Sam Knight, New Yorker
Brexit has been a predictable disaster, but the Prime Minister's other big bet is paying off.
Judy Batalion, NY Times
They went undercover, smuggled revolvers in teddy bears and were bearers of the truth. Why hadn't I heard their stories?
Elli Pohlkamp, ECFR
Making cyber security an integral part of a European approach to the Indo-Pacific could provide a framework for cooperation with EU partners in the region.
Yogesh Joshi, SCMP
The grouping's cooperation in vaccines and rare earths are a challenge to China's monopolies, suggesting it will pay attention to economic, not just military power.
Thomas Graham, Russia Matters
In its first two months, the Biden administration has made two central planks of its Russia policy crystal clear: It has no interest in a reset, and Russia is not a priority. The sharp break with President Donald Trump's aspirations was plainly intended as a message to both the American public and the Kremlin that the White House is under new, tougher management.
Sergey Glandin, Riddle
On March 2, the United States followed the European Union in imposing new sanctions on Russia. While the EU backed its action with Decision 2020/1999 and Regulation 2020/1998 on restrictive measures against serious human rights violations, the US concurrently mobilized four normative acts:
Keith Mines, For. Service Journal
Since I entered the Foreign Service three decades ago, I have heard the constant refrain that State's influence in foreign policy is eroding due to the entry of other players, mistrust by political leaders, its own institutional weaknesses and its failure to keep up with the accelerating pace of information. This perception even led some of my colleagues to leave the Service early in search of that greater influence. I'm not sure they found it.
T. Schaffner, RM
On March 14, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian armed forces had achieved their main goals in Syria. Addressing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Putin said, "I believe the tasks set for the Defense Ministry have, on the whole, been fulfilled. Therefore, I order from tomorrow to begin the withdrawal of the main part of our military grouping from the Syrian Arab Republic." Shoigu did withdraw some forces per that... Читать дальше...
Shawn Pogatchnik, Politico EU
DUBLIN — U.S. President Joe Biden's administration just tied the defense of Northern Ireland's peace accord to the success of the EU-U.K. trade protocol for the region. Such "shamrock diplomacy" has deep and influential roots — and it's bad news for Northern Irish unionists trying to wreck the...
Salvatore Babones, Foreign Policy
All across the Indo-Pacific arc, countries are beefing up their defenses.
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
There was no place for apartheid in the Olympics a generation ago. There should be none for genocide today.
Grigory Ioffe, Jamestown
Four recent events have the potential to affect the ongoing evolution of the Belarusian political scene. First, on March 6, the founding congress of the pro-Russian party Soyuz (Union) took place in Minsk with 135 participants. So far, even the government itself does not have a party—something that is going to change soon, as the Party of National Unity is to be created on the basis of the Belaya Rus social movement. Soyuz and its chairperson, Sergei Lushch, position themselves as an opposition faction... Читать дальше...
