Bret Stephens, New York Times
Israel's settlements are not the principal obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
BBC
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting Israeli prime minister to face criminal charges.
Stephen Glover, Daily Mail
STEPHEN GLOVER: Yesterday morning - as the nation was digesting that fractious leadership TV debate - we awoke to be told that the Conservatives had been guilty of a political crime.
Raja Shehadeh, Guardian
Palestinians are surrounded by settlers and abandoned by the west, but this latest setback will only boost support for their cause, says Palestinian writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic
Finding savings in the defense budget is possible, of course, but getting to 11 percent will require real cuts to capabilities.
Christopher Hill, The Hill
It appears there was no vetting attached to the roles of Sondland and Giuliani in Ukraine, alongside a special envoy.
Daniel Davis, Nat'l Interest
The key thing for Trump and his senior advisors to recognize is that peace with North Korea is possible and a reduction of the threat from Kim is attainable. Here is how to achieve it.
Kevin Rafferty, South China Morning Post
Shinzo Abe has failed to resolve old grievances or revitalise the economy ahead of the coming population crunch. His dream of a constitutional revision is also a long shot, yet he has served longer than any PM in Japan's history.
Linda Farthing, World Politics Review
LA PAZ, BoliviaSince the head of Bolivia's armed forces suggested to Evo Morales that he resign the presidency on Nov. 10, following contested elections in October that were marred by allegations of fraud, Bolivia has been in a tense limbo. Two days after the military's nudge, Morales arrived in Mexico, where authorities had granted him political asylum. In La Paz, the conservative vice president of the Senate, Jeanine Anez, declared herself his replacement.
Christiana Haynes, Atlantic Council
Waves of protests have hit Iraq this past October, calling for the resignation of the post-war government and sweeping changes. Last month alone, there have been reports of hundreds of protesters killed and thousands wounded by security forces in clashes across the country, from Tahrir Square in Baghdad to cities like Diwaniyah, Najaf, and Nasiriya
Katy Balls, Spectator
What is the main take away from ITV's leaders' debate? Listen to the news bulletins and it appears to be that the Conservatives have been accused of misleading the public. During the debate on
Stephen Bush, New Statesman
The Conservatives have a new political strategy: it's called lying. They edited a video of Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, to make it appear as if he had been stumped by a tricky line of questioning from Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid. But in reality he'd made an immediate reply. They've claimed that Jeremy Corbyn plans to extend the free movement of people not just to the workers of Europe but to the world, when the Labour leader's attachment even to... Читать дальше...
Simon Saradzhyan, Russia Matters
Thirty years ago this month the Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War. As former Eastern bloc countries sought to join the club of Western democracies at the peak of America's unipolar moment, it seemed to some only a matter of time before Russia joined as well, amid proclamations of the end of history. This post is meant to explore what Russia's accession to two of the Western world's institutional pillars, NATO and the European Union, would... Читать дальше...
Daniel Larison, The American Conservative
Feigning concern about a much smaller Chinese arsenal while letting the major treaty that limits Russia's arsenal lapse is unfathomably dumb.
Caroline Glick, New York Sun
Today will long be remembered as a turning point in Middle East history. Secretary of State Pompeo's statement that Israeli settlements are not illegal per se is the most significant shift in America's Middle East policy in the past generatio
New York Post
Iran is suddenly seeing its largest protests in years, in over 100 cities and the government's cracking down hard. Amnesty International reports more than 100 deaths, while exile groups put the f
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
The Chinese People's Liberation Army has begun minor operations to try to quell the unrest in Hong Kong. This is a step that the Chinese hoped to avoid.
