Новости за 07.11.2016

Lili Bayer, Politico EU
A dispute over a 2011 religious law turns into another fight over state of Hungary's democracy.

Elizabeth Buchanan, Lowy Interpreter
Russia's resurgence is undeniable. Whether it be in Syria, Ukraine, or Crimea, Russia is making headlines. There are allegations of Kremlin backed cyber-attacks on the current US presidential election, as well as reports of systematic democratic rollbacks within Russia. Russia is busy symbolically withdrawing from Cold War pacts with the US, most recently signalled by Moscow's suspension of nuclear R&D cooperation initiatives. This is all occurring... Читать дальше...

Dan Levin, NYT
International disputes over territory can be ugly affairs, waged with all the nastiness of a divorce, backed with the force of armies. Just in the last few years, China has built islands topped with military bases to back its claim to vast stretches of ocean, in conflict with half a dozen other Asian countries, while Russia has forged a path of bloodshed and destruction in Ukraine over its annexation of Crimea.

James Foley, The American Interest
President Obama's successor may find that reversing American foreign policy decline will take more than a mere act of will.

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
People who have emigrated from Europe share a common experience.

Kavitha Rajagopalan, Observer
While past presidents have typically kicked off their travels with visits to bordering neighbors—President George W. Bush initially visited Mexico and President Barack Obama first headed to Ottawa—…

Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic
The single most important question in this campaign: Which candidate is better equipped to manage the North Korean threat without triggering catastrophe?

Josh Rogin, Washington Post
The first foreign policy crisis for the next president might be in northeast Asia.

Shihoko Goto & Michael Kugelman, RealClearWorld
Through his tough talk and shrill rhetoric, the president of the Philippines is giving voice to deep concerns quietly harbored by other leaders in the Asia-Pacific.

Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times
The Democrats have regularly played the “Russia card,” implicating Donald Trump in sup

Jason Markusoff, Maclean's
Thinking of moving to Canada to escape President Trump? Odds are you're not educated, young or employable enough to get in.

Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
This is what happens when you call in the cowboys to do an important job. It goes wrong and you can't afford to fix it. You thought you could trust the Tory Party. I did warn you.

Adrian Low, LSE Blogs
The referendum vote for Brexit was clear: the electorate was 46,501,241 people; 17,410,742 of those voted Leave; and 16,141,241 voted Remain. The public actually did not, does not, and will not wan…

Will Wiles, Independent
I blame the Union Jack cushions. The problem with cushions is that they are inherently harmless and trivial. If you get upset about cushions, people will say, quite reasonably: “Why are you getting so upset? It's only a cushion.” The harmlessness and triviality of cushions make them perversely important. They're in our homes, on our sofas. Their innocuousness makes them a test of the very imagery and ideas we deem innocuous. And earlier this century the Union Jack became a very popular design.

Economist
But with Turkey's mercurial president, nothing is ever certain

Z. Shiriyev, Jamestown
The following political landscape piece is a part of Eurasia Daily Monitor's special quarterly series of strategic assessments of developments across Eurasia. These pieces examine recent important developments and trends in the region, particularly since this past summer, and anticipate where those trend lines may lead over the coming months. Security concerns have been dominating the agenda of governments in …

Robert Farley, National Interest
Beijing's reemergence on the world stage would have been hard to stop.

P. Pomerantsev & A. Ostrovsky, Atlantic
A discussion on the sources of Russian conduct

John McLaughlin, Ozy
Back from a weeklong fact-finding mission, senior contributor John McLaughlin finds plenty for the U.S. to worry about.

Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Policy
The former president has staked his comeback on a mistaken belief that France is having an identity crisis.

Steven Metz, WPR
Under his predecessor, President Harry Truman, containment had been increasingly militarized, particularly after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Eisenhower feared that the defense spending this required would derail U.S. economic growth, eventually degrading public support for containment and giving Moscow a free hand. To avoid this sort of slow-motion disaster, Eisenhower wanted to employ a less expensive form of containment that balanced risks and costs. He quickly kicked... Читать дальше...