C. Cooper, A. Dickson & E. Casalicchio, Politico EU
New Tory leader has a Brexit Plan A and Plan B. But there are doubts that he can deliver either of them.
Mike Giglio, The Atlantic
Any number of relatively mundane scenarios now have the potential to escalate U.S.-Iran tensionsfrom a fire at a militia base to the seizure of an oil tanker to the signal-jamming of a drone.
Sebastian Strangio, Asia Times
The establishment of a Chinese naval presence in Cambodia is the logical outcome of America's long-flawed policies towards Phnom Penh
Austin Bay, Strategy Page
Iran's corrupt religious dictators continue to talk, taunt and act as if their periodic attacks on oil tankers and cyclic threats to close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial and naval vessels still have the power to spike global oil prices, depress stock markets and economically throttle the industrialized nations the ayatollahs despise.
Kevin Williamson, National Review
Like Iran, we have a refinery problem.
Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs
A political ethic for a disenchanted era.
Julio Teehankee, East Asia Forum
Author: Julio C Teehankee, De La Salle University Speculation was rife that a big push for a federal form of government would finally gain traction after political allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won big in the May 2019 midterm elections. Pro-Duterte parties are expected to cobble up 'supermajorities' in both chambers of Congress the body officially mandated to amend or revise the Constitution. But this speculation was quashed by no less than Duterte himself who publicly declared... Читать дальше...
Allison Fedirka, Geopolitical Futures
Every Mexican president over the past 20 years has tried to tackle the escalating violence and insecurity in the country. Some made more progress than others, but the problem has persisted. Now, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has developed his own strategy, at the heart of which is the new National Guard. It has been met with mixed reactions. Some have embraced the idea, while others believe it??s more of the same, offering little hope to substantially... Читать дальше...
BBC
Russia's defence ministry had earlier furiously denied that its warplane had entered Korean airspace.
Dov Zakheim, The Hill
Fewer American and British warships is especially worrying with regard to the eastern Baltic Sea, where Russian forces loom large.
R. Behr, Guardian
Rogue leaders can win elections. Our new PM can be unfit for office but effective at staying there, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Ben Glaze, Mirror
Experts say the Vote Leave mastermind will also very quickly be forced to admit he has made promises on Brexit that he simply cannot deliver
S. Hussain & M. Gerber, LAT
Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans have turned out for protests in San Juan, the capital, for more than a week in a massive push for Gov. Ricardo Rossello to step down.
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Israel??s prime minister will never be as beloved as David Ben Gurion, but his place in Israel??s pantheon is assured.
Robert Peston, Spectator
When Boris Johnson chants his mantra of delivering Brexit, uniting the country and beating Jeremy Corbyn, it is very much a personal imperative. For the simple reason that if he fails, as many of his
Lawrence Norden & Daniel Weiner, Foreign Affairs
Congress can change that if it acts fast.
Anne McElvoy, London Evening Standard
He is where he has striven to be since I first clapped eyes on his artfully dishevelled form in the mid-Eighties. It was my first outing to the Oxford Union, an establishment which in those days felt like it was fuelled by a pipeline from the upper echelons of public schools. Boris Johnson's cod Churchillian tone was already in full swing, the verbal pirouettes dazzling, the Roman oratory flattering the audience to the benefit of the speaker my friends, a favourite Boris-ism... Читать дальше...
Michael O'Sullivan with Economist
A book excerpt and interview with Michael O'Sullivan, author of The Levelling
Hal Brands, Bloomberg View
By shattering outdated norms, the U.S. president has set up his successor to be a transformational figure.
