R. Bassist, Al-M.
Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and six others sign the charter of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, which brings cooperation with other partners into a second, concrete phase.
Emily Schrader, Jerusalem Post
The US is precisely right to take extreme action against Iran.
J. Michael Cole, National Interest
Without a doubt, we have entered the most dangerous phase in cross-Strait relations since 2003-2004, if not the Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis of 1995-1996.
William Burns & Linda Thomas-Greenfield, For. Aff.
How to Save the State Department
Yoshihide Soeya, EA For.
Australia, Japan, South Korea and India could create a framework for regional security cooperation that excludes the United States and China.
Lee Drutman, Foreign Policy
U.S. political parties have reshuffled every few decades, and 2020 may be the year they do it again.
F. Kempe, Atl. Council
Urban Lehner, Asia Times
America's strategic ambiguity on Taiwan may no longer keep the peace amid rising speculation of a Chinese invasion.
Hannah Roberts et al, Politico EU
Coalition partners can both take heart after regional ballots and vote on reducing the size of parliament.
Michael Stott, Financial Times
The presidents of Brazil and Mexico have benefited from emphasising the economy ahead of health.
Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate
For Xi Jinping, the COVID-19 pandemic – which has preoccupied the world’s governments for months – seemed like an ideal opportunity to make quick progress on his expansionist agenda. But by provoking India, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
Economist
China now has the world’s largest fleet, alarming its Pacific rival
