Новости за 08.09.2016

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said something interesting yesterday. She said that the voters should not be blamed for her party's defeat on Sunday in her home district. In the chancellor's words, “scolding the voters achieves nothing.” The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came in third in local legislative elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, behind the anti-immigration nationalist party Alternative for Germany. The elections decided nothing major... Читать дальше...

Georgi Gotev, Euractiv
As the EU enters a period of reflection after the UK referendum, some of its members seem to be moving towards a more variable geometry under which they seek to align by regional affinity.

Shelton Woods, The Conversation
While many are amused by these theatrics, they raise an important question: Why would the Philippine president risk alienating an important and generous ally? This is particularly curious due to the Philippine's recent public spat with China over activities in the South China Sea – a fight the U.S. could help Duterte maneuver.

Ross Clark, Spectator
If you've declared imminent catastrophe to be certain, and it doesn't happen, what can you do next?Â

Joshua Keating, Slate
So, is the Brexit ever going to happen?

Benny Avni, New York Post
TEL AVIV — Attention, would-be Mideast peacemakers: There's compelling evidence the man you've been heavily betting on for years, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is a former KGB spy.

William Wan, Wash. Post
The question he wished he could ask the president: Is hard work enough for success?

J. Pecquet, Al-Monitor
Congress wants to rein in the White House's legal settlements slush fund. It's a little late for that.

Merriden Varrall, Lowy Interpreter
Since the UK handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997, mainland China has struggled to popularise its notion of 'one country, two systems' in the former colony. Earlier this week, Hong Kong delivered a strong message to the mainland government about how it sees its future – and it bears little resemblance to Beijing's vision.

NBC News
At the Commander in Chief Forum in New York City, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said she would not put troops back in Iraq or in Syria.

Mac Margolis, Bloomberg View
There's no relief from shifty politics, backroom maneuvers and legal brinkmanship.

Constanze Stelzenmuller, Washington Post
Germany's right-wing party is on the rise. Is Merkel nearing the twilight of her reign?

Paul Pillar, National Interest
Trustworthy democracy represents an advantage over Putin's Russia, which is a democracy in name but a highly and patently imperfect one. This asset does not figure in much American discourse about international competition with Russia, discourse that tends to focus more on such things as who has gotten someplace first with military power. Evidently the Russians figure things differently.

Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
The far-right Russian pol loves the idea of building walls and banning Muslims. He says he's fighting corruption, but excuses Trump's shady Russian connections.

Clinton Ehrlich, Foreign Policy
An American embedded within Moscow's top foreign-policy brain trust explains why Putin and his cadres are backing Trump.

Michael Taube, National Review
Harper left Canada a more confident and prosperous country. Trudeau has begun to reverse that.

Aedan O'Connor, National Post
Speakers said there should be no “so-called” state of Israel, that Israel is committing ethnic cleansing, that “Zionists gun down women as their income” and that “Zionism is racism.” One speaker said that Israel had executed a 17-year-old boy, referring to the Palestinian who slaughtered a 13-year-old Israeli girl while she was sleeping and was shot by the IDF while trying to murder her family. Another said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not a true Canadian... Читать дальше...

Minh Pham, Seattle Times
During President Obama's trip to Asia, on Tuesday he acknowledged the need for more aid to help Laos clear the unexploded ordnance left from the Vietnam War, which continues to maim and kill citizens.

Max Boot, Commentary
The White House is sensitive to charges that the president is conducting an "apology tour" of the world. And it's true that on Tuesday the...

Fred Kaplan, Slate
Trump told lies while Clinton delivered a mixed performance at the military forum.Â

A. Oppenheimer, Mia. Herald
Colombia peace deal won't solve country's key problem — an outdated economy