Daniel Larison, The American Conservative
"Maximum pressure" didn't bring North Korea to the table, so there is no reason to expect that it would force Iran to talk.
Michael Lind, National Interest
Michael Desch offers an illuminating survey of the century-long relationship between practitioners of U.S. foreign policy and the professors who study it.
S. Levy & G. Barber, Wired
Facebook designs a cryptocurrency that it won't fully control, but that will uniquely benefit Facebook.
T. Cambanis, The Atlantic
Mohamed Morsi, who died yesterday, embodied the hope and flaws of Egypt's revolution.
Mona Eltahawy, New York Times
What six years of deliberate and sustained cruelty tell us about el-Sisi??s Egypt.
Mike Isaac & Nathaniel Popper, NYT
Despite skepticism and concern about Facebook's reach, the company envisions an alternative financial system based on a new cryptocurrency called Libra.
Farzin Nadimi, Wash. Inst.
The latest round of shipping attacks could be another notch in Tehran's controlled military response to U.S. pressure, and bolder escalatory actions should be expected given the bleak outlook for negotiations.
Filipp Sterkin, Moscow Times
The right words about supporting business and improving the investment climate lose their meaning if they are at odds with reality.
Andrew Gray & Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico EU
Albania and North Macedonia face longer wait, a year after bloc held out prospect of membership talks.
Daniel DePetris, Reason
Demanding capitulation from Tehran is a recipe for disaster
Francesco Grillo, Guardian
The party promised to pioneer digital politics and focus on the environment. We've seen none of that, says political economist Francesco Grillo
Ben-Dror Yemini, Ynet News
Opinion: The Yisrael Beytenu leader made waves with his pledge to only join a national unity government; while he may not have as many seats to his name as the ultra-Orthodox, he is more representative of Israeli society, and his recent obstinance in coalition talks proves he keeps his word
Akri ipa, Jerusalem Post
This year, Kosovo celebrated the 11th year of its independence from Serbia ?? following the unilateral declaration of 2008.
Sergio Guzmn, Amer. Quar.
Colombia's president hopes to rally the country around his legislative agenda. But first, he'll need to compromise.
Matthew Levitt, Foreign Policy
The trial of a senior operative reveals the extent of the terrorist organization's reach in the United States and Canada.
Aaron David Miller, USA Today
At minimum, Iran and America need a hotline to deconflict their military forces and avert a serious escalation. But that has been rejected before.
Tony Walker, Sydney Morning Herald
Along with ??stepping up???? to China in the Pacific, Scott Morrison might also allocate his time to addressing China policy weakness in Canberra.
