Ryan Gingeras, War on the Rocks
This past spring, a hitherto obscure Turkish rear admiral, Cihat Yaycı, grabbed international headlinesafter his dramatic departure from the Turkish navy. Though rumors of his departure had circulated for months in advance, both Turkish and foreign journalists strained to interpret its significance. Until May, Yaycı had been...
Taipei Times
Australia’s top think tank, the Lowy Institute, released its annual Asia Power Index on Monday, and Taiwan was one of just three nations to have gained “comprehensive power” this year amid the economic and political ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ayah Aman, Al Monitor
CAIRO — The visit of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during his official visit to Ethiopia on Oct. 13 raised several questions about the impact of such rapprochement on the Egyptian diplomatic moves to galvanize the support of the...
Ray Dalio, FT
Stosslüften requires that a window be opened wide at least once a day to give a room a thorough blast; querlüften ...
Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate
The more that global warming reduces the ice cover in the Arctic, the greater the need there will be for multilateral arrangements to govern trade, resource extraction, and other issues across the region. Without forward-looking cooperation, a zero-sum scramble will ensue, leaving everyone worse off.
Barbara Moens, Politico EU
The country is now the second-worst hit in Europe.
Frida Ghitis, World Politics Review
When Bolivian voters went to the polls Sunday, they started writing a new chapter in the ideological contest that has buffeted Latin America since the turn of the century. Held during the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, the results could offer a hint of what’s to come in the wake of this devastating crisis. But does it mean another “pink tide” is...
