Muzan Alneel, Al Jazeera
It is time the international community heeds the calls of the Sudanese people to reject this deeply flawed deal.
N. Khorrami, LSE
Germany and Sweden count each other among their closest allies, but the focus of their bilateral relations has evolved significantly over recent decades. Drawing on recent developments, Nima Khorrami writes there is a clear incentive for the two countries to pursue closer cooperation in areas such as mining and space technology.
Economist
WHEN RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN speaks, the Turkish lira generally listens, shudders, and falls off a cliff. For once, something different happened. Facing a crisis of his own making, Turkey's leader took a dramatic step to save the lira on December 20th, moments...
Jorge Castañeda, Project Syndicate
In Caracas, Havana, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires, the standard-bearers of Latin America's radical left have celebrated the result of Chile's presidential election, apparently viewing the millennial leftist as one of them. But they might end up being disappointed.
Oni Oviri, CapX
Like a scene from an Isaac Asimov novel, in the European Parliament the MEP robots abandoned the group program and rebelled as if a rogue virus had infected them. The robots turned on each other as they protested about the lack of vaccine supply.
Constanze Stelzenmüller, FT
The Kremlin's brinkmanship seeks to exploit mixed European perceptions of Moscow's pressure
Vladimir Frolov, Moscow Times
Is there a realistic format for a political undertaking not to expand NATO to Russia's borders?
Sergey Radchenko, War on the Rocks
Could World War III start over Ukraine? Probably not — at least not in the short run. There would be little appetite in the broader region for a military showdown with Russia, and Ukraine would have to fall back on its own forces. But the consequences could still be dire, both for Kyiv and the region. Ukraine might not survive as a sovereign state. Other predatory powers might draw their own lessons. And — for all the intentions to the contrary — there would... Читать дальше...
Tobias Ellwood, Conservative Home
There are two big takeaways from HMS Queen Elizabeth's epic first tour to far east and back. Firstly, the Royal Navy has moved up a gear in its international reach, capability and compatibility in working with likeminded nations.
Declan Leary, The American Conservative
Chile, like certain other countries, is locked in a late-liberal death spiral.
Roger Wicker, National Review
he intensifying situation in Ukraine has presented President Biden with perhaps his most difficult foreign-policy challenge yet. Ukraine — a non-NATO, pro-Western ally 31 years free from the grip of Moscow — is once again staring down the barrel of its familiar foe, with over 100,000 Russian troops amassed on its border.
Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs
While I was on a visit to Moscow a short time after the Soviet collapse, a retired senior Red Army general sighed nostalgically when I asked about his time in Cuba during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. "Kuba," as he called it, heavy on the K, the rest of the word drawn out in a kind of caress, had held a special place in the Soviets' hearts, he said. Its commitment to revolution was passionate and courageous, and in exchange, the Soviets had given everything they could to help sustain the country... Читать дальше...
