Staś Butler, The Diplomat
The Hong Kong protests are mobilizing Taiwan’s youth ahead of a pivotal election.
Conrad Black, New York Sun
The Democratic charge that the Trump administration has no strategy for the Middle East is obviously false. It has elaborated a strategy that includes Russia and Turkey.
Fang-Yu Chen et al, EAF
The repercussions of protest and unrest can stretch across borders. Events during 2019 have reshaped Taiwanese perceptions towards China and the so-called ‘one-country, two systems’ in Hong Kong.
Minxin Pei, PS
Daniel Moss, Bloomberg View
Leaders have cover to do what they should be doing anyway: ramp up fiscal spending.
John Kerry, New York Times
Tom Cotton, New York Times
David Frum, The Atlantic
The president withdrew from a flawed deal with Iran, but had no realistic alternative. With that choice comes responsibility for what ensued.
Philip Kowalski, Ozy
Emily Stranger, RealClearWorld
There’s a reason Star Wars always is one of the highest-grossing movie franchises of all time, and it’s not only for the love of light sabers. Everybody loves a good resistance story that pits the forces of good against the forces of evil, especially with a plot like Star Wars: a resistance movement of likeminded heroes consistently battling against an evil empire and its imperial plans for universal domination and oppression.
