James Stavridis, Japan Times
Drones, cyber and AI are still far too small in terms of the budget, and U.S. officials must continue to swing their focus away from the big contracts and toward the more-nimble systems
Emily Estelle, AEI
Joe Biden seems to be hoping that the Taliban will sever ties with al Qaeda and deny the group a chance to again plan attacks on the U.S. Many have
Grigory Ioffe, Jamestown
With reference to Nasha Niva, the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty reports that Deutsche Bank, the main correspondent bank of Belarusian state-owned financial institutions, has closed its correspondent accounts in euros. Evidence of this could be seen by looking at the list of respective accounts of Belagroprombank. Judging by this list, currency transactions are now only available through the Russian TKB Bank; whereas previously, multiple European banks could handle such transactions. Читать дальше...
Rocio Cara Labrador & Diana Roy, CFR
Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony has long suffered from underdevelopment.
Caleb Franz, RealClearWorld
Most everyone agrees the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was a disaster. In a matter of days, the Taliban regained nearly complete control of the country, and U.S. citizens struggled to escape the country in time. The pressing question, however, is not whether it was handled well, but rather who is to blame for the disarray. That's why Congress has begun inquiring into the Biden administration — to figure out what went wrong.
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Joshua Meltzer, Brookings
Joshua P. Meltzer explains how NAFTA evolved into USMCA and recommends ways to make progress in five priority areas.
Erik Lin-Greenberg & Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs
How commercial satellites are transforming intelligence.
Jessica Pickering, FPRI
Often referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish itself from nearby Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea, as well as the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea, the West African nation of Guinea has an abundance of the world's most valuable natural resources. Even though the country has "natural affluence," it is one of the poorest and
Eliot Cohen, CSIS
The Washington consensus seems to be that AUKUS—the newly announced alliance among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom—is a good thing. It is not simply a matter of diplomatic showmanship in the strategic contest with China, nor is it a mere success of industrial policy, although it might be both those things. By investing in U.S. and British nuclear submarine technology, the Australians are getting much greater capability than they would have with the French conventional submarines... Читать дальше...
Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Once in a while I am gripped by a heretical thought. What if the French are right about the Americans?
Habib Zahori, Newlines
An exiled writer remembers a land forged in war and lost in peace
Robin Niblett, Chatham House
The new AUKUS partnership as well as the furore in Paris surrounding its announcement says a lot about the new geopolitical landscape.
