Mark Galeotti, Moscow Times
It is not that American policy should be subordinated to Putin's emotional neuralgias, but Biden should at least know what he is dealing with.
Dominic Lawson, Daily Mail
Well, if the meeting of leaders of the G7 group of Western nations in sunny Cornwall was meant to create an image of unity and harmony, it has not been an unmitigated success.
E. Ottolenghi, The Dispatch
The Biden administration has tried to deflect anything that could possibly derail negotiations for a new nuclear deal.
James Traub, Foreign Policy
On his first trip abroad, the new U.S. president is renewing old friendships—and bringing a winning post-pandemic agenda for the West.
Michael Weiss, Newlines
Vadim Mayorov was an FSB operative sent to entrap an anti-Putin opposition movement and give false testimony at its trial. He fled Russia and has shared his story for the first time in this Newlines exclusive
Andrew Michta, 1945
In a few days in Geneva President Joe Biden will meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. The summit is taking place as Washington is rapidly refocusing on great power competition, with America confronting two near-peer military challengers, China and...
A. Demchenko, Worldcrunch
Joe Biden's Geneva meeting with Vladimir Putin cannot avoid the Nord Stream 2 pipeline standoff. Kyiv will be watching every step.
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
If we say Xi Jinping is committing genocide, can we do nothing?
Esther Webber & Anna Isaac, Politico EU
Choosing a location is meant to boost tourism, draw attention to the summit itself with some photogenic scenery and make the host nation seem highly competent.
Aaron Stein, War on the Rocks
The sanctions saga is certain to harden Turkish efforts to continue to invest in its own domestic arms industry to lessen its dependence on the United States. This is because the United States retains end-user rights over myriad controlled items, which means that for certain products made abroad, Washington gets a say over whether a nominally "locally made" Turkish product can be exported. Turkey's drone program has its origins in similar constraints. The Turkish... Читать дальше...
Luke Coffey & Daniel Kochis, Heritage
NATO's Brussels Summit on June 14, 2021, is an opportunity for the Alliance to state clearly what its responsibilities are—and what they are not—when it comes to China. The Alliance must be realistic—NATO's most immediate threat, and the threat for which it was created, and for which it is equipped, is Russian aggression. China will continue to be a challenge for North America and Europe, but NATO's role in confronting China must be a limited one for the foreseeable future. Читать дальше...
Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
Eight years after an alliance was forged between Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, that brotherhood is getting the latter into the prime minister's seat.
Brigitte Granville, Financial Times
Regional elections this month will set the stage for next year's showdown presidential contest.
Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council
Do not expect US President Joe Biden to call attention to the fact that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of US President John F. Kennedy's disastrous Vienna Summit with Kremlin leader Nikita Khrushchev in June 1961.
H. Kazianis, 1945
There is the very real possibility that the stars could align for Russia and America to take on China in the future.
Emmanuel Freudenthal et al, Der Spiegel
France initially deployed its military to Mali to hunt down jihadists. But reporting by DER SPIEGEL shows that its soldiers have repeatedly killed civilians there. Is the country turning into France's Afghanistan?
Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs
How to Get the Pentagon to Focus on the Real Threats.
