Pavel Luzin, Riddle
Pavel Luzin discusses the Russian Navy's limited prospects for the future
Madeleine Kearns, National Review
Nae chance.
Scott Truver, Proceedings
China is rapidly building a world-class military to secure its status as an emerging global power.
Will Collins, The American Conservative
It isn't just nationalismsubnational groups are reasserting themselves, posing a challenge to the clumsy EU.
Naz El-Khatib & Abby Bard, RealClearWorld
Howard French, WPR
The two cities have long been linked, and they remain so today, a fact obscured by the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, so unimaginable in present-day Shanghai. Modern Hong Kong was populated to a substantial degree by people from Shanghai fleeing Communist Party rule in the aftermath of the civil war and revolution that brought Mao Zedong to power in 1949. They helped create Hong Kong's famous entrepreneurial spirit, as well as its attachment to civil liberties on such vivid... Читать дальше...
Richard Evans, New Statesman
As I travel around the country talking to audiences about my recent biography of the historian Eric Hobsbawm, I find I'm always asked about what he would have thought of the present state of Britain and the world. It's a difficult question, not least because Hobsbawm could be very unpredictable, and sometimes took rather unexpected positions on the issues of the day. As a lifelong communist he was firmly on the left, even the far left, but he moderated his opinions as time went on... Читать дальше...
Washington Examiner
With the deployment of Chinese military police officers to Hong Kong's outskirts, China seems increasingly likely to use its military to crush the rebellion. This would be a moral disgrace: one that the United States cannot accept, condone, or otherwise excuse. It would also be a mistake, because
Sadanand Dhume, Atlantic
New Delhi's abrogation of autonomy for the region might have local implications, but its consequences for Indian democracy are greater.
Joshua Kucera, LL
by Joshua Kucera As the U.S. has ratcheted up diplomatic and military pressure on Iran, it has been quietly offering neighboring Azerbaijan more than $100 million in military aid. The money appears
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker
The goings on of the royals can almost always be relied upon to provide a piquant counterpoint to current events in Britain, even as the country prepares for an act of national self-harm.
Emma Anderson, Politico EU
Longtime German leader asked what she hopes history books will say about her.
Niall Ferguson, Boston Globe
Each generation of Americans frets that they will be the ones who fritter the republic away.
Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
The HitlerStalin alliance upset the balance of power and undermined military deterrence. The rest is history.
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
There has been much talk recently about economic problems in key economies around the world. Early Wednesday morning, for example, I spoke on Bloomberg Surveillance about the situation in China. Before I went on air, Bloomberg News was covering multiple stories on the decline in bond yields and its effect on the U.S. economy, weakness in the German economy, and so on. I then realized how closely this issue is linked to the protests in Hong Kong.It has been about 10 years since the last U.S. recession... Читать дальше...
Derek Chollet, National Interest
In The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order, Hal Brands and Charles Edel argue that for the United States to succeed in a world of unrelenting challenges, its leaders should be measured by their sense of tragedy.
