Natalie Nougayrede, Guardian
The president-elect??s meteoric rise will inspire Russian activists, says Guardian columnist Natalie Nougayrde
Dan Eberhart, Washington Examiner
A trade deal with China appears within reach, but it's unknown whether it will be the signature win for the United States that President Donald Trump claims. There are reasons to think it will end up as something less.
D. DePetris & R. Sokolsky, 38 North
Jonathan Tobin, National Review
Don't worry, Democrats, you can still reinstate Obama's failed approach to the region.
Christopher Caldwell, New Republic
France's Yellow Vest protests are the latest Western uprising against rule by technocratic insiders.
S. Saradzhyan, RM
Robin Wright, New Yorker
With harsh new sanctions on any country or company buying Iranian oil, the Administration is attempting to enlist the rest of the world in its maximum pressure campaign.