Rob Ford, New Statesman
A series of opinion polls published in recent days have shown something unprecedented in British politics: four parties locked in a statistical tie. The UK vote is now split evenly between the long-dominant incumbents Labour and the Conservatives and two challengers harnessing a Brexit backlash the Liberal Democrats and the Brexit Party. This four-way dead heat is more than a statistical curiosity: it could be the harbinger of a realignment. The powerful incumbency benefits... Читать дальше...
Ehsan Bodaghi, Al-Mon.
Washington's mounting pressure on Tehran might have been expected to forge unity among Iran's rival political camps. But Iranian hard-liners seem to be seizing the moment by attacking an already weakened Rouhani administration ahead of key polls next year.
Geoffrey Gertz, Brookings Institution
Geoffrey Gertz lays out the six things you should know about the Trump administration's plan to increase tariffs on imports from Mexico if the country does not stop the flow of illegal immigration to the United States.
Ekrem Imamoglu, WaPo
Why our campaign is a model for overcoming political divides.
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
Events have upended western assumptions about China's path to democracy
Ryan Krull, The Atlantic
A museum memorializing the massacre shows the risks of countering China's censorship, even off the mainland.
Ben Aris, RM
While Moscow has been aggressively advancing its interests on the international stage, Russia's stagnating economy means the country risks gradually falling behind the rest of the world and possibly facing social unrest at home. President Vladimir Putin is well aware of the danger and has launched a $390 billion spending program intended to transform the Russian economy, with 12 so-called national projects at its core. While this new supply-side economic model is meant to boost the... Читать дальше...
Anthony Dworkin, ECFR
The goal of establishing an international tribunal to prosecute ISIS fighters is gaining momentum in European capitals, however, whether this aspiration can be translated into a credible policy remains to be seen
Quentin Tarantino, Spectator
This is an edited extract from the Foreword to Christopher Frayling's Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece (Reel Art Press), based on a long conversation between Frayling and Tarantino
Stephen Blank, The Hill
New pipelines and interconnectors also facilitate increased U.S. LNG exports to Europe, a key U.S. priority.
Michael Klare, TomDispatch
The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf has led many in Washington and elsewhere to assume that the U.S. is gearing up for war with Iran. As in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. officials have cited suspect intelligence data to justify elaborate war preparations. On May 13th, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan even presented top White House officials... Читать дальше...
Byrnes, Nat'l
Wealthy countries are being grossly hypocritical in treating south-east Asia as a dumping ground for their rubbish
Tianyu Fang et al, ChinaFile
In April, ChinaFile put out a call for young people who grew up in China to describe how they first learned about the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, and how they felt about it. Here is a selection of the responses we received, including several from authors who requested their posts be published anonymously.
Rowena Xiaoqing He, Guardian
Commemorations to those killed in Tiananmen Square in 1989 will show the Chinese government we will not be silenced, says writer Rowena Xiaoqing He
Nathalie Tocci, Politico EU
Matteo Salvini's victory means the country will be marginalized in Brussels.
Matthew Tyrmand, Human Events
The global anti-establishment nationalist populist inflection continues to be validated in Europe by Sunday's European parliamentary election.
Jeff Widener et al, Washington Post
Three decades after the crackdown, Beijing is still terrified of the movement and what it stood for.
Maura Moynihan, City Journal
Thirty years after the massacre, China is a global economic power, but democracy and individual liberty remain out of reach.
Niall Ferguson, Boston Globe
President Trump??s reception in Britain will be authentically Dickensian, in the sense that Dickens personified English anti-Americanism.
Michael Auslin, Foreign Policy
Thirty years after Tiananmen, the CCP has largely triumphed over history. But its failure to recognize that could spell trouble.
