Melvyn Krauss, Project Syndicate
More than four years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union, and the timing could not be better. With Britain gone, Europe has nothing preventing it from adopting a new economic-policy model that is better equipped for contemporary conditions, not least a strengthening euro.
Carsten Schmiedl, CEPA
The EU's German-led investment deal with China aside, the incoming U.S. administration, almost by default, will reinvigorate U.S.-German relations. But post-election optimism should not obfuscate underlying urgencies. In the coming decade, the West will face emerging geopolitical threats that no ally, including the United States and Germany, is...
Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council
The good news is that more Americans than ever have been deeply engaged in our democracy. As a result of their votes, in two weeks the world will witness the inauguration of Biden as the 46th president of the United States. Democratic institutions and processes will win the day. Biden's response yesterday was the model of what we expect from our presidents.
Catherine Chatignoux, Worldcrunch
The Schengen Area is not a "sieve" that lets migrants in but, as recent events have shown, it is not a fortress either. The fundamental rights of individuals will always prevail over security requirements.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Der Spiegel
The attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., isn't just an assault on American democracy - it's an assault on every democracy around the world.
Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor
"America is burning," reads a top trending hashtag in Turkey following the storming of the Capitol building by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump — an expression not of alarm but rather of widespread schadenfreude. A large number of Turks feel deep animosity toward the United States. For many, America is getting its just desserts for the decades of...
Sam Lichtenstein, Stratfor Worldview
The violent siege of the U.S. Capitol exposed serious security flaws and the influence of online platforms in organizing protests, offering lessons for law enforcement and future demonstrators. On Jan. 6, supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump besieged Capitol Hill and broke into the Capitol building in a violent confrontation that left four people dead, one a protester shot trying to break through a barricaded door and three others from unspecified... Читать дальше...
