Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Ready to Bury the Two-State Solution.
Julio Messer, Times of Israel
With the 'deal of the century,' the Palestinians just might negotiate a realistic end of the conflict, especially as they strengthen Israel’s position if they do not.
Colm Quinn, Foreign Policy
Benny Gantz told U.S. negotiators that a July 1 date to begin annexing parts of the West Bank is not “sacred.” Netanyahu has dismissed the comment.
Carl Bernstein, CNN
Kazuhito Yamashita, Japan Times
Robert Azevedo, director-general of the World Trade Organization, will leave the office in August, a year before the end of his term. Behind his sudden resignation is the disfunction of the WTO.
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William Pesek, Nikkei Asian Review
Reelected prime minister must navigate geopolitical tensions
James Brown, CapX
The announcement by Boris Johnson that pubs in England will be allowed to resume trading from July 4 was greeted with rousing cheers from some. But having a pint in the pandemic era will be slightly different. While two-metre social distancing rules are being relaxed to one metre to ensure economic viability for publicans, to maintain the safety of...
Marjorie Buchser, The World Today
In April 2020, more than a third of the planet’s population was under varying forms of restriction. In the initial phases of national lockdowns, socially distancing citizens had no choice other than to connect with friends and family virtually. Food and vital deliveries shifted to e-commerce. Demand for digital tools enabling remote working and e-learning surged.
Jeffrey Kucik, TNI
The July 1 implementation date “couldn’t come at a worse time.”
Zack Cooper, War on the Rocks
In May, the Trump administration issued a new report detailing its “Strategic Approach to The People’s Republic of China.” The strategy is the administration’s clearest policy statement to date on one of its top foreign policy priorities. Moreover, the strategy was released at a critical time, coming amidst Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in...
J. Gould, DN
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. would be able to buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 air defense system under legislation proposed in the Senate last week. The proposal is one powerful lawmaker’s attempt to alleviate the impasse between Washington and Ankara over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Janusz Bugajski, The Hill
The White House is engaged in a self-defeating strategy by failing to respond strongly to another Russian attack on the U.S. The evasive reaction to a reported Russian bounty for the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan indicates that President
Bonnie Kristian, RealClearWorld
U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has put Europe in a tight spot. The squeeze is made still tighter by his subsequent insistence that the deal’s five-year ban on conventional arms sales to Iran be extended...
