Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg View
Alla Hurska, Jamestown
In mid-June, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) ruled that the snap parliamentary elections called by newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be scheduled for July 21 (Pravda.com.ua, June 20; see EDM, May 22). Recent polling, conducted by the sociological firm Rating, shows that 42.3 percent of Ukrainians are ready to support Zelenskyy??s freshly formed Servant of the People party,
Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy
Israel's prime minister has now served in the role for as long as the country's founding father. Voters support him because they're convinced he keeps
A. Thakker & V. Albrecht, cogitASIA
During the 2014 general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Narendra Modi bemoaned that the opacity of the land acquisition process, and promised a series of new reforms on national land use. As Modi took office as the prime minister of India, observers reiterated the need for sweeping land reforms and welcomed the promise of the prime minister's commitment to the issue. However, despite high hopes and expectations, Prime Minister Modi completed... Читать дальше...
Michael Brooks, New Statesman
There is good reason to choose Alan Turing to take us further into the 21st century: his role in breaking the Nazi Enigma codes will play a central role in his depiction on the new banknote. But this is by no means a full reflection of his interests and achievements. Yes, he helped the Allies win the war: Turing saw a problem that needed solving, and applied his unique mind to the task, harnessing all its vast capacity for insight and creativity. But his significance... Читать дальше...
Robert Tracinski, The Bulwark
Chaos theory, at least in the popular version, is the study of unstable systems that can rapidly reach a tipping point where massive and radical change occursthe point at which a seemingly stable equilibrium careens toward dangerous extremes. Both
Carl Bildt, Financial Times
An unpredictable US, rising China and revanchist Russia pose serious strategic challenges.
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
I still have a memory of being a camp counselor in upstate New York more than half a century ago. I was perhaps 20 years old and in charge of a cabin of -- if I remember rightly -- nine-year-old campers. In other words, young as they were, they were barely less than half my age. And here's what I remember most vividly: when asked how old they thought I was, they guessed anything from 30 to 60 or beyond. I found it amusing largely because, I suspect, I couldn't faintly imagine being 60 years old myself. Читать дальше...
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
We've seen something like this fight before, in 1861 and it didn't end well.
Richard Weitz, Yale Global
Russia and the United States have sharp differences regarding arms control. Both have accused the other of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Regarding longer-range strategic delivery vehicles, both are now considering a more comprehensive framework than previous agreements that could encompass more nations and weapons systems. Vladimir Putin proposes allowing a five-year extension of the New START treaty first while Donald Trump is still pondering whether to accept such an interim measure. Читать дальше...
Renad Mansour, World Politics Review
Over the past few summers, as scorching heat meets a growing dissatisfaction with their government's inability to provide basic services and employment, Iraqis have taken to the streets to protest. These demonstrations have occurred primarily in southern Iraq and in Baghdad, where violence has been relatively contained for several years now. To many Iraqis, protest is the only voice they have left. They view the formal political and electoral process as just... Читать дальше...
Economist
Between 1990 and 2015, EU countries reforested an area the size of Portugal
Slawomir Sierakowski, ASPI Strategist
We all know that politicians are cunning and cynical, but could the same now be said for the electorate? Many of those who voted for US President Donald Trump did so knowing that he is ...
M. Rooney & J.H. Cullum Clark, Bush Center
China has taken steps to become more nationalistic, authoritarian, and protectionist. As the United States faces an aggressive, revisionist China, how
