Rachel Esplin Odell, RealClearWorld
After initially accusing President Trump of being insufficiently tough on China for its handling of the pandemic, the Biden-Harris campaign recently changed tack, signaling it would pursue more constructive relations with China in the spheres of public health and trade relations. The party...
Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor
Turkey's thriving collaboration with Ukraine in key defense industry projects seems to be edging toward a strategic partnership that could challenge Russia's standing in the Black Sea region.
Françoise Nicolas, East Asia Forum
On 21 July 2020, French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire participated remotely in the High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua. The two parties agreed to ‘encourage the businesses of each country to participate in the creation of 5G networks in line with market and security principles’.
International Crisis Group
As U.S. elections approach, extremist activity, the potential for contestation and President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to transferring power peacefully raise concerns about possible violence. State and local officials should ensure that voting proceeds fairly, while foreign leaders should urge respect for democratic...
G.P. Shultz, W. Perry & S. Nunn, Washington Post
Albert Einstein is said to have thought that God does not play dice with the universe. Two nations, Russia and the United States, now possess about 90 percent of the world’s inventory of nuclear warheads and have the godlike power to destroy most of humanity and all it has built. Yet we are not gods, but flawed human beings. In a very real sense, the presidents of Russia and the United States are stewards for all humanity: They have a duty... Читать дальше...
Rich Lowry, Politico
The left’s focus on Russia has taken on the trappings of a conspiracy theory with a comforting, monocausal explanation for everything: Russia did it.
Ian Swanson, Scotsman
In the wake of the 2014 referendum, Nicola Sturgeon is said to have set consistent 60 per cent support for independence as the test for when it would be right to have a fresh vote.
Brendan O'Boyle, Amer. Quarterly
Experts on Bolivian politics weigh in on the results, which surprised many.
Terry Glavin, National Post
Bolivia’s exceedingly grimy year-old interim government has conceded that it is ready to give way to Evo Morales' old party
Brenda Shaffer, FDD
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will host the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia for apparently separate meetings in Washington this Friday to discuss the ongoing fighting between their two countries. The meetings provide an opportunity for Washington to assess the conflict’s potential destabilization of Iran, which has recently faced significant protests by its Azerbaijani minority in...
Daniel Davis, National Interest
Washington’s foreign policy is in desperate need of reform. The next president can either make changes to our benefit—or ride the status quo to disaster.
Matt Duss, Foreign Affairs
Only a Reckoning With the Disastrous Legacy of 9/11 Can Heal the United States
