Keith Huxen, The Hill
An Allied amphibious invasion of northern Europe, the only sure way to eliminate Hitler's regime, marked the turning point of WWII.
Victor Davis Hanson, Washington Times
The abrupt Obama administration pre-election pullout from Iraq in 2011, along with the administration's failed reset with Russia and the Iran deal, created a three-headed hydra in the Middle East.
Therese Shaheen, National Review
While American negotiators focus on trade and tariffs, President Xi is preparing his country for a painful economic retreat.
America Economia
President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs against Mexico over immigration is political blackmail, and potentially makes nonsense of any trading deal with the U.S.
Laure Siegel, Mediapart
A statement co-written by colleagues of Arnaud Dubus from the Thai branch of the "Union de la presse francophone". Our small community has lost one of its pillars, undermined by the precariousness of the profession. All of his colleagues and friends share his family's sorrow and hope that his invaluable contribution to journalism in Southeast Asia will not be forgotten.
Richard Forno, Defense One
It's more important than ever to be vigilant, responsible digital citizens.
Shalom Lipner, Atlantic Council
A white flag of surrender was raised aloft over the Knesset just after the stroke of midnight on May 29. Six nail-biting weeks after he was first tasked by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to construct Israel's next government, Prime Minister...
Ryan Berg & Thiago de Arago, Washington Examiner
A series of failed attempts to catalyze an uprising against Venezuelan dictator Nicols Maduro has both the opposition and the United States out on a limb. Within hours of interim President Juan Guaid announcing a rebellion on April 30, defection by key regime insiders failed to materialize. In
Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker
Trump's oafishness in suggesting that the N.H.S. would be on the table in a trade deal should not distract the U.K. from the fact that Brexit is its own problem.
Economist
Although they dislike Xi Jinping's hectoring, they have qualms about Donald Trump, too
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
The country's future might not be so dull as its present, according to the Free Russia Foundation.
Paolo Sorbello, The Diplomat
Kazakhstan's first president resigned, but he remains fundamentally intertwined with the state.
Noah Barkin, The Atlantic
The major strategic divide over how to deal with Beijing will outlast Donald Trump.
Mark Krikorian, National Review
It embraces an expansive definition of asylum, then passes the buck by waving asylum-seekers northward.
Sadanand Dhume, Times of India
Is Rahul Gandhi salvageable as a politician? For the Congress Party this poses an existential question. If the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is beyond repair, then India's oldest party must either find a way...
Joseph Bosco, The Hill
Beijing is signaling dire outcomes on trade, the South China Sea, Taiwan and the old standby threat, North Korea.
J. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate
By attempting to "get tough" with China, US President Donald Trump's administration is highlighting the extent to which America's star has fallen this century. If the US ever wants to reclaim the standing it once had in the world, it must become the country it would have been if Al Gore had won the 2000 presidential election.
T. Friedman, NYT
They and the rest of the world will regret the result if their reprisals over trade issues keep escalating.
