Martin Kramer, Mosaic
Ben-Gurion now had to persuade the assembly to disregard the briefings of his top experts. Seizing the initiative, he delivered a spirited, morale-lifting speech. His conclusion: “Given our moral values and on the condition that our manpower is wisely used and equipment is increased, then we have every prospect of success.” This, miraculously, turned the tide—although Ben-Gurion’s motion to reject the proffered ceasefire and declare statehood immediately passed by only a narrow vote. Читать дальше...
Kevin Brown, National Interest
Many fear that President Trump will remove the United States from NATO. However, at this stage, it's a vastly better bet that Ankara will exit the 70-year-old alliance. Here's why.
Phillip Orchard, Geopolitical Futures
The U.S. campaign to isolate Huawei isn’t quite going according to plan. Last week, the U.K. and the EU both defied U.S. pressure by sparing the Chinese telecom giant and its state-owned counterpart, ZTE, from a blanket ban on “high-risk suppliers” of 5G gear. A week earlier, the Pentagon reportedly blocked a plan by the Commerce Department to expand a ban on sales of critical components to Chinese high-tech sectors, citing the potential costs to the United States’ own tech sector. Читать дальше...
Ruth Maclean & Abdi Latif Dahir, NYT
A year after the Trump administration announced that a major pillar of its new strategy for Africa was to counter the growing influence of China and Russia by expanding economic ties to the continent, it slammed the door shut on Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy.
John O'Sullivan, NRO
John O’Sullivan, who was there, reviews the long history leading up to Brexit.
Franklin Foer with Foreign Policy
Steven Mosher, New York Post
Catholic churches torn down or denuded of their crosses and statues. Images of the Madonna and Child replaced with pictures of “People’s Leader” Xi Jinping. Signs posted outside evangelical churches forbidding anyone under the age of 18 from entering. The Ten Commandments
Frida Ghitis, World Politics Review
When towering political figures are suddenly ousted from power, what role will they play in their country’s future? That question is at the heart of what is unfolding in Bolivia some 10 weeks after former President Evo Morales resigned at the “suggestion” of the military amid mass public protests over a disputed presidential election.
Steven Pifer, National Interest
Daniel Larison, American Conservative
The regime change policy has failed, and it was always likely to fail. The U.S. ought to give up on the goal of regime change and end the economic war that is adding to the misery of the Venezuelan people. The longer that the U.S. waits to do this, the more pointless harm this policy will cause.
Aymen Mohammed & Malavika Prasad, The Hindu
As of January 28, the Chief Ministers of at least 11 States have expressed their unwillingness to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Two of these States, West Bengal and Kerala, have stayed all work on the National Population Register (NPR), which is the foundational register from which the NRC will be built. Furthermore, the Punjab Legislative Assembly passed a resolution seeking amendments to the NPR form to ensure that it... Читать дальше...
D. McElroy, National
Boris Johnson's government can align itself with either the US or the EU – or even go it alone – based on policy.
Artyom Lukin, Stratfor
Andrew Sullivan, New York Magazine
I do not recommend reading the new books by Ezra Klein and Christopher Caldwell one after the other. Klein’s
James Forsyth, Spectator
The EU view is that any tariff free, quota free trade deal must include ‘robust commitments to ensure a level playing field’
Ray Wojcik, Center for European Policy Analysis
After a long hiatus, the heads of state of Poland and France will finally meet February 3-4 during French President Emmanuel Macron’s first visit to Warsaw. The two countries’ last high-level summit occurred in 2015,...
