K. Lantos Swett & I. Manji, RCW
Imagine that millions of people of one faith, one heritage, and one community are being targeted by their government.
Читать дальше...
Julian Gruin with CSIS
Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
At the start of the year, when COVID-19 was barely on anyone's radar outside of China, the global economy was entering a fraught phase, facing a range of potentially devastating tail risks. And though the pandemic has since turned the world on its head, all of these threats remain – and some have become more salient.
Karthik Ramanna, The American Interest
Beijing tripped on its ambitions for Huawei for the same reason it has consistently failed in global influence games—it did not have the patience to pursue a long-term, soft-power approach.
Thierry Pairault, The Diplomat
In Ethiopia and Kenya, the attractive illusion of the “China model” has had grave financial consequences.
Arif Rafiq, Al Jazeera
India-China tensions are complicating a simmering political crisis in Kathmandu.
Michael Young, The National
But Hezbollah’s main agenda is to keep Lebanon in the Iranian orbit, whatever the price
Panashe Chigumadzi, African Arguments
Most worryingly for the corrupt and clueless government, even the security forces deployed to crush dissent are suffering.
Henry Hill, Cons. Home
Michael Gove has been in Scotland this week, fronting a new push by the Cabinet to raise the Government’s profile north of the border ahead of next year’s Holyrood vote – with a particular focus...
Paul Mason, NS
In a global information society, the erosion of democracy takes place everywhere, at the same time.
Dominic Green, Spectator
The US should accept victory in Germany just as it should accept defeat in Afghanistan.
Condoleeza Rice with George W. Bush Center
Condoleezza Rice served as U.S. secretary of state from 2005-2009 and as national security advisor for President George W. Bush from 2001-2005. On September 1, she will become director of the Hoover Institution, where she serves as the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy.
Emilie Sweigart, AQ
In Chile, Peru and elsewhere, governments are loosening regulations on pension withdrawals. What are the risks?
Frida Ghitis, WPR
Until recently, it was one of the brightest, most promising trends in Latin America, and one of the strongest arguments for optimism about its future. But tragically, the fight against corruption, which had made determined strides in its drive to uproot graft, influence peddling and venal misuse of resources, has not only stalled—it has shifted into reverse. The...
Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
Angela Merkel’s triumph in brokering an EU Covid-19 recovery package could mark the resurgence of a shared political dream.
Cameron Hilditch, National Review
The league’s complicity in the Chinese Communist Party’s atrocities is a national scandal.
