Camilla Cavendish, Financial Times
It would be a grave mistake for UK ministers to continue with the macho English exceptionalist tone
Con Coughlin, The National
On the historic day when Britain's Brexit quest finally became reality, perhaps the most surprising aspect of the comments made by political leaders on both sides of the English Channel was their mutual commitment to European unity.
Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
he year 2020 is now commonly dubbed the annus horribilis — "the horrible year." The last ten months certainly have been awful.
Robert Zaretsky, Forward
Remarkably, public life not only remains subject to these laws even now, but the odds are good that these laws will remain operative well after January 20. But we can hope for something even more remarkable after that date: that the world (finally) right-side up will acknowledge the existence of those whose material lot has worsened over the years and will (finally) act upon this knowledge in order to make the right-side world a bit righter.
Tridivesh Singh Maini, Notes on Liberty
On December 29, 2020, the UK and Turkey signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which will become effective January 1, 2021, after the UK leaves the EU. Turkey's Trade Minister, Rushkar Pekcan, and the British Ambassador to Turkey, Dominick Chilcott, signed the agreement.
Daniel Davis, 1945
Joe Biden will face a host of difficulties and challenges when he assumes office on January 20, but perhaps none more consequential than deteriorating China-U.S. relations. It is the potential flashpoint of Taiwan that will have the greatest urgency.
