Saurabh Sinha, New African
While absolute poverty has been reducing rapidly globally, it remains stubbornly high in Africa, facts and figures from research by the UN ECA reveal.
Dmitry Gorenburg, Russian Military Reform
One more in the series of policy briefs on Russian strategic culture and leadership decision-making, written for a collaborative project organized by the Marshall Center with support from the Russi
Alan Boyd, Asia Times
Leaders' meeting in Washington raised new questions about the longtime allies' security alliance including over how to handle Iran
Roger Cohen, New York Times
Trump joins Modi as the Indian prime minister defends the takeover of Kashmir and casts scorn on Pakistan.
Bojan Stojkovski, For. Policy
Historical feuds still threaten to stop Eastern European countries from joining the EU.
Bloomberg
Shopkeepers in Shenzhen. Pork sellers in Nanning. Factory workers in Dongguan. All across China's southern industrial belt, the working class is under pressure -- and so is President Xi Jinping.
Noah Rothman, Commentary
Those who think that the U.S. is in less danger if it allows Saudi Arabia to execute retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets are dead wrong.
Will Hickey, Yale Global
Saudi Arabia's money and diplomacy fail to eliminate worries over climate change, human rights or security for profitable Saudi Aramco.
Kevin Williamson, National Review
It's our choice.
Laurie Garrett, Foreign Policy
But nobody is interested in doing anything about it.
Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
It wouldn't seem hard for anyone remotely interested in the fate of the planet to draw at least one clear lesson from last Saturday's Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia: There is no way that the regime that casually took 50% of Saudi oil production offline can ever be allowed to get anywhere near possessing a
J. Rose & B. Pickard, Globe and Mail
Justin Trudeau apologizes but this time, it's personal. Whether the Liberals can recover will depend on if voters believe him
Michael McGough, LAT
Trump trashes norms and future presidents will suffer for it
A. Nadibaidze, Open Europe
Open Europe's Anna Nadibaidze argues that both the UK and EU need to pursue foreign policy talks in any Brexit scenario.
Chris Selley, National Post
The Liberals' tax cuts-and-cheaper-cellphones re-election pitch is a far cry from the cheesy poetry of 2015.
Andrs Caizlez, Global Americans
Bolton is out, but Nicolas Maduro's dictatorship is not. The United States must rethink its strategy urgently. This is not your garden variety authoritarian government that responds to the usual incentives.
CSIS
In conjunction with China's emergence as an economic superpower, Chinese companies have climbed the ranks to become key actors in the global economy.
Diane Francis, The American Interest
Washington has put Moscow and Beijing on notice: The Arctic doesn't belong to you.
Ananth Krishnan, SCMP
India's continued opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative could complicate President Xi Jinping's visit next month.
Ulises Granados, Worldcrunch
China is setting up a naval base in Djibouti. Could it do the same in Latin America? Depends on the scope and scale of its growing economic interests in the region.
Daniel Wagner, National Interest
It's a soft-power arms race.
Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate
In 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that the Communist Party would deliver great successes in advance of two upcoming centennials, in 2021 and 2049. But no amount of nationalist posturing can change the fact that the fall of the CPC appears closer than at any time since the end of the Mao era.
