Paul Richard Huard, Arc
Revisiting world history might be one way to break Spain??s national silence about its civil war
Aayush Rathi & Akriti Bopanna, The Hindu
Legislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
I had no choice but to leave, General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump's secretary of defense.
Morgan Meaker, New Statesman
When Aiziheer Ainiwaer talks about his father, Ainiwa Niyazi, he paints him as a comedian and the joker of his friendship group. He describes how the 57-year-old teacher always had the room in stitches with his impersonations of famous pop stars. But at home, the father-of-two would be more serious. My father constantly used to tell us we should study and be well educated, says Aiziheer. Throughout Aiziheer's childhood, that mantra resulted in regular trips to the local bookshop... Читать дальше...
Tim Bartz et al, Der Spiegel
To help end the protests in Hong Kong, the Chinese government is pressuring foreign companies doing business in the country to toe the official position. Any firm that doesn't can expect punishment -- and even ostensibly progressive German conglomerates are playing along. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
Shaiel Ben-Ehpraim, Asia Times
A potential meeting between Trump and his Iranian counterpart, however elusive, is an unwelcome prospect ahead of Israeli elections
Aaron David Miller, CNN
Is Donald Trump trying to make peace with Iran even while his close ally Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a fight? Recent headlines from the G7 in Biarritz and from Syria and Lebanon seem to suggest that events are moving in precisely that direction, writes Aaron David Miller.
Mark Wallace, Cons. Home
At a #stopthecoup' rally yesterday evening, Owen Jones, himself a recent victim of political violence, summoned up the imageryof the spilt blood of our ancestors' and branded the Prime Minister a tinpot would-be dictator'. He tweeted that the issue was now a war' which we are going to fight with everything we've got' (though his column today urges peaceful civil disobedience').
Nadia Schadlow, The Hill
China knows that this island nation is critical to its advancement in international affairs.
Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
The G-7 statement by US President Donald Trump about Iran changing is the worst nightmare Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have ever imagined.
Thomas Gaulkin, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Besides dropping them into hurricanes, nuclear bombs have inspired a lot of other bad ideas. Here are some other ways they've happily never been used.
Jack Shafer, Politico
In seeking to shape journalism's future, Sanders completely mistakes journalism's past.
Shang-Jin Wei, Project Syndicate
In recent economic downturns, the United States has been more willing than normal to cooperate with China to try to spur a global recovery. So, although the Sino-American trade dispute continues to escalate, a US recession later this year or in 2020 may help to ease bilateral tensions.
Anne Applebaum, Wash. Post
His move to suspend Parliament has ominous implications for British democracy.
El Espectador
Venezuela's authoritarian leader is tightening the screws on his armed forces, the former regime bulwark now suspected as a seedbed of sedition, in a national setting of economic desperation and political despair.
Economist
A new coalition with the Democratic Party leaves the far-right Northern League in the cold
Rachel Donadio, Atlantic
The pact between the populist Five Star Movement and the center-left Democratic Party, engineered to keep Matteo Salvini from power, may have its days numbered.
Richard Heydarian, Nikkei
Filipino leader wants to use South China Sea ruling against Beijing as leverage
Shubh Mathur, LobeLog
by Shubh Mathur The hasty stroke goes oft astray. This piece of remembered wisdom from The Lord of the Rings seems to be an apt description of the Indian military siege of Kashmir.
Mustafa Alrawi, The National
We should be clear-eyed about the many risks the country faces. After all, we Iraqis have been here before
Eleanor Albert, The Diplomat
The new plan for Shenzhen also shines a light on China's long-term strategy toward Hong Kong.
