Karim Mezran, Atlantic Council
A few years ago, I was asked by an international journalist to comment on rumors about the presence of French troops in eastern Libya. Purportedly, France was actively supporting former Qaddafi army general Khalifa Haftar in his attempt to expand...
Alexis Papachelas, Kathimerini
The government that has just taken power in Greece is different to what we are accustomed to and close to what a big chunk of the population is eager to see. The center-right administration appears well-prepared.
Susan Thornton, Foreign Service Journal
China's rise in a rapidly changing world presents a challenge that only strategic, patient, firm coalition diplomacy can meet successfully.
R. Heydarian, Nikkei
Washington must stand up for Manila, despite Duterte's overtures to Beijing
Yanis Varoufakis, New Statesman
The Greek right is back: greedier, uglier and more focused than ever. The incoming New Democracy government is determined to reclaim full control of the state on behalf of the most parasitic segment of Greece's oligarchy and, of course, of our country's ruthless creditors. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the new prime minister, is a scion of one of the dynasties responsible for Greece's perpetual bankruptcy, corruption and subservience to the Atlanticist oligarchy-without-borders. Читать дальше...
Theodore Pelagidis, Brookings
Theodore Pelagidis examines Greece's recent elections and looks at the road ahead for newly sworn-in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Maxim Trudolyubov, Kennan Institute
BY MAXIM TRUDOLYUBOV Moscow's funeral industry's high-placed curators within Russia's political police are raking in billions of rubles in undocumented cash every
Meera Subramanian, New York Times
To survive the climate emergency, India needs the collective power of small-scale, nature-based efforts.
R. Carayol, Nation
Overnight, an EU-backed law criminalized the main source of income in the city of Agadez. It didn't stop migration, but it wrecked the economy.
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
The Church, society, and culture are in trouble
Joshua Kurlantzick, The Diplomat
A Cold War-style, grand ideological campaign against authoritarianism is unlikely to halt democracy's global regression.
Dennis Ross, The Hill
President Trump has been signaling that he wants to negotiate and has softened what he seeks; the Iranians appear unimpressed.
A. Weinstein, New Rep.
His dim tweets and rash threats have pinned the U.S. in a corner with Tehran.
Jessica Mathews, New York Review of Books
The sheer size of the military establishment and the habit of equating spending on it with patriotism make both sound management and serious oversight of defense expenditures rare. As a democracy, we are on an unusual and risky path. For several decades, we have maintained an extraordinarily high level of defense spending with the support of both political parties and virtually all of the public. The annual debate about the next year's military spending... Читать дальше...
Daniel Pipes, Washington Times
Why has Sweden become the North Korea of Europe? That's what a Dane semi-facetiously asked Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks at a conference I attended in 2014. Mr. Vilks unconvincingly muttered about Swedes' partiality for consensus.
Alex Massie, Times of London
Incoming prime ministers usually enjoy a honeymoon. The electorate's relief at seeing the back of their predecessor grants new incumbents the benefit of the doubt. Gordon Brown had his moment and...
Keyu Jin, Project Syndicate
Following yet another "truce" between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sino-American negotiations over trade, technology, and related issues appear to be back on. But those hoping for a respite in the escalating rivalry should not hold their breath.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View
There's a big difference between military conquest and development with overseas capital and know-how.
Robert Thorpe, WOTR
Lying in the middle of the Indian Ocean just south of the equator are 17 square miles of sand, jungle, and concrete of such strategic significance to the
Economist
Nearly half of China's credit is hidden, and much of it goes to vulnerable borrowers
Jacob Shapiro, Geopolitical Futures
SummaryIn June 2016, a majority of Scots voted to remain in the European Union, while the majority of the United Kingdom as a whole voted to leave. Fearing that Scotland would be forced to leave the EU against its will, Scottish leaders have been finding ways to forge increasingly independent foreign relations. Ultimately, Scotland is worried that its distinctiveness will be erased as the U.K. becomes more internally focused.Five days after the U.K.'s surprising vote to leave the European Union... Читать дальше...
