Arlene B. Tickner, Worldcrunch
BOGOT The Lima Group, a multilateral body of 14 American countries focused on resolving the institutional and democratic standoff in Venezuela, has declared Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro's new term in office illegitimate, taking the firmest position so far on his conduct as ruler of Venezuela. But the group needs the support of more regional actors.
Shervan Derwish, New York Times
The United States must ensure that a safe zone is guaranteed by international forces and not by Turkey.
Jen Kirby, Vox
But lingering doubts about the election's legitimacy have dampened the milestone.
Trita Parsi & Sina Toossi, Am. Cons.
Ahmed Chalabi's imitators are still trying to pressure America into war with Iran.
Brian Lee Crowley & Anastasia Lin, Wash. Times
For Americans who like stories about the little guy standing up to a big bully, we've got one for you.
Jeffrey Stacey, National Interest
The direct damage to the reputation of the United States has never been more substantial.
Erin Dunne, Examiner
As President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waver on NATO commitments, the House offers robust support. Russia should pay attention to lawmakers, not the loud voices coming from the White House.
Josh Rubin, The Atlantic
Narva, a small Estonian town that borders Russia, used to be part of the USSR. Most people there speak only Russian. Will Putin try to invade like he did in Crimea?
Mark Gongloff, Bloomberg View
He shouldn't pretend this isn't regime change, but it's at least pro-democracy and anti-Putin.
Noah Feldman, Bloom. View
The legal justification used by the State Department to recognize the opposition leader doesn't hold water.
Matthew Continetti, Free Beacon
Decades from now, historians will note with irony that socialism was rehabilitated in the U.S. just as its full depravity came into view in Venezuela.
Philip Collins, Times of London
Chvez . . . showed us that there is a different, and a better way of doing things. It's called socialism. That's what the man who is now leader of the Labour Party told a rally in London. I...
Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor
Eight years after the Tunisian Revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, Tunisia's transition to democracy remains complex, unfulfilled and at risk.
M. Bowerman, NP
After barricading herself in a Thai hotel room and launching a Twitter campaign as loud as it was effective, Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed has admirably won the freedom she sought in Canada. Her plight is the latest in a series of dismal news reports from the Saudi kingdom, and was an obvious diplomatic win for Canada. But if this country really wants to help the millions of Rahaf Mohammeds, Yemeni children and imprisoned or murdered journalists and activists, what we should be doing... Читать дальше...
Chris Giles, Financial Times
It's pretty fresh this morning, Wayne Widdecombe calls out of the cab of his 40-tonne truck sitting in a frosty industrial estate on the outskirts of Bourg-en-Bresse, more than 400km south-east of Paris. He had parked nearby and slept on a mattress behind the driving seat on one of his regular three-day round trips between Folkestone, near the Channel tunnel entrance, and Turin in northern Italy.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Foreign Policy
The decision not to act is often the hardest one to makeand it isn't always right. In 2007, I watched a string of vehicles pass from Iran into northern Iraq. I had been serving as the head of the U.S. military's Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) for four years, working to stem the terrorism that had devastated the region, and I had become accustomed to making tough choices. But on that January night, the choice was particularly tricky: whether or not... Читать дальше...
Nicholas Grossman, Arc
The only ones benefiting are American adversaries
W. Robert Pearson, The Hill
To Turkey, controlling the political future of the Kurds is an absolute priority.
Ayla Jean Yackley, The Atlantic
With few independent outlets left, more journalists in Turkey now face jail time, fines, or getting fired for doing their job.
Benny Avni, NY Post
Et tu, Angela? Tehran must be quite confused this week, as Germany, until now the most enthusiastic Iran enabler among the Western powers, hopped on the sanctions wagon. So, is Chancellor Angela Me
Daniel Hannan, Conservative Home
You want a one-sentence explanation for the chaos in our politics, the breakdown of our party system, the shenanigans at Westminster? OK, here it is. It's important, so I'll put it in the original French first.J'aurais russi ma mission si, la fin, le deal est tellement dur pour les Britanniques qu'ils prfront rester dans l'Union.
Bartz, Deckstein, Hage & Mller, Spiegel
A no-deal Brexit threatens to have a major impact on the European economy. Companies have long since begun making concrete preparations for an eventuality that is looking increasingly likely.
Kevin Williamson, National Review
Tunisia is not very much like Afghanistan or Iraq.
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The U.S. should send more soft power and less hard power to the region.
