Omid Shokri Kalehsar, Jamestown
John Culver, Lowy Interpreter
Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace
or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
Toby Manhire, NZ Herald
Our debate was several universes away from Trump and Biden.
Nam Jeong-ho, JoongAng Daily
Murder can never be pardoned without a reasonable cause such as war or self defense. Whatever the reason, North Korea must pay for killing a South Korean civilian. An apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is rare. To hear how “deeply sorry” he is to the South Korean people for disappointing them from a leader who claims to be “perfect” was surprising.
Samantha Hoffman et al, ChinaFile
Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration announced September 18 that it was banning both TikTok and WeChat from mobile app stores starting Sunday, with further usage bans to come. While that date came and went without any impact on the apps’ accessibility in the U.S. (TikTok was, at least momentarily,
Kelsang D Aukatsang, Indian Express
Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor
The Egyptian government is currently developing the Golden Triangle area, which was recently designated as the richest in iron, copper, gold and phosphate minerals.
D Silliman, Nat’l
Iran's proxies routinely endanger the lives of foreign diplomats, but the greatest cost is to ordinary Iraqis
Leslie Rogne Schumacher, FPRI
In July 2013, the Sunday Telegraph issued a report on the escalating refugee crisis in Malta. In the previous decade, Malta had seen thousands of Africans make their way to the tiny island nation, which lies just over a hundred miles from the Tunisian coast. The newspaper wanted to get some reactions from Maltese citizens on the way they were coping with this influx of desperate, often sick and traumatized, and almost uniformly poor North and Sub-Saharan Africans. Читать дальше...
Daniel Davis, RealClearWorld
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, this year’s General Assembly focused on dealing mainly with Covid-19. Though the pandemic is a serious situation demanding a...
Aryaman Bhatnagar, World Politics Review
The historically close relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hit a snag recently over differences in how to address India’s decision last year to revoke the special autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim-majority state that is also claimed by Pakistan. Pakistani officials had repeatedly urged Saudi Arabia to convene a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, or OIC, to discuss Kashmir, to no avail. Finally, in early August, Pakistan’s foreign minister... Читать дальше...
Daniel Shapiro, RM
In the age of attention deficit disorder politics, this week’s flare-up of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan has ensured that great powers have turned their attention to the South Caucasus. Once hostilities subside, however, this attention will inevitably turn to newer, shinier objects. Not all great power leaders will do...
Kevin McCarthy & Michael McCaul, National Review
s the Chinese Communist Party commemorates its 71st anniversary of seizing power, Americans increasingly recognize a simple fact: The fundamental character of the Communist regime has never changed and will never change.
Mark Leonard, Project Syndicate
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a gap between European aspirations and actions. If European leaders are serious about defending rules-based multilateralism and securing the European Union's interests in the twenty-first century, they will need to start coming to terms with today's geopolitical realities.
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Fin. Times
French president’s ‘trust-building’ with Russian leader has failed
Alexei Navalny with Der Spiegel
For the first time after his poisoning, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny discusses his near-death experience, Putin's alleged responsibility and Merkel's visit with him in the hospital.
