Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor
The meeting this week at the White House of the US-Israel Strategic Consultative Group did not reassure Jerusalem — on the contrary.
Michael Beltran, The Diplomat
Most would agree that the martial law period in the Philippines from 1972 to 1986 was a dark time, marred by violence, the suspension of basic civil liberties, and unparalleled thievery by those in power. Former dictator Ferdinand Marcos is long gone now; after being deposed by a popular uprising in 1986 he died in exile in Honolulu in 1989. But his feats and his memory continue to polarize Philippine politics almost as much as when he was in power.
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
There has never been a threat to U.S. well-being comparable to China. Its rapid global expansion challenges America's economic and geopolitical security, as well as basic democratic values and the rule of law. Joe Biden, taking advantage of a door crudely blasted open by Donald Trump, has reversed the traditional course on China policy. The question is whether Biden's administration will do so coherently, comprehensively, and effectively.
Brent Sadler, 1945
Chinese military activity around Taiwan has risen to unprecedented levels over the last few months. Chinese warplanes have breached Taiwan's air defense zone more than 150 times in just this last week. Given the stakes, and rather ambiguous assurances from the U.S. regarding Taiwan's security, what happens when Beijing tries to test U.S. resolve? The […]
R. Zaretsky, Haaretz
Tunisia's arc from igniting the Arab Spring ten years ago into an autocratic winter is tragic. For its 2000-year-old Jewish community, however, Kais Saied's coup is a tragedy with potentially existential consequences
Robert Kaplan, Wall Street Journal
Mobs that form from the bottom up may prove even harder to defeat than totalitarian regimes.
