Heather Conley et al, CSIS
G. Koblentz & A. Stricker, The Hill
Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activistwho was poisoned with a rare nerve agent while traveling in Russia, has recovered sufficiently to do what he does best: demand accountability from Russian government officials who abuse their power to violate human rights and the rule of...
Adam Tooze, Foreign Policy
In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change.
Rupert Darwall, RealClearEnergy
Is climate change an existential threat, one that overrides all other challenges? Or does an expansionist China pose a grave and growing danger to the strategic interests of the U.S.? Two questions with only one “Yes.” President Trump makes no secret of his views on China. He was one of the first public figures to realize China as an economic threat. He denounces the decision to admit China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), seeing it as a disaster for America, and especially for American workers. Читать дальше...
Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
On the eve of the second lockdown, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming everyone but himself for Israel's failure to cope with the pandemic.
Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-naftali-bennett-benny-gantz-war.html#ixzz6Z6oSs1DA
Hannah Beech, New York Times
Stephen Roach, Project Syndicate
In the second quarter of this year, the US experienced the sharpest plunge in domestic saving on record, dating back to 1947. Because that will continue, and the current-account balance is following suit, the dollar's real effective exchange rate can head in only one direction.
George Beebe, TNI
Mueller’s bottom line that investigators “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities” was widely accepted. Or was it?
Gillian Tett, Financial Times
Fears of a credit crunch have already hit business confidence and worried banks
Robert Kaplan, National Interest
The imminent establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, is part of an on-going process of security cooperation going back many years. While that robs the event of some drama, it also increases its significance. It means that the process of ending the era of Arab-Israeli confrontation will continue, culminating perhaps in a political upheaval in Iran. That is the road that the Middle East may now be on. Читать дальше...
