Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
George Orwell is relevant again, in a new way, and his most famous book remains as suffocating as ever.
Economist
Don't expect the Labour Party to move back to the centre quickly
George Eaton, New Statesman
As they awaited the exit poll at 10pm on election night, neither Boris Johnson, nor Jeremy Corbyn, foresaw the scale of the Conservatives' triumph. Until the last moment, Corbyn and his team continued to hold out hope of a hung parliament. Johnson, meanwhile, reportedly expected a majority close to 10 seats. He ultimately secured one of 80, the Conservatives' largest victory since 1987, as Labour endured its worst defeat since 1935. And yet as surprising as this result may appear... Читать дальше...
Stephen Pollard with Foreign Policy
How allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party became a central issue in Britain's election campaign.
Reason
What does President Donald Trump's latest tariff lunacies vis-à-vis Brazil and Argentina tell us about the current and previous administrations, as well as the broader currents in global opinion about trade, immigration, and multilateral institutions? Reason Roundtable editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch weigh in.
A. Hazarika, ES
I knew things were going to be bad, but nothing could have prepared me for the scale of the Tory victory and the scale of Labour's defeat . The result was a bloodbath. The worst result since 1935.
New Yorker
Dexter Filkins talks to the embattled Indian journalist about their time reporting together in Kashmir and the Indian ruling party's violent suppression of Muslims.
David Davis, Conservative Home
Roberto Saviano, New York Review of Books
A frequent part of mafia rituals is the kiss. After a Youth of Honor has been baptized, he makes the rounds of the other associates, kissing each twice on the cheeks, except for the capo società (the highest-ranking associate), whom he kisses three times. Kissing the cheeks of the other associates symbolizes the relationship among equals that from that point forward the Youth of Honor will have with the other members of the clan. The kiss, then, becomes... Читать дальше...
G. Cafiero, Responsible Statecraft
Following years of failed strategies in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is attempting to gradually wind down its operations in the country through diplomatic channels. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) also decided to largely withdraw its military forces from the conflict despite remaining ambitious in Yemen. There has also been much buzz about Sudan's role in the war ending too.
Eric Gomez, RealClearWorld
Shaun Walker, Guardian
By 1989, when the dictator was killed, up to 20,000 had died in RomaniaâÂ?Â?s childrenâÂ?Â?s homes. Now criminal cases may finally be brought
James Forsyth, Spectator
Elections should be carnivals of democracy, yet the campaign we have just been through has felt more like amateur dramatics at times – the standard of debate has not risen to the importance of the…
The Scotsman
The Conservatives and SNP seem set for a fight over Scottish independence that would be in no one's interest – including their own.
Garvan Walshe, Foreign Policy
The endless Brexit saga has brought uncertainty, instability, and confusion to Brussels. Now European leaders can get on with business.
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker
David Runciman, a professor of politics at Cambridge University, analyzes the election results and discusses its lessons for center-left parties around the world.
T. Raines with J. Naselli, Ch. House
Thomas Raines tells Jason Naselli about the impact the large Conservative majority will have on the next phase of Brexit negotiations and Scotland's place in the United Kingdom.
Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail
A wave of people in the old Labour heartlands of the North have taken a huge psychological and emotional step by voting Tory for the first time in their lives. They have not done it lightly.
P. Dos Santos, AE
Most people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in urban areas. And many of those cities are downright massive, with sustainability challenges that desperately need solutions.
Gavin Esler, The National
Jeremy Corbyn's dismal failure shows Labour needs not just a new leader but new ideas
Liza Premiyak, Calvert Journal
Mikhail Lebedev photographs Kola's workforce and forbidding northern terrain
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington Post
For nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, documents show, and they knew it.
TNSR
Being able to "think in space" is a crucial tool for decision-makers, but one that is often deemphasized. In order to improve its ability to think in space, the national security community ought to objectively assess how effectively it is employing geographic information and seek every opportunity to sharpen its skills in this area.
Umair Irfan, Vox
The European Union plans to eliminate its contributions to climate change by 2050. But its plan is light on how to do so.
