Dimitar Bechev, Foreign Policy
How souring ties between Ankara and Washington benefit Athens.
Fintan O'Toole, New York Review of Books
Does Boris Johnson believe any of his own claims, and do his followers in turn believe him? In both cases, the answer is yes, but only in the highly qualified way that an actor inhabits his role and an audience knowingly accepts the pretense. Johnson's appeal lies precisely in the creation of a comic persona that evades the distinction between reality and performance.
Con Coughlin, The National
Appointments of Dominic Raab and Ben Wallace suggest new British PM to take more robust approach to global security challenges, including in the Middle East
Camilla Cavendish, Fin. Times
On Western Europe's highest mountain, the number of inexperienced climbers is growing and climate change is taking a toll. Are new safety measures enough?
Markus Ziener, Straits Times
BERLIN - From the very beginning, the European Union (EU) had to take care that the big members did not become too dominant. For a long time this worked well and was its secret formula for success.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Anton Jger & David Adler, London Review of Books
To say that von der Leyen was nominated' by the Council and then elected' by the Parliament is a stretch. It...
