Stephen Blank, The Hill
After the Cold War, this author and other experts argued that security in the Caucasus was indivisible from European security. Subsequent events have validated this contention: Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008 was a prelude to its 2014 invasion of Ukraine.
George Friedman, GPF
In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when I visited Europe during the late Nixon years, all of the talk was about the decline of the United States. This was partly due to the Vietnam War, but it was also due to political crises such as Watergate. From the European perspective, defeat in a seven-year war, coupled with deep divisions in American politics, could only mean America’s decline. Читать дальше...
Satohiro Akimoto, Nikkei
WASHINGTON – It’s been a month and a half since Shinzo Abe’s abrupt resignation, and Washington’s attention quickly shifted to successor Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga — virtually an unknown politician among the international community despite the fact that he had played a powerful role throughout the Abe administration as chief Cabinet secretary. Gradually, Washington is beginning to see the outlines of Suga’s policies from the viewpoint of U.S.-Japan relations.
Economist
Emmanuel Macron warned against mounting Islamism and the threat to freedom of expression. After a shocking attack this now sounds prescient
Matteo Fumagalli, East Asia Forum
Kyrgyzstan's recent electoral debacle poses further challenges to a country mired in public health and economic crises
Abdi Latif Dahir, NYT
President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. plans to lift Sudan's 27-year designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, enabling Sudan to access international financial networks.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen with Bush Center
I consider disinformation a new kind of warfare. It comes from many sources. The first player in this field was Russia, but we have seen other autocratic governments picking up the playbook.
Cameron Hudson, Atlantic Council
After twenty-seven years on the US State Sponsor of Terrorism list, President Trump today announced, via Twitter, that Sudan’s terror designation was at long last being removed. While many details of the deal struck between the Trump Administration and the transitional authorities in Sudan have yet to emerge, the announcement by itself should be welcomed as a major achievement for both Washington and Khartoum. The troubled relationship has officially been... Читать дальше...
Julia Ioffe, GQ
He was a senior CIA official tasked with getting tough on Russia. Then, one night in Moscow, Marc Polymeropoulos's life changed forever. He says he was hit with a mysterious weapon, joining dozens of American diplomats and spies who believe they’ve been targeted with this secret device all over the world—and even at home, on U.S. soil. Now, as a CIA investigation points the blame at Russia, the victims are left wondering why so little is being done by the Trump administration.
David Herszenhorn, Politico EU
Commission president left summit after colleague tested positive for COVID-19 but didn’t disclose she’d gone to Germany.
Nurlan Aliyev, War on the Rocks
As with many contemporary issues of its foreign and security policy, history influences Moscow’s attitudes towards Afghanistan. Since the 19th century, Afghanistan has been an object of competition between Russia and other global powers. A particularly interesting example is the mission of Maj. Gen. N.G. Stoletov of Russia’s general staff to Kabul in 1878, during the era of the “
Peter Suciu, National Interest
As tensions with China have increased there are now increased calls for a third Indian Navy aircraft carrier.
Ben Judah & Georgina Wright, World Politics Review
Over the past four years, as the United Kingdom has wrestled with the consequences of its narrow vote to leave the European Union, there has been little to no broader foreign policy debate in the country. Instead, Britons seem to have become caught between three temperaments. There are the catastrophists, who argue the U.K. has become completely irrelevant on the international stage as a result of Brexit; the nostalgics, who see a powerful... Читать дальше...
Michael Sturmer, Worldcrunch
BERLIN — History's grand plan, if it has one, doesn't usually allow for repetition. The kaleidoscope of the past brings up endless new iterations of victory and defeat, triumph and agony, and allows us only a glimpse into the uncertainty of the future and the ambiguity of the past.
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