Andrew Foxall, Spectator
It’s rare for a Government minister to make an announcement that is universally welcomed in the House of Commons. But that’s exactly what happened on Monday, when the foreign secretary Dominic Raab introduced long-awaited sanctions against human-rights abusers. Raab’s announcement appeared on the Commons’ Order Paper under the rather mundane title ‘Introduction of the Global Human Rights sanctions regime’, but what he said will have far-reaching consequences.
C.R. Gharekhan, The Hindu
As examples show, national interest is that which is based on the perception of the government of the day.
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
The rule of law is threatened by Communist party authority
Hussein Kalout, Foreign Policy
Ideological fixations have been a diplomatic and a public health disaster.
Eugene Chausovsky, CGP
A small demonstration in Kiev that expanded into a nationwide movement in 2014 offers parallels to current protests in the United States.
Shannon Gormley, Macleans
Putin has perhaps never been more insecure than he is at this moment. Naturally, he has just made a grab for lifelong power.
Pavel Baev, Jamestown
For months, and particularly during the end of June and start of July, Russian politics was centered on ensuring the desired result in the vote on the set of amendments to the constitution. By resorting to crude manipulations and fraud, President Vladimir Putin secured his “triumph” and can now claim yet another (his fifth) presidential term in the elections scheduled for 2024 (see EDM, July 2). His rule, however, much like the blatantly falsified...
Sara Kutchesfahani, The Bulletin
For the first time since January, representatives from the United States and Russia recently met in Vienna for the latest round of strategic security dialogues, which included a discussion on the last remaining agreement on nuclear weapons: the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). In short, the treaty limits the number of...
Robert Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs
Charting a Path Between Protectionism and Globalism
Jonathan Cook, The National
Netanyahu missed his July 1 annexation deadline, but Israel still has designs on the West Bank
Otaviano Canuto, Americas Quarterly
Latin America’s largest economy entered the pandemic before it could heal from its worst recession in decades.
Ronnie Olesker, RealClearWorld
Five days after the killing of George Floyd, Israeli police fatally shot Eyal al-Hallaq, a 32-year old, unarmed Palestinian man, in Jerusalem. The handful of outraged op-eds and
Yaacov Ayish, RealClearWorld
While there has been much debate over Jerusalem’s expected decision to apply Israeli law to the Jordan Valley, the move’s underlying security imperative is not often recognized. As a retired Israeli major general, I believe that Israeli sovereignty over the valley is critical to Israel’s ability to defend itself by itself. The benefits outweigh the potential costs, and the move would not preclude a future agreement with the Palestinians.
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Paola Subacchi, Nikkei
Gordon Chang, National Interest
Beijing’s communists demand obedience. They are able to control Tibetans inside their borders today. Tomorrow, with a selection of the next Dalai Lama, they will go after the Tibetans in Dharamshala and elsewhere.
Malcolm Cook, WP Review
Rodrigo Duterte’s election as president of the Philippines in May 2016 defied the country’s political history. He was the first candidate from the troubled southern island of Mindanao to ascend to the presidency, and the first to be elected while serving as a local politician. This foul-mouthed,
