Alex Wellerstein with John Krzyzaniak, The Bulletin
In this interview, Alex Wellerstein discusses the first prototype of NUKEMAP VR, the possibilities it unlocks, and the feedback he has received so far.
Economist
The health of the single market is vital for the future of Europe's economy
Zach Dorfman et al, Yahoo
Russian compounds and diplomats in the U.S. played key roles in a counterintelligence operation that stretched from the Bay Area to the nation's capital, according to former U.S. officials.
A. Sopova, NYT
Daily life in the forgotten war zone of eastern Ukraine.
Akiva Bigman, Israel Hayom
The voter statistics from the April election reveal something astonishing. It turns out that the polling places where Blue and White won the most votes also saw very high voter turnout, which reached 80 or even 90% of voters registered at those polling stations. The average voter turnout at the 100 polling stations where Blue and White did the best was 77%, compared to 68% nationwide.
Robert Kagan, Washington Post
The rise of nationalism around the globe may be reflected in the outcome of Israeli elections on Tuesday.
Stephen Glover, Daily Mail
STEPHEN GLOVER: David Cameron's memoir suggests Boris Johnson 'didn't believe' in Brexit and Michael Gove is a 'floam-flecked Faragist'. Will be a hit with those who wish the Tory party ill.
Stefanie Glinski, Foreign Policy
Ordinary Afghans felt excluded from the talks and feared an empowered Taliban.
Pomerantsev, G'dian
We need to develop a more collaborative political discourse, built on facts, not spin
Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor
Amid the lingering threat of US sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian missiles, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross paid a long visit to Turkey, leading many to believe bilateral trade will be set apart from the political rows between the two countries.
Heather Hurlburt, NY Mag
Trump is ready to move past his Taliban summit debacle, but it offered strategic lessons adversaries like Iran and North Korea won't soon forget.
Stephen Kollie, African Arguments
Under pressure over the economy and corruption, President Weah has launched a controversial anti-graft investigation.
James Dorsey, LobeLog
by James M. Dorsey Little suggests that fabulously wealthy Gulf states and their Middle Eastern and North African beneficiaries have recognized what is perhaps the most important lesson of this yea
Shapiro & Yefimova-Trilling, Rus. Matters
Last week, in a meeting with top advisors, Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented the population decline in the country's Far East, saying it falls in an alarming, red zone. While this sparsely populated region, which shares a border with far more densely populated Chinese provinces, may raise particularly acute demographic concerns for the Kremlin, the country's population decline more broadlyin both absolute and relative termsis once again vexing the Russian leadership. Читать дальше...
Martha Bayles, The Atlantic
Beijing moves to co-opt the American film industry as it seeks to penetrate the world's largest market.
Dan Perry, Times of Israel
If Tuesday's election leaves Netanyahu and the right in charge it will be because of Israeli Arabs and lazy leftists
Mike Evans, Jerusalem Post
And this is not the only occurrence. Yet with another great leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a man whom I have also known for almost 40 years, there is the same slanderous attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu & Benny Gantz, Ynet News
EXCLUSIVE: Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chair Benny Gantz each make their case to the Israeli electorate two days before Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday
Munir Akram, Dawn
China's agreement to massively finance Iran's development is an extension of its Belt and Road Initiative.
Yau Tsz Yan, The Diplomat
The Chinese military technology industry is becoming a serious leader in Central Asia.
Jay Solomon, Tablet Magazine
It was largely by chance that Israel scored one of its greatest ever intelligence coups in 2007. At the time, Mossad was running surveillance on the director general of the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, a pudgy, bespectacled bureaucrat named Ibrahim Othman. Othman was visiting Vienna that winter to attend meetings of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog,
