Leo Lewis, Financial Times
Prime minister wants to make his name as a friend of the pandemic-hit small business sector
The Economist
But Vladimir Putin's gas diplomacy terrifies them
Sarah White, 1945
On October 7, Polish border troops reported being fired upon by their counterparts from Belarus. Though no one was hurt and the Belarusian soldiers were most likely firing blank ammunition, the incident is illustrative of the tension that has been...
Vita Spivak, Moscow Times
China's energy infrastructure is simply not yet ready for Beijing's concerted efforts to curb emissions, which opens up new opportunities for Russian hydrocarbon exporters.
War on the Rocks
Evan Laksmana, East Asia Forum
AUKUS, the new trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that launched last month, has had a mixed reception. Some regional policymakers publicly and privately welcome a stronger presence, commitment and set of capabilities that could balance China. Others are concerned about regional tension and an arms race, while many more appear unsure one way or the other.
Jia Deng, Lowy Interpreter
China's reaction was in words not deeds. Another high-profile case may have influenced its attitude.
David Rohde, The New Yorker
If the Administration fails to help stabilize the beleaguered country, a withdrawal that appeared politically deft could prove damaging.
Piper Coes, FPRI
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Belarus was the rare former Soviet state that remained strategically aligned with the Russian Federation. In 1999, Russia and Belarus reached an agreement to become a "union state," which aimed to create a USSR-like federation with a similar government, currency, flag, and army. Over the past two decades, the union state has primarily aimed at economic integration, with efforts in the defense and intelligence sectors as well. This... Читать дальше...
Andrew Bacevich & Annelle Sheline, Foreign Affairs
President Joe Biden would like the world to believe that the United States is changing, and in big ways. The American infatuation with war has ended, he told the UN General Assembly last month. Going forward, the United States will no longer treat military power as "an answer to every problem we see around the world," he said. Central to the president's message was an acknowledgment that in recent decades, the United States has not classified... Читать дальше...
Al-Monitor
The Turkish president's warnings are targeted as much at Washington and Moscow as they are at Syria's Kurds.
