Anthony Fensom, The Diplomat
Can Morrison and Australia's Coalition make the most of an unexpected election victory?
J Caas, Pais
Communities on both sides are observing the 50th anniversary of Franco's decision to close all access to and from The Rock,' and recalling the dramatic effects that it had
Matei Rosca, Politico EU
New government promises to overhaul the judiciary and prevent the country's descent into dictatorship.'
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker
Juan Guaid's uprising, backed by the U.S., failed to depose Nicols Madurobut his supporters remain loyal. Will the country's divisions lead to an international crisis?
Lionel Shriver, Spectator
Saturday night, a guest commentator on Sky News sputtered that Donald Trump has normalised white supremacy'. Once the American President has floated off to the horizon after his three-day visit to
A. Oppenheimer, Herald
MONTERREY, Mexico - This country is breathing a collective sigh of relief following President Trump's decision to temporarily suspend his threat to impose draconian tariffs on Mexican goods. But don't kid yourself, the truce is not likely to last long.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's self-imposed international isolation has left this country in a weak diplomatic position to defend itself from Trump's tantrums. That is likely to embolden the U.S. president... Читать дальше...
Court Anderson, CDM
Russia, Venezuela oil and arms
M. Luxmoore, RFERL
Activists across Russia are installing mock gravestones with the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Is it a new protest trend?
A. Rawnsley, Guardian
Britain ruled by wildly unrepresentative governments is one scary version of our future
Katrina Hamlin, Reuters
(Reuters Breakingviews) - Carrie Lam's government could squander Hong Kong's pri...
Will Collins, National Review
How to understand Transylvania's history.
Arnold Bertram, Jamaica Gleaner
Prime Minister Andrew Holness keeps telling the Jamaican people that they are on the road to prosperity. However, given their daily struggle to survive, the overwhelming majority of Jamaicans would see the promise of prosperity more as a standard...
D. McElroy, Nat'l
From Globesec to the D-Day anniversary, it is clear that the continent is waking up to the many ways in which dynamics have changed
Mark Wallace, C-Home
This brings us to the specific cause for concern in this case: the costs which such legislation would incur are potentially vast. As The Times argues, there are very serious implications economic, social and human to the radical action on climate change some propose, and those doing the proposing have a responsibility to explain them to those who will foot the bill. That might be hard but it must happen, particularly in a democracy.
Karin Janker, SZ
The recent EU election results show that younger voters in particular are sick and tired of slow-motion climate policies.
E. Selga, FPRI
In January 2018, the Chinese Communist Party put forward a Central Committee Opinion developing the idea for creating a Chinese international commercial court, aimed at servicing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) disputes. Six months later, two Chinese International Commercial Courts (CICC) were established to deal with maritime and overland trade cases with minimum claims of approximately 44.5 million USD. These courts are a logical step for securing China's interests in light of... Читать дальше...
Tuan Pham, WOTR
What a difference a few weeks makes. In late April, optimism about a looming U.S-China trade deal permeated the spring air. Stock markets were upbeat, and
Xander Snyder, Geopolitical Futures
As if China's African swine fever outbreak wasn't enough to worry about, its agricultural sector is now facing down armyworm. The name of this invasive pest is a misnomer: It's actually a caterpillar, but so named because the swarm progresses methodically plant by plant, destroying large swaths of economically vital crops. Armyworm feeds on 80 different species of plants, including corn.
Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Donald Trump's unnecessary fight for domination is increasingly being framed as a zero-sum game.
Amy Zegart, Atl
American analysts keep trying to fit the country into familiar patternsignoring the many ways in which it's an exception.
