Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs
Its successes are becoming liabilities.
Brendan Carr, National Review
Free markets are.
Witney Schneidman, Brookings Institution
Witney Schneidman argues that the U.S. is lagging behind both the European Union and China in its engagement with Africa.
Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy
But Moscow's hypersonic weapons may be more bark than bite.
Dhruva Jaishankar, Project Syndicate
The country is on the cusp of another transition, and the defining features of the new phase remain to be seen. In assessing the future, it will be important to reflect upon the recent past, in order to break the cycle of unlearned lessons that have brought Afghanistan and its interlocutors to this point.
Simon Tisdall, Guardian
The French president??s statist, scattergun and top-down solution to the EU??s problems won??t gladden remainers?? hearts, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Tom Parkin, Maclean's
Tom Parkin: The response to the SNC-Lavalin scandal presents some risks for the Tories and a possible opening for Jagmeet Singh's NDP
Paul Krugman, New York Times
What the world has learned from Trump's trade war.
Micah Halpern, Jerusalem Post
American Jews do not understand the role of right-wing political factions in Israel.
Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
Jihadists urged to hit sites including Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Vine, and Snapchat.
Sriram Lakshman, The Hindu
Trump notifies U.S. Congress on ending GSP benefits, cites Indian trade barriers
R. Avraham, FPA
According to Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut, Erdogan throws around charges of being a Gulenist or associated with Jews or a member of a terror group in the framework of spreading conspiracy theories against his opponents. According to Turkish journalist Rafael Sadi, Erdogan's government is very scared and is looking everywhere for Gulenists. They are suspicious
Nicholas Farrell, Spectator
To judge from what is going on in Italy, the only major European country where populists are in power, right-wing populism works but left-wing populism does not. The senior partner in Italy's populist
Alex Zeldin, Forward
By perpetuating the stereotype that Jews declare allegiance to Israel, Omar is keeping alive a trope that has devastated Jews for centuries.
Ankit Panda & Vipin Narang, For. Aff.
North Korea was never going to unilaterally disarm.
Jen Gerson, Globe and Mail
On the same day that Michael Cohen's testimony captured international attention, Jody Wilson-Raybould dramatically cut to the very heart of Canada's politics
Agnieszka Gehringer, The Globalist
Italy's budget plan should be treated for what it is a pie in the sky.
Alex Ward, Vox
Algeria's president hasn't really been seen publicly in years. He's running for a fifth term anyway.
Paul McLeary, Breaking Def.
Another US ally -- and host of a critical Middle Eastern air base -- is considering buying a high-tech Russian missile system. What can Washington do about it?
Marc Pierini, Carnegie Europe
Iran, Turkey, and Russia are deepening their footprints in the Middle East, while the United States?? role is becoming more uncertain. The EU must now confront this new geopolitical landscape.
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
The Hanoi talks ended in deadlock. Both sides represented by U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed their anger by refusing to shake hands. The media labeled the talks a failure. But I've been involved in a number of negotiations in my life, and I see this as a normal part of the process. At some point, all parties will take positions designed to test the other side's hunger for a deal, and prudent negotiators know that showing hunger can be devastating. Читать дальше...
