Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico EU
The once mighty Bundeswehr is looking increasingly threadbare.
Ini Dele-Adedeji, Conversation
There are question marks over whether Nigeria's upcoming elections will be credible.
Joseph Stiglitz, Project Syndicate
Apple, Google, Starbucks, and companies like them all claim to be socially responsible, but the first element of social responsibility should be paying your fair share of tax. Instead, globalization has enabled multinationals to encourage a race to the bottom, threatening the revenues that governments need to function properly.
Gleb Pavlovsky, Carnegie Moscow Center
The Russia-Ukraine relationship has moved from cozy mutual exploitation to lethal hostility. Neither side is prepared to admit its deep dependence on the other.
Nick Cohen, Spectator
To say that the May administration is the worst government anyone can remember' is to abuse the English language. It isn't a government but a collection of factions so far apart I am surprised they
Simon Jenkins, Guardian
Simplistic views of Britain's past are at the root of many woes, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Christoph Zuercher, Nikkei
Democratic nations should resist Beijing's attempts to downgrade human rights
Curt Mills, National Interest
Michael Axworthy, New Statesman
Forty years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to overthrow Iran's corrupt monarchy. The revolt radicalised the region and inspired Muslims across the globe.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Iranians are still suffering 40 years after the last one.
Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow Times
The last president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev on why we cannot give up on the INF treaty he co-signed.
