Navneet Alang, The Week
2018 was the year tech companies became the enemy
John Lee, National Interest
It is time for Southeast Asian states and ASEAN to think, act and speak consistently and clearly for its own interestsor else court irrelevance and ruin of its own strategic objectives.
Economist
The pieces which most caught our readers' attention
George Packer, The Atlantic
Trump's withdrawal from Syria is most notable for its needless cruelty.
M. Kounalakis, M. Herald
Beijing, having suffered a century of humiliation, now is boldly telling its people and the world: We're back!
Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. That gem of homespun wisdom from the philosopher Yogi Berra weighs on anyone who looks into the crystal ball of geopolitics.
