Erin Cook, The Diplomat
The lineup offers some early insights on how his second term may shape up.
Konstantin Gaaze, Moscow Times
Presidential aide and eminence grise Vladislav Surkov recently added to the ongoing debate about Putinism as an ideology and a political doctrine by praising its versatility. But in reality Putinism has hollowed out the state.
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Turkey opposes, if not detests, almost every American ally in the region, and befriends almost every U.S. enemy.
M. Stack, New Yorker
The onetime figurehead of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement has evolved from defiant teen-age protester to international lobbyist and emerging politician.
Ilhan Omar, Washington Post
In so much of our foreign policy, we rely on muscle memory and a limited toolbox to decide the best course of action. And, too often, sanctions regimes are ill considered, incoherent and counterproductive.
Karina Piser, Foreign Policy
The former National Front has a new name and a new strategy: to pave the way to power by winning city hall after city hall.
H. L. Smith, New Statesman
There was a brief swell of dissent as the war drums started beating in Turkey a fortnight ago. On Twitter, a hashtag #sava?ahay?r, no to war was shared mostly by members of the country's Kurdish minority, but also by intellectuals and writers horrified at the prospect of further bloodshed in a region that has recently experienced plenty. Many of those who spoke out no longer live in Turkey, where dissent has become dangerous.
David Frum, The Atlantic
Almost alone among the advanced democracies, the country has been bypassed by reactionary populism.
Elliott Zaagman, Lowy Interpreter
China has turned American hubris on its head overselling realism and nationalism while ignoring liberalism.
