Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times
In February 2010, in the Taliban sanctuary of Marja, we were fighting to let Afghanistan build a democracy. Or something like that.
Steven Feldstein, Carnegie
A growing number of states are deploying advanced AI surveillance tools to monitor, track, and surveil citizens. Carnegie??s new index explores how different countries are going about this.
Joshua Rovner, War on the Rocks
Editor's Note: Joshua Rovner's special series, The Brush Pass, is back. Rovner is rejoining us after spending a year at the National Security Agency and
Joshua Dyck & Edward Lascher, The Conversation
Citizens voting directly on policy seems like a good idea. But that led to the Brexit mess in the UK. In the US, two scholars say direct democracy deepens distrust of politics and government.
Cas Mudde, Guardian
Brussels has been suffering from a London syndrome since the initial shock of the EU referendum in 2016. Now it is high time to move on, says Guardian US columnist Cas Mudde
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery. Now the question is
Ram Yavne & Harry Hoshovsky, Jerusalem Post
For too long, Israeli governments have believed that maintaining clandestine ties among the political elites of its key regional partners would suffice for stability and security.
David Santoro, Foreign Policy
China's salami-slicing tactics can be counteredif Taipei stays smart.
Andrew Bacevich, NY Times
After last week's refinery attack, Trump should be careful about throwing America's weight behind an unreliable ally.
Alex Massie, Times of London
Life after politics has its consolations even for David Cameron, who dearly misses the rough and tumble of his years in office. Some pastimes that were sacrificed for optical (which is to say...
Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico EU
Nomination of former Italian premier as economy commissioner risks backfiring.
Jon Henley, Guardian
Luxembourg PM's exasperation is shared by EU officials and national leaders
Simon Henderson, The Hill
The Islamic regime defines itself in terms of being opposed to the United States, and does not want anything from America.
Brendan O'Neill, Spectator
The Lib Dems are now the most extremist party in the UK. They might not look like extremists, being made up of mostly nice, middle-class people from the leafier bits of the nation. But they have just
O. Al Sharif, Al-M.
Jordan will not stand idly by as Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to annex the Jordan Valley.
Andrew Langley, Bloomberg
Vladimir Putin takes great pride in his sky-high approval rating. But with Muscovites rising up and a new government instilling hope in Ukraine, he's being outshone by the president next door, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
D. Strauss & B. Greeley, FT
The manufacturing sector is in the doldrums around the world, the US-China trade conflict is unresolved and some major economies are on the verge of recession. A sustained increase in oil prices would be more bad news for global growth.
