Hanseatic League 2.0 Reflects Changing Shape of EU
O'Sullivan & Skilling, Irish Times
Values of new alignment can help EU hold its own relative to US and China
O'Sullivan & Skilling, Irish Times
Values of new alignment can help EU hold its own relative to US and China
G. Zornick, Nation
Fact-checking the president's hate is not a sufficient fix.
Peter Skerry, The American Interest
The press has shown a curious reluctance to explore the roles of two key actors in the ongoing drama at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Policy
The latest novel by France's most famous author cements his reputation as a prophet of populism.
Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs
Beijing's renewed involvement in religious life will have implications for the country's future.
A. Rowley, SCMP
The crowning achievement for Sino-Japan relations would be a trade agreement between the world's second and third-biggest economies, plus South Korea
Maxim Edwards, The Atlantic
Once praised by Madeleine Albright as a breath of fresh air, Bosnia's new president, Milorad Dodik, now threatens a fragile U.S.-brokered peace accord.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
The president's plans for withdrawal mean the U.S. will have to cede more power to Turkey.
Andrew Michta, The American Interest
Increased European investment in defense is about more than just burden sharing or Europe paying its fair share. Europe's vital national security interestsand the future of the Westare at stake.
T. Carpenter, TNI
The Trump administration needs to adopt a firmer policy toward Moscow's intrusions into Latin America.
Alice Wu, SCMP
Alice Wu says Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen made a provocative New Year's Day speech on cross-strait relations following Trump's commitment to arms sales to the island
George Mikhail, Al Monitor
Even the hint of normalization efforts between Israel and Egypt creates a public outcry in Cairo.
Aaron Kliegman, Free Beacon
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" is the most overused clich out there, but it is appropriate to describe American policy toward Lebanon. The Trump administration is providing the Lebanese Armed Forces, or LAF, with more than $100 million in upgrades to tanks and attack helicopters. The package includes "training for pilots and maintenance crew on MD-530G light scout attack helicopters provided by the Pentagon last year... Читать дальше...
Robert Kaplan, Foreign Policy
That future has arrived, and it is nothing less than a new cold war: The constant, interminable Chinese computer hacks of American warships' maintenance records, Pentagon personnel records, and so forth constitute war by other means. This situation will last decades and will only get worse, whatever this or that trade deal is struck between smiling Chinese and American presidents in a photo-op that sends financial markets momentarily skyward. The new cold war is permanent... Читать дальше...