Emese Schwarcz, Japan Times
The recent Japan-EU agreement cements an all-around partnership.
The Economist
They spent much of the past 20 years trying to get them out of politics
Tim Gosling, FP
City-level opposition could be the key to defeating populism in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and beyond.
NYTimes
The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing.
Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs
Can India's prime minister succeed even as the economy plummets?
Ronald Tiersky, RealClearWorld
Some believe that Baghdadi's elimination is little more than a symbolic victory. Revolutionary insurgencies and terrorist organizations usually have a succession arranged in case the top leader is killed. A new ISIS leader will be named soon, and the overall danger is undiminished. ISIS will go on in various countries as a guerrilla warfighting organization and a terrorist network. It may be less centrally organized than before, but just as lethal.
Amel Boubekeur, ECFR
Algeria's Hirak movement is rejecting the continuation of old ways in new forms. How will the army respond?
