V. Ishchenko, G'dian
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has united a polarised country by rejecting angry nationalism, writes sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko
Cal Thomas, WT
The flood tide of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border cannot and must not continue. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has said of it, The system is broken and overwhelmed. It is a national emergency.
Brian Bonner, Kyiv Post
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko must feel like a cross between a cornered animal and ex-President Victor Yushchenko, the Orange Revolution hero who squandered his mandate so badly that he got eliminated for re-election in the first round of the 2010 presidential vote. While Poroshenko stayed alive on March 31 to fight another day, his first-round
Reuben Johnson, Free Beacon
KIEV, UkraineThe Ukrainian presidential election will head to a runoff April 21 after Volodymyr Zelensky received 30.3 percent of the vote.
A. Shraibman, Carn-M
The nonchalance with which the Russian ambassador and his sparring partners in Minsk are raising the stakes in their rhetoric is a symptom of deeper forces at work in Belarusian-Russian relations. Both sides are starting to sense that they have reached some kind of historic threshold. But the old format of friendship is so worn out that there is little to lose.
Judy Dempsey et al, Carnegie Europe
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe??s role in the world.
Shuhei Yamada, Nikkei
City produces more than half of China's international patent filings
Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom
Former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon, who is placed third on the center-left Blue and White faction's candidate list, went on the attack against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sunday.
Jalel Harchaoui, War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, the armed coalition led by eastern-Libyan-based commander Khalifa Haftar took most of his country's southwest, an oil-rich desert
Haviv Rettig Gur, Mosaic
A primer on the state of play of Israeli politics, how Israel's electoral system shapes (and warps) priorities, and why Netanyahu has reason to be worried about his new rival.
Paul Goble, Jamestown Foundation
Vladimir Putin's much-publicized program to promote import substitution is failing. Indeed, Russia may be in worse shape now than it was a decade ago as sanctions and declining earnings from the sale of raw materials leave the central government with less money to spend. Moreover, in contrast to China, which has a successful program in this area, Russia continues to
Jeff Barak, Jerusalem Post
As head of the Likud election campaign, the prime minister has masterminded a campaign mired in the mud.
Ted Piccone, Brookings Institution
The historic peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionaras de ColombiaEjrcito del Pueblo (FARC-EP), the country's largest armed rebel forceis facing its most serious test yet.
Greg Hands, CapX
The House of Commons voted narrowly in July 2018 to not be in a customs union with the European Union, and again on the 27 March 2019. There are a number of political reasons why remaining in a customs union with the European Union are objectionable to many. Many would view this as being not
Polly Toynbee, Guardian
A customs union is no better than a hard Brexit, and it's a delusion that peace will break out if MPs are lured into the trap, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
B. Slavin, Lowy
Economist
Local elections are a blow to Turkey's autocratic president
James Kirchick, The Atlantic
American commitments to Asian and European allies require more risk and sacrifice.
Varghese George, The Hindu
The pursuit of national greatness must not impose a cost on the weak in the periphery
