Veronique De Rugy, Law and Liberty
NAFTA, the scapegoat of the protectionists, was a good (if oversold) agreement.
JJ Robinson, The Diplomat
Ibu Solih and the democrats won a shock victory, but the Maldives' past suggests more twists and turns to come.
Janosch Delcker, Politico EU
Berlin faces questions over why the breach wasn't spotted sooner.
Lynsey Chutel & Yomi Kazeem & Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz
Crucial elections will take place in South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Senegal
Gavin Mortimer, Spectator
Where ever one looks in France at the start of 2019 one sees only ominous signs. In his New Year's message to his people Emmanuel Macron issued a robust warning to the gilets jaunes, elements of which
Jean Pisani-Ferry, Project Syndicate
Six weeks after they started rocking French politics and a month after violence erupted on the Champs lyses, the Yellow Shirts remain both highly visible and highly enigmatic. The question now is whether the movement will find a political voice, and, if so, which one.
Paul Imison, New Republic
Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador is going to save Latin America from neoliberalism, according to American and British leftists. The reality is much more complicated.
