J. Olsson, Dipl.
A diplomatic scandal ended with Sweden’s ambassador to China being acquitted – in large part because prosecutors had to rely on a centuries-old law to press charges.
Arun Prakash, Indian Express
The time for ambivalence is over and while India will have to fight its own territorial battles with determination, this is the moment to seek external balancing. It is also time to seek an enlargement of this grouping into a partnership of the like-minded.
Shmuley Boteach, Jerusalem Post
With his latest screed – “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” – Peter Beinart joins Israel’s most committed enemies.
Hussein Ibish, The National
Even as prospects for a Palestinian state dwindle, Americans are splitting along left-right and young-old axes
David Harsanyi, National Review
Despite some occasional looting, chaos, property damage, trespassing, rioting, graffiti, assaults, arson, and general mayhem, the media consistently assures us that Antifa “protesters” are “largely peaceful.” And since the majority of buildings in Portland, Seattle, and Denver haven’t been looted yet, who am I to argue?
Daniel Drezner, Washington Post
Some theories of Trump’s nationalization of the Lafayette Square debacle
Hannah Roberts, Politico EU
A winner in Brussels, Italy’s premier faces accusations of ‘surrender’ from opposition at home.
Z. Cooper & B. Glaser, WOTR
U.S. policy in the South China Sea hasn’t dented Chinese coercion against its neighbors, so the Trump administration is upping the ante. Last Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried China’s “campaign of bullying” in the South China Sea and pledged that the United States would “not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire.” The next day, Assistant Secretary of State David...
Michael Eisenstadt, Washington Institute
Discussions about lifting the ban tend to focus on major weapons systems Tehran might acquire abroad, yet the most important long-term impact may be on its ability to upgrade existing capabilities and strengthen domestic arms production.
Z. Cooper & C. Edel, FP
The Australian government has announced a major shift to its regional policy. Will the United States notice in time?
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic
Britain seems to be rejoining the fray, thinking strategically again.
Robert Zaretsky with Vox
