Cate Cadell, Sydney Morning Herald
Moisés Naím, El Pais
The global, decentralized, non-governmental, open and free internet that we all know is vanishing.
Allen-Ebrahimian & Dorfman, Axios
A suspected Chinese intelligence operative developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including a U.S. congressman, in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China's main civilian spy agency between 2011 and 2015, Axios found in a yearlong investigation.
Nick Tyrone, Spectator
Are Remainers to blame for the looming hard Brexit? The theory goes that had Remainers compromised and accepted soft Brexit, none of what is about to unfold would ever happen. It's true that the behaviour of some Remain campaigners in the aftermath of the referendum has hardly been exemplary. The whole Russian conspiracy thing was deeply alienating to anyone who might have listened to their case otherwise. These campaigners helped...
Joe Biden, The Atlantic
We need a leader who is tested, and matched to the challenges we face in this moment.
Rogov, Thomson & Vershbow, National Interest
Relations between NATO member states and Russia are complex and troubled. It will take concerted efforts by both sides to move their interaction to a more positive plane.
Judd Devermont, CSIS
On November 28, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for seizing control of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region, after nearly a month of mounting violence between the government and rebel Tigrayan forces. Abiy declared that he would focus on “rebuilding the region and providing humanitarian assistance while Federal Police apprehend the [Tigray People’s...
Javed Ali, The Hill
News of the recent assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist and a senior official within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has once again raised the specter of direct confrontation between Iran, Israel and the United States. For...
Bradley Reynolds, Riddle
Researchers like Christian Nünlist and David Svarin argued in 2014 that the Ukraine Crisis gave the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (the OSCE) a renewed sense of relevance. Both flagged its usefulness as a forum for dialogue in times of crisis between East and West.
Frank Aum & George Lopez, WOTR
Early next year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to present the new Joe Biden administration with a provocative housewarming gift, most likely a missile test. This aggressive conversation piece would seek to shift attention back to the Korean Peninsula and kickstart diplomacy on Pyongyang’s preferred terms. But
R. Dergham, National
Despite overtures, the regime will do what suits its ideology. Inherent in that is its expansionist agenda
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Economist
Young people can shape their nation’s futures and improve governance by joining the civil service
Regin Winther Poulsen, Foreign Policy
The Faroe Islands have a history of trading with everyone who will buy their fish. With growing tensions in the Arctic region, the islands are now receiving more attention from superpowers.
Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs
Together, Democracies Can Counter the Authoritarian Threat
Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
New US Indo-Pacific Command chief and expeditionary fleet signals Trump's hard naval line on China will carry over to Biden
David Lepeska, The National
In a surprising bit of good news for Ankara, Turkey outperformed all of the world’s leading economies in the third quarter, outpacing forecasts with 6.7 per cent real GDP growth thanks to a stimulus campaign that urged banks to lend.
Christoph Reuter, Der Spiegel
The province of Shabwa in Yemen has become home to a minor miracle. First, a hospital was built, and now a holiday resort is in the works. The local governor would like to see the province provide a model for the country's future.
Anna Isaac, Politico EU
As Britain gets ready to chart its own course outside the EU, the country's tiny ports are spooked.
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Hal Brands, Bloomberg
Because Third World countries are so numerous, their support is crucial in Beijing’s effort to control or coopt international bodies from the United Nations Human Rights Council to the International Telecommunications Union. These institutions may not sound like strategic prizes, but they play a crucial role in setting the norms and standards of the global system.
Chase Beamer, RealClearWorld
Former Secretary of State George C. Shultz spoke of “tending the diplomatic garden,” an apt metaphor for the ceaseless effort to cultivate the relationships abroad necessary to advance American interests. Diplomacy, like many professions, relies on the trust established by getting to know people, with their culture and all their ambitions. In order to succeed now, at home and abroad, we need to tend our domestic garden. The same best...
Shin Kawashima, The Diplomat
With the inauguration of the new Biden administration approaching, America’s East Asian allies are beginning to turn their attention to Japan–South Korea relations. The new administration has announced its intention to bolster relations with allies and although we don’t yet know if it will be using the term Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), we...
