Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Military retreats from Afghanistan are problematic, as the British (1842) and the Red Army (1989) discovered to their cost. The cliffs of the Khyber Pass feature many memorials and plaques to departing or defeated foreign forces.
Ayumi Teraoka, Japan Times
How should the United States and Japan respond individually or collectively in case of a contingency in the Taiwan Strait? This question has been treated as an extremely sensitive issue in the politics of East Asia over the past 50 years and the answer to it has been kept ambiguous.
Eldar Mamedov, RS
Expectations are low but there will be room for cooperation, particularly if both sides focus on essential interests.
K. Shaheen, The National
Iran's new president is off to an inauspicious start. Ebrahim Raisi's first press conference after he was elected indicated the Islamic Republic's conservative wing's complete hold on power and the entrenchment of its hardline foreign policy. Iran declared that it would not negotiate over...
Nimrod Goren, Jerusalem Post
The fact that Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's first visit abroad will be to the UAE is a good indicator.
W. Mayr, Der Spiegel
Investigators are looking into both Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and many of his closest allies. There have been allegations of lying under oath and of cronyism. The young head of government is facing his most difficult challenge yet.
Justin Ling, Maclean's
The public is distrustful of a reopening and the Liberals are ill-prepared. It doesn't bode well for a return to normal anytime soon.
Shubha Nagesh & Neha Raykar, RCW
Since a second wave of COVID-19 infections struck India in February 2021, the country has been devastated. With more than 25 million cases and 300,000 reported deaths, the virus has delivered a knockout punch to the public health system, with the most marginalized communities bearing the brunt of it.
Assal Rad, American Prospect
Biden can learn from missed opportunities of the past.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Peddling the age-old illusion of a Europe united from Lisbon to Vladivostok gives him a chance to buy acceptance and throw shade on the U.S.
Max Hastings, Times of London
Pulling out of Afghanistan with a mission unaccomplished suggests the next war is a long way off
Ludovica Meacci, Foreign Policy
Old Western alliances are back on the table after a 2019 deal failed.
