Evo Morales with Der Spiegel
Bolivia's long-time president, Evo Morales, has fled to exile in Mexico. DER SPIEGEL spoke to him about what led to his departure and the conditions under which he would consider returning.
Paul Imison, World Politics Review
MEXICO CITYSome welcomed the return of the left to the height of political power in Mexico nearly a year ago as a promising new chapter in the country's history. Yet 12 months into Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's presidency, drug violence and attacks on freedom of speech have spiraled and the economy has stagnated, adding to the sense that Mexico is floundering. While all these challenges existed before AMLOas he is better known in Mexicotook office, the bigger... Читать дальше...
Sacha Baron Cohen, TOI
If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads on his 'solution' to the 'Jewish problem'
Deborah Snow, SMH
With Britain floundering through Brexit, the US state department hamstrung by Trump and Australia marking time, Beijing ranks as the country with the largest diplomatic reach.
Michael Peck, National Interest
While Iran's rulers have no aspirations to be a superpower, they do seem to covet being a regional hegemon as the Persian Empire was. So far, Iran has waged war on the cheap by using proxies rather than massive troop commitments as the U.S. did in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. But as Hezbollah has discovered when its Iranian subsidies were slashed, even war on the cheap can be expensive.
Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council
Iran faces a time of reckoning, and the stakes couldn't be higher: potential war with the United States and the future of its revolutionary state.
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico EU
EU leaders have at times sounded more critical of Trump than Tehran.
Arturo Varvelli & Matteo Villa, ECFR
By prioritising short-term gains in irregular migration and energy security, Italy and the EU have helped create an unsustainable security and political situation in Libya.
Graham Hopwood, African Arguments
A 62-year-old dentist and Icelandic corruption scandal have injected some unpredictability into a usually predictable contest.
J. Eisenman & K. Kennedy, The Hill
China is doing everything possible to frustrate both UN sanctions and American diplomacy toward North Korea.
Benedict Rogers, Japan Times
The pro-democrats' landslide victory in district elections could prove a turning point for the city.
Stephen Roach, Project Syndicate
Trade truce or not, a protracted Cold War-like conflict between the United States and China has already begun. That should worry the US, which, unlike China, is devoid of a long-term strategic framework.
Hal Brands, Bloomberg View
Xi has a brash foreign policy and a security state because he knows the real threat is from within.
