly Standard
Trump's remarkable display of courtesy and solidarity with a beleaguered democracy will no doubt be welcomed warmly on the island. The Taiwanese are acutely, painfully aware of the lack of respect they command on the global stage. On my most recent trip there, in September, the ICAO issue came up repeatedly in discussions with figures in government and academia. Far more important, it seemed, than the technical impact of the snubbingâÂÂTaiwan's airlines will have... Читать дальше...
Gideon Rachman, FT
It is possible that the Trump-Tsai call will eventually be dismissed as an early misstep by an inexperienced president-elect â and that it will have no lasting significance. But it also possible that the stage is being set for a fresh confrontation between the US and China over Taiwan.
Jeffrey Bader, Brookings Institution
The news that President-elect Trump has spoken by phone to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as part of the series of congratulatory calls on his election heightens concerns about Trump's foreign policy deftness.
Alan Feuer & Andrew Higgins, NYT
Fascination with and, in many cases, adoration of Mr. Putin â or at least a distorted image of him â first took hold among far-right politicians in Europe, many of whom have since developed close relations with their brethren in the United States. Such ties across the Atlantic have helped spread the view of Mr. Putin's Russia as an ideal model.
Charles Krauthammer, NRO
The West's dominance around the world continues to diminish in the post-Cold War era; meanwhile, authoritarians are rising to power.
Giulia Paravicini, Politico EU
Italy's prime minister called Sunday's vote to unite his party, secure his job and make Italy a stronger pillar in EU. The opposite happened.
Barbie Latza Nadeau, Daily Beast
Italians head to the ballot box on Sunday to vote on a flawed referendum that will change the face of Italy no matter the outcome.
