John Thornhill, Financial Times
There's a market opportunity for a trustworthy social network that doesn't prioritise advertisers
Hal Brands, Bloomberg
Beijing's threat and Washington's ambivalence are pushing Tokyo's fourth foreign-policy revolution of the modern era.
James Holmes, 1945
Even though some commentators are confident that the chance of war between China and Taiwan is remote[1], the odds...
Ryan Berg & Lauri Tähtinen, Foreign Affairs
How Washington Can Help Turn Things Around
Damon Linker, The Week
How could we make the outage permanent?
Ross Clark, Spectator
When empires crumble they slide slowly at first, then the temple walls come crashing down. Facebook is not quite at the latter stage yet, but you can hear the creaking in the pillars and lintels. This week, the social media giant suffered two blows: an outage which took down its platform, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, and an expose by a disillusioned ex-employee who accuses the company of saying one thing about social responsibility in public - while behaving quite differently in private. Читать дальше...
Tarik Oualalou, Worldcrunch
Sebha is bound to disappear. The capital of Libya's hydrocarbon-rich Fezzan region has become the largest city in the Sahara. For years, it has seen the convergence of public and private capital, and a steady flow of migrants. Subjected to major demographic pressure, the city of the sands is now doomed. Sooner or later, the lack of water...
Galip Dalay, Chatham House
At a time when many countries are leaving Afghanistan, Turkey has been searching for ways to stay. By helping run Kabul airport, Ankara believes it can gain a foothold in Afghanistan, which would in turn help it achieve its broader goals. However, the Afghanistan crisis is becoming increasingly regionalized and Afghanistan's neighbours are likely to play a more prominent role, while Turkey - devoid of a security role - will at best be a marginal player.
Sara Kutchesfahani & Tom Weis, The Bulletin
Members of the public, policymakers, and scientists would be wise to look to artists, designers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations that have successfully experimented with creative approaches to raising public awareness about nuclear risk.
Joseph Nye, RM
For two decades, Russia has proposed a cyber treaty at the U.N., and the U.S. has resisted it as unverifiable, in part on the grounds that there is often no difference between a cyber weapon and a harmless program except the unknowable intent of the user. Instead, experts from 15-25 countries have been gathering at the U.N. since 2004 to sketch cyber norms that can enhance stability. But shortly after Russia signed off...
Jimmy Quinn, National Review
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen has written a tour de force essay making the case for why Taiwan's ability to defend itself from Chinese aggression matters to the world, as Chinese warplanes swarm her...
George Friedman, Geo. Futures
China has reached a critical point that many countries often reach and that, however painful, is cleansing in the long term. Consider what happened to the mighty United States during the Great Depression. Tragic though it was, it cleared the way for a new economic and social model. The crisis started through optimism - a new economic dynamic emerged that was so successful it created the illusion that it was eternal. Eternity bred recklessness and thus created massive imbalances. Читать дальше...
