Maria V. Murillo, AQ
Expect even more outsiders in years ahead.
Diego von Vacano, New York Times
The Oct. 18 election may be the country’s best hope to stop its slide into authoritarianism.
Seth Frantzman, J-Post
Iran and Turkey ostensibly back different sides in Syria, but in recent years they have grown closer due to joint opposition to the US and also Israel. Iran and Turkey both back Hamas, for instance.
Karen Young, Bloomberg
In 20 years, Beijing’s ardor for hydrocarbons will have cooled, just as exporting nations hit a fiscal wall.
Pieter Cleppe, Spectator
William Burns, Carnegie
As the global order crumbles, the United States must reinvent its role in the world.
Derek Chollet, War on the Rocks
Four months ago, as America’s monument to Dwight D. Eisenhower readied to open officially just off the national mall in Washington, the celebration was shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country grappled with its greatest crisis since the era that made Ike a hero, the symbol of the kind...
Mark Landler, NYTimes
The government’s top lawyer has quit, and even a government minister admits the prime minister’s effort to rewrite the treaty violates international law.
Ian Buruma, Project Syndicate
Of all the older democracies, it is in Britain and the United States that right-wing populists have taken over conservative parties and rule their respective countries. This is not an accident, but rather an outcome that has been 75 years in the making.
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Since we are about to see a new and presumably final round of negotiations on the divorce, with the EU now calling for a rapid resolution, even as the Irish question is now the blocker, the real issue is how this matter has dragged on so long. To anyone who has been divorced or seen one, it makes sense: Divorces are almost always filled with rage, recrimination, desires to inflict pain and sometimes the desire that the old affection be resurrected. The children are made pawns. Читать дальше...
The National
Limiting the proliferation of uranium is fundamental to minimise the threat of global nuclear war.
C. Reiermann, Der Spiegel
Berlin has earmarked more than 1 trillion euros in cash and loans to help the country escape the worst economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the measures have worked - for now. On the long term, though, some strategies could hinder an upswing.
D. Uren, ASPI
China’s export machine has shifted up a gear, with global sales close to a record levels in July and August as its manufacturers respond to the demand generated by Covid-19 stimulus programs in Europe and the United States.
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A. Loek, L.Echos
Frank Laborde says he needs water right now. "If we don't have it, we risk reliving the drought of 2003," he says, referring to the violent, record-breaking heatwave that gripped France in the summer of that year, causing 14,802 deaths. "My farm has been feeling the economic effects of the drought for about 10 years."
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Cafiero & Fuchs, Amer. Cons.
Though formal normalization seems unlikely for now, Tel Aviv and Doha maintain important, though unofficial, ties
Tom Fawthrop, The Diplomat
The shrinking Tonle Sap, the river’s “beating heart,” is the latest wake-up call of the damage wrought by dams.
James Laurenceson, Lowy Interpreter
Stopping trade means China loses too, and Beijing must know the world is watching.
M. Carpenter & V. Kobets, For. Affairs
And Why Western Leaders Must Act
