Raza Naeem, The Wire
The expectations people had from the revolution have not been fulfilled. In fact, they are beginning to feel that after getting rid of a dictator after great sacrifices, another dictatorship is being foisted on them.
Guardian
Rolling coverage of the day??s political developments as they happen, including the latest Commons debate and votes on what should happen next with Brexit
J. Detsch, Al-M.
The Donald Trump administration does not plan to provide Congress with a certification allowing US involvement in Yemen, barring the Pentagon from providing refueling again.
Bret Stephens, New York Times
Tehran's behavior gives the lie to the idea that it matches conciliation with conciliation. It matches conciliation with contempt.
Gilgamesh Nabeel, Al Monitor
A popular Iraqi writer was killed by unknown gunmen, stoking already rampant fears of violence among educated Iraqis.
James Kirchick, Washington Examiner
To attend a meeting of the Danish Free Debate Society several years ago in Copenhagen, my name had to be submitted to the police in advance. A motley crew of academics, journalists, activists, and ordinary folks, the society meets regularly and informally to discuss books and political
F. Rose, Brookings
While the end of the INF Treaty is certainly unfortunate, it is a symptom of a much larger problem: the collapse of the existing U.S.-Russia strategic stability framework.
Zsuzsanna Vgh, ECFR
ECFR's EU28 Survey reveals that Hungary manages to outpoll even the United Kingdom as the most disappointing EU member state. But May's European Parliament poll is likely to see it dig in rather than change course.
Judah Grunstein, WP Review
Peter Kammerer, SC Morning Post
Peter Kammerer says people who worry about being spied on should open their eyes to the many Western tech innovations now ubiquitous in their lives. By fuelling mistrust, Trump is impeding scientific cooperation critical to social progress
Anshel Pfeffer, Spectator
Benny Gantz is not one of the most ambitious or brilliant or ruthless generals to come out of Israel's army, but he is one of the most representative
Branko Milanovic, GP Journal
I became somewhat peripherally involved in the debate on long-term trends in global poverty that is raging these days in the WebSphere, prompted first by some very strong claims by Steven Pinker and Bill Gates, and then by an equally strong rebuttal by Jason Hickel.
Marian L. Tupy, CapX
On January 29, the Guardian ran a column that sparked an interesting debate on two continents. Anthropologist Jason Hickel from the University of London rejected the generally-accepted estimate of reduction in absolute poverty from 94 percent in 1820 to only 10 percent today. In Bill Gates says poverty is decreasing. He couldn't be more wrong,
Paul Taylor, Carnegie Europe
It??s not too late for Poland to let go of the mirage of ??Fort Trump?? and pursue a more realistic security policy in collaboration with its European and NATO allies.
Allison Fedirka, Geopolitical Futures
In the Western Hemisphere, it's Venezuela versus just about everybody. The fallout from the country's crisis has evolved beyond a confrontation with the United States over sanctions to a hemispheric even global melee. The most notable result has been the emerging political and diplomatic alignment against Caracas among states throughout the Americas, including
Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera
The Iranian revolution was the last grand illusion of the 20th century.
Benny Avni, New York Post
They're intently watching Venezuela in Iran. The revolutionary regimes in Tehran and Caracas are birds of a feather. True, one is Islamist green, the other socialist red, but in some ways they are
P. Obaji, FP
Nigerians fleeing violence at home are being kicked out of northern Cameroon and being sent back to areas terrorized by Boko Haram.
M. Hart, WPR
In the fragile west of the Philippines' war-ravaged southern island of Mindanao, voters in recent weeks overwhelmingly approved an historic peace accord aimed at ending five decades of bloody separatist conflict. The vote ratified a new law on expanded autonomy, known as the Bangsamoro Organic Law, paving the way for a new Muslim-majority self-governing region to replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which has been in place since 1989. The public stamp of approval... Читать дальше...
Kenji Kawase, Nikkei Asian Review
A building binge leaves cities with 65 million empty apartments
Ccile Barbire, Euractiv
There are increasing calls for unity within the French left, which is divided like never before. But with less than four months to go until the European elections, attempts to bring left-wing groups together are struggling to gain traction. EURACTIV France reports.
