Matthew Rooney & Cullum Clark, RealClearWorld
El Salvador recently became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender. At about the same time, President Nayib Bukele declared himself "the world's coolest dictator" in a tweet.
Jeff Smith, War on the Rocks
In some ways, the Taliban that is now in power in Kabul looks a great deal like the Taliban that ruled Afghanistan in the run-up to 9/11. In their first weeks in office, the Taliban whipped women in public, tortured journalists,
Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald
They're afraid. The Cuban regime is very, very afraid of a generation that won't take "No" for an answer from the static patriarchy leading Cuba, island gulag, only 90 miles from Key West.
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K. Dekleva, CB
Fmr State Department Psychiatrist Dr. Ken Dekleva zeroes in on a different perspective on this week's call between Presidents Xi and Biden
Derek Scissors, AEI
The time of outperforming Chinese growth is com- ing to an end. There will be a temporary growth surge whenever the global economy can put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror and, of course, the Communist Party can announce whatever it pleases whenever it pleases. But advocates for Chi- nese economic policies have lost the long-standing debate over whether the country will get old before it gets rich.1 The most likely answer for when the People's Republic of China (PRC) will... Читать дальше...
Veera Prateepchaikul, Bangkok Post
The Constitutional Court's ruling on Wednesday is as contentious as the subject matter itself that was deliberated by the court -- that is the inviolability of the monarchy in Thai society.
T. Kim & C. Lhotka, JT
The German warship Bayern made a port call in Tokyo earlier this month after holding joint exercises with the Maritime Self-Defense Force in waters south of the nation's capital.
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
William Hague, Times of London
here are two things I have never forgotten about my first meeting with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, alongside David Cameron a decade ago. One was that I thought he had the coldest eyes I had ever seen in the world — and since I have met many of the world's greatest villains, warlords and tyrants that is saying something. The other was that he simply wanted to sell us a lot of gas. More than any other issue, he kept coming back to gas. Didn't we need more of it? Читать дальше...
A. Michta, 1945
Russia's irregular warfare strategy is simple to understand. Moscow wants to get paid – not just in additional revenue from the surging gas prices, but in political currency
Zine Labidine Ghebouli, MEI
On Nov. 1, three Algerian citizens were killed in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The Algerian presidency issued a statement accusing Morocco of...
Patricia Kim, Foreign Affairs
The United States' network of alliances has long been a central pillar of its foreign policy—and, as competition with China has intensified in recent years, held up as a major U.S. advantage. The administration of President Joe Biden has put a particular emphasis on allies in its Asia strategy. In its first year, the administration has both strengthened long-standing alliances such as those with Japan and South Korea and put considerable energy into bolstering... Читать дальше...
