Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
A one-party state, combined with ritual veneration of the leader, is a recipe for misrule
Robert Zaretsky, Forward
I smiled, but uneasily. During the one Jewish holiday that, above all others, demands reverence, the joke seemed irreverent, even irritating. But was it possible that this irritation issued from my own irresolution over this time of year? That I needed a sense of awe in my life that could be found somewhere other than in biblical quotes or satirical quips?
Bruce Klingner, 1945
Bob Dylan highlighted that change is constant, and one needs to get on board or get out of the way. The military is facing a new operational environment, and the times are indeed changing.
Economist
Will prolonged disruptions shift the pattern of trade?
Ashley Townshend and Tom Corben, Diplomat
Washington must sharpen its focus on strengthening the regional order-defending agendas of its Indo-Pacific alliances.
Alan Tonelson, National Interest
Washington's elite strategists are all drinking from the same poisoned well.
Ian Buruma, FP
For years, London convinced itself it was Washington's close partner. That's now impossible to believe.
Stephen Booth, Conservative Home
The crisis in Afghanistan has understandably prompted a renewed foreign policy debate in the UK and throughout Europe. Questions are being asked about how much reliance should be placed on Washington in the future. The answer, for some in the UK and continental Europe, should be a greater focus on strategic UK-EU foreign and security policy cooperation.
Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs
For nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War, U.S. foreign policy was characterized by a bipartisan consensus: that as the world's "indispensable nation" and with no competitor, the United States had little choice but to pursue a transformational agenda on the world stage. Over the last few years, however, that consensus has collapsed. A growing chorus of voices are advocating a strategy of restraint—a less activist approach that focuses on diplomatic... Читать дальше...
Jamsheed Choksy & Carol E.B. Choksy, E-IR
Taking a swipe at the Taliban's newly-announced interim government of terrorists and criminals, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency critiqued: "The Taliban … have repeatedly alleged they would form an inclusive government." Given the Taliban's current approach to governance, experts in Tehran at the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, that advises Iran's Supreme...
Sam Wilkins, WOTR
Two years ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stood on the stage in Stockholm to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, he oversees a brutal civil war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Abiy recently called the conflict a case where "the weed is being removed from our country." This genocidal language follows a ten-month campaign characterized by acts of
Henning Hoff, Internationale Politik Quarterly
With great strategic foresight and remarkable focus, the Social Democrats' candidate Olaf Scholz is now leading the race to replace Angela Merkel. What to expect?
Bruno Maçães, City Journal
In the summer of 2002, Karl Rove arranged a meeting with journalist Ron Suskind to tell him that reality was a thing of the past. Rove was the most senior and best-known advisor to President George W. Bush, the mastermind behind his election almost two years earlier. The meeting with Suskind happened as the Iraq War was looming. Public debate about invading Iraq revolved around forensic evidence and intelligence reports, taken more or less seriously by the members... Читать дальше...
