Pavel Luzin, Russia Matters
Russia's defense sector, like its U.S. counterpart, forms a key aspect of the country's national power. Unlike American defense companies, however, the Russian defense industry largely belongs to the state, de facto if not always de jure. Accordingly, Russia's large defense corporations and their subsidiaries compete not in a free market but within a so-called
Laurenz Gehrke, Politico EU
BERLIN — Germany's Christian Democrats are searching for their soul — and a new savior.
Eliza Mackintosh, CNN
(CNN)When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Now, he is presiding over a protracted
Andrew Gimson, Conservative Home
The theatre of politics has few more brilliant performers than Emmanuel Macron. In 2017, he became, at the age of 39, the youngest ruler of France since Napoleon.
Chen Kuan-lin, Taipei Times
Large-scale power rationing hit China in late September, seriously affecting not only industrial output, but also the public's daily power supply. Taiwan also experienced two major power cuts within one week in May, and all Taiwanese should pay greater attention to how the government's energy policy plans aim to tackle the problem. The power cuts in China were a result of its dual-control policy, which aims to control total energy consumption and intensity — it was first proposed in a 2015 slogan. Читать дальше...
Gavin Esler, The National
On a good day here on the English coast, I can see France. And on a good day, I swim in the sea. Friends told me that if I could get through November, when the water temperature really begins to dip, it would be easy to continue until April when it rises again.
J.C.K. Daly, Jamestown
On October 18-23, the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which includes Afghanistan as an observer, held its Combat Brotherhood 2021 strategic military exercises, with three drills codenamed Echelon-2021, Search-2021 and Interaction-2021, in southern Tajikistan's Momirak and Harb Maydon military ranges. The scale was substantial, involving more than 4,000 military personnel and more than 500 pieces of equipment, including L-39, Su-25, Su-24MR and Il-76TD aircraft... Читать дальше...
Collin Koh, East Asia Forum
Regional states have much to say about the potential risks of AUKUS and Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program. China and Russia both warn about the danger of an arms race, while some Southeast Asian governments — especially Malaysia and Indonesia — have raised similar concerns. These concerns are understandable but far from novel.
Anju Gupta, Indian Express
The current avatar of the Taliban - backed by the Pakistan Army, supported by al Qaeda - bodes ill for region and the world.
Diego Cupolo, Al Monitor
ISTANBUL — Following several scheduling changes, US President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome Sunday to discuss the nations' troubled tensions.
Ryan Hass, Brookings
For Taiwan, credible deterrence against Chinese military aggression requires the alchemy of multiple elements. These include a strong will to fight among the population, powerful military capabilities, and close coordination with other actors — including the United States and Japan — whose vital interests would be affected by any conflict. One of the most important...
Anthony Ruggiero and Andrea Stricker, The Dispatch
His network sold substantial nuclear equipment and assistance to Iran, Libya, and North Korea and contributed to lasting security crises.
Varsha Venkatasubramanian, The Diplomat
Imagine yourself walking along the banks of the Jhelum River. You begin your trek at Verinag, walking along the arcade and garden built by Emperor Jahangir in 1620. You admire the city of Srinagar (the "Indian" capital of Jammu and Kashmir) as you continue your walk. This river, once crossed by Alexander the Great and one of the many rivers mentioned in the Rigveda, is now one of the main sources for irrigation for the many apple orchards of the region.
Roger Boyes, Times of London
Liz Truss doesn't need to call the situation in Xinjiang genocide; it's already a living nightmare.
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce, in an editorial in Life magazine (which he founded along with Time and Fortune), declared the years to come "the American Century." He then urged this country's leaders to "exert... Read more
David Harsanyi, National Review
Europe has never come close to replicating the comity of life in the U.S.
James Holmes, 1945
NHK reports that China stands ready to ink a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.
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Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
The global arms control regime is disintegrating. To reverse this trend, Europe and the United States will have to find a way to engage both Russia and China.
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