Dan Hough, South China Morning Post
Nektaria Stamouli, Politico EU
Government scheme offers cash to educated Greeks who moved abroad during the crisis.
Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate
J. Van Oudenaren, Diplomat
Russia has little rationale for sending warplanes close to Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea – aside from appeasing China.
Frederick Studemann, Financial Times
Karim El-Baz, Cairo Review
J. Carafano, National Interest
Willis Krumholz, RealClearWorld
The World Trade Organization no longer has a functioning Appellate Body. Two members retired in late 2019, and the United States has been blocking new appointments to it since 2017. The Appellate Body is the highest organ in the Organization’s Dispute Settlement System -- and it now has too few members to adjudicate disputes.
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Doug Bandow, National Interest
The Republic of Suriname might become South America’s newest energy power. In November American Apache and French Total discovered significant oil deposits offshore. The maritime geology was similar to that for neighboring Guyana, which has profited greatly from its energy sales. For such a small state the expected energy windfall could be substantial. However, the impact of such a development on America will be modest. And not necessarily positive—for Washington, at least. Читать дальше...
