Stephen Brown, Politico EU
Whether it’s due to strategic distancing or domestic distractions, UK is notably absent from global conversation.
Jana Puglierin, ECFR
When Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (AKK) announced her resignation as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on 10 February, the Berlin rumour mill began to buzz with one big question: would this mean the end of the party’s unpopular “grand coalition”?
Vladimir Socor, Jamestown
On February 11, in Chisinau, President Igor Dodon assembled Moldova’s ambassadors accredited abroad and delivered policy guidelines to them in two speeches: one to the plenary conference and another to Moldova’s ambassadors accredited to European institutions, European Union member states and other Western countries. These presidential guidelines strongly emphasize Moldova’s relations with the EU in the general context of the country’s “balanced foreign policy.”... Читать дальше...
D. McElroy, The National
Despite the challenges, holding the line against Libya succumbing to the control of ideologues remains an important strategic goal for everyone
Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor
In a scenario that invokes its Afrin operation in 2018, Ankara speaks of reining in radical groups and asserting field control in Idlib, hoping that Moscow will give it a nod to avoid war.
Marianna Belenkaya, Moscow Times
Opinion | The collapse of the "Astana format" would jeopardize the conflict settlement system in Syria that Russia has spent so much time constructing.
Der Spiegel
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is looking for a leader. But its current crisis shows that there is far more at stake: The Christian Democratic Union is fighting for its future direction, and perhaps for its very existence. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
Kelly Magsamen, SCMP
Jacob Heilbrunn, TNI
Trump has tip-toed up to the brink of war with Iran but refrained from an all-out confrontation. It will be Trump, and Trump alone, who is the Decider.
Yomi Kazeem, Quartz
The Ebola outbreak across West Africa between 2013 and 2014 was devasting taking more than 11,000 lives in three countries. And yet, it could have been so much worse but for the heroic actions of Nigerian doctor, Ameyo Stella Adadevoh.
John Lee, The Diplomat
The EU and U.K. are willing to accept some managed risk in return for expected gains brought by interdependence with China.
Yuen Yuen Ang, Project Syndicate
Because President Xi Jinping has concentrated more power in his own hands than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, many within China and around the world have concluded that he is politically unassailable. But the coronavirus epidemic has come at the worst possible time, laying bare the fundamental weaknesses of Xi's rule.
