Alex Ward, Vox
"Trump has managed to bungle this policy challenge in the worst of all ways," said one former Pentagon official.
D. Mehta, 538
But many Americans say they don't know enough to have an opinion.
James Jay Carafano, Heritage Foundation
Talk about dj vu! President Trump's response to Turkey's incursion in Syria brings to mind his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. On both occasions, his words wrought chaos and confusion. Then, as now, he would have done himself and the nation a favor if he had acted more deliberately from the start.If you'll recall, Trump's Helsinki press conference with Putin was hard to stomach. They joked around like fraternity brothers... Читать дальше...
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Washington Post
The recently announced pullout risks repeating Obama??s mistakes in the Middle East.
Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
If Johnson's Brexit deal is passed, an idea we cherish, of cooperation across borders, will suffer a devastating blow, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Paul Goodman, CH
The brilliant Jonathan Clark has argued on this sitethat the aftermath of the EU referendum pitched direct democracy against representative democracy. The people voted to leave. Parliament yearns to remain. We have all learned the hard way over the past three years that this conflict between the two leads to a festering stalemate. It has put our unwritten constitution to the test in radically new and potentially momentous ways.
William Boyd, New Statesman
I own a 1965 Baedeker guide to Berlin. Like all Baedekers it's superbly detailed, a model of pragmatic advice and scrupulous information. It's also a historical artefact as it was published just four years after the Berlin Wall went up. Here, in precise, neutral commentary, is all you need to know as a tourist in Berlin about the Wall and its baleful presence in the city. The four military zones are illustrated with neat diagrams as if depicting different rooms and... Читать дальше...
Brian Platt, National Post
Will it be the Liberals or Conservatives who emerge with the most seats? Will either the NDP or Bloc Qubcois have enough seats on their own to be kingmaker? Will the Greens have enough seats to be a factor? If Maxime Bernier, Jody Wilson-Raybould or Jane Philpott win their races, could they be the deciding vote? This could get a little messy.
A. Batabyal, The Conversation
China is betting that a massive set of investments around the world will bring it economic prosperity and international political power.
Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate
At a time of growing international skepticism toward China's Belt and Road Initiative, the Rajapaksa family's potential return to power is welcome news for Chinese President Xi Jinping. But it is bad news for practically everyone else.
Simon Jenkins, Guardian
The DUP is again proving the fly in the Brexit ointment, but it should not be allowed to decide who rules Britain, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Opinion Russia is letting Zelenskiy lay out red lines to convince voters he can compromise without capitulating.
Jed Babbin, Washington Times
The media usually describes conflicts such as the war in Syria as fluid, volatile, or uncertain. A more accurate description would be, foreseeable.
Rachel Bovard, USA Today
For years, unelected bureaucrats have been allowed largely unchecked power over the daily lives of Americans. This president is trying to change that.
R. Mason, G'dian
Without DUP support, PM needs ERG, ex-Tories and pro-deal Labour MPs to get it over the line
Iain Martin, Times of London
Several times now the most hardline Tory Brexiteers in the House of Commons have had Britain's departure from the European Union within their grasp and have brushed it away. Voting in the division...
Mark Krikorian, National Review
Mexicans love their country, as they should, and they're tired of foreigners using it as a doormat.
Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
The ruthless Syrian dictator is guilty of countless war crimesand regrettably represents his country's least bad remaining option.
