Leonid Ragozin, Moscow Times
Opinion The Russian president's ideological flexibility gives him the upper hand in a post-modern world.
Ben Judah, The Atlantic
The U.K.'s problems are much bigger than some leaked cables, or the abrupt resignation of its ambassador.
Alberto Nardelli, BF
A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party. BuzzFeed News has the tape.
Judy Dempsey, Carn. Eur.
Relations between the U.S. and the EU are at an all-time low. European Commission President nominee Ursula Von der Leyen??s background makes her uniquely qualified to rise to the challenge posed by Trump.
Aubrey Hruby, RealClearWorld
Washington continues to fall behind China diplomatically and symbolically in engaging with African countries. However, in the commercial arena the United States is starting to look for meaningful ways to enhance and elevate its Africa policy.
Andrew MacDowall, World Politics Review
Dragnea's arrest put the brakes on the government's controversial judicial reforms, viewed by many of Romania's allies as an attempt to undermine a strikingly successful anti-corruption drive. The government's staunchest critics hope it will be a knockout blow for the ruling Social Democratic Party, or PSD, which until recently was led by Dragnea and which opponents see as little more than a crypto-communist organization supporting kleptocracy.
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
Britain's likely next prime minister chose flattering Donald Trump over supporting his country's ambassador to Washington.
B. Christensen, NoL
The most popular article I have ever written, in terms of views, has been, by far, 10 Places that Should Join the U.S., a short piece at RealClearHistory pining for an enlarged geogra
Dan Hitchens, First Things
London faces the consequences of its strategy of openness.
R. Peston, Spe.
Boris Johnson's failure to rebuke Donald Trump for his unpresidential attacks on the serving British prime minister and our US ambassador show that he takes for granted he'll be the next PM, despite
Therese Raphael, Bloomberg View
Britain's top ambassador in Washington will have plenty of classmates.
Roger Simon, PJ Media
Despite warnings from practically everyone, five Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Wednesday. They apparently backed off only when they realized the Brits were serious about defending themselves and had no interest in being ...
Isabelle Mateos Y Lago, Financial Times
The challenges the continent faces have not abated, but it is now on a stronger footing.
Saied Golkar, War on the Rocks
As tension builds between Washington and Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran is under a lot of pressure. And, in the wake of considerable domestic unrest
Peter Pomerantsev, The American Interest
How can we encourage the public to consume less junk news? It won't be easy.
Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
This is not something Washington should rush into.
Bradley Thayer & Lianchao Han, Hill
Disguised as benign and neutral media, China's disinformation is gradually changing people's image of China and the Communist Party.
David Shambaugh et al, ChinaFile
In the wake of the lethal use of force by China's military against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square and citizens of Beijing on June 4, 1989, the United States and other governments were confronted with a series of vexing moral and policy questions. What to say publicly and how to say it? What to convey privately to the Chinese leadership and through what channels? How to balance the immediate moral indignation with consideration of longer-term national interests? Читать дальше...
