E. Tsurkov, NY Books
The Assad regime's heavy reliance on Alawis in the army units and militias dispatched to the front-lines, coupled with the community's relatively small size, have resulted in disproportionate losses of the sect's young men. In addition, corruption and war-profiteering, mainly benefitting high-ranking regime officers and mukhabarat (secret police) agents, reinforced the image of Alawis as corrupt, privileged and rich, in the eyes of Sunnis. The Alawis are fully aware of this image and are quick to reject it. Читать дальше...
Stewart Patrick, WPR
Seventy-seven years ago this summer, Wendell Willkie did something remarkable. The failed Republican presidential candidate, defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940, embarked on a round-the-world tour that helped expand America's horizons and propel the nation toward a policy of internationalism that shaped the postwar global order. Undertaken at FDR's behest, Willkie's 49-day odyssey captured the American imagination and lifted his country in thought and spirit.
Rah Hyun-cheol, JoongAng Daily
Rah Hyun-cheol he author is an editorial writer of the JoonAng Ilbo. While I was covering industry in the mid-2000s, many foreign CEOs envied the distribution networks of the three manufacturing powers in East Asia Korea,
Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
Critics of offshore balancing claim a more restrained U.S. foreign policy will breed insecurity. They're wrong, and their arguments are easily debunked.
Isabel Hardman, Spectator
Ever since Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the Labour party, many of his MPs have dreamed of deposing him. They've tried mass shadow ministerial resignations, a no-confidence motion, even a
James Stavridis, Bloomberg
Opinion The purchase of a Russian missile defense is a severe blow to the alliance, but losing a key member would be worse.
Jrg Schindler, Der Spiegel
Boris Johnson has always wanted to make it to the top, and he's almost there. The man who helped Brexit pass will now likely have the job of delivering it. But it's possible that even he doesn't know what he wants to do. Europe is in for a turbulent autumn.
Redi Standish, Foreign Policy
The president of Turkmenistan is probably alive. But as with so much else in the country, it's hard to tell.
Economist
As the country navigates a historic period, it is losing its skill at interpreting the past
Imad Harb, LobeLog
by Imad K. Harb Since the start of the Arab Spring in 2010-2011 and the rise in demands for democratic change in the Arab world, a special relationship has developed between Saudi Arabia and the Un
Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
PETER HITCHENS: At the end of this process, the Army, Navy and Air Force will still exist in outward form, but they will be useless for the purpose for which we have them - fighting the enemy.
Simon Waldman, The National
After a period of close ties, the two nations now share little in terms of values, priorities or ambition
Matthew Continetti, National Review
He persisted.
Pres. Jair Bolsonaro with Guido Najemkis, Clarin
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tells Argentine daily Clarn that, in contrast with his populist profile, he wants to liberalize the economy and forge free-trade pacts across the world.
Neville Teller, Jerusalem Post
Troubling as this issue is, it is Iraq??s relations with its geographical neighbors that find the state balancing on a political tightrope.
Tiffany Li, The Atlantic
Cameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace.
Ed Morales, The Nation
Battered by scandal and exhausted by austerity, they seek to determine their own political future.
Ketty Chen, Nikkei
Mass demonstrations in Taipei show the young fear unification with the PRC
Doug Bandow, National Interest
Closing the Chinese mind would be tragic at any time. But especially now, since the end of Maoism had offered hope of a new and better future. The Chinese people deserve the opportunity to think for themselves.
