Jane Flanagan, ToL
Rwanda's president projects an image of a country that is defiantly different from others in Africa one of orderly villages, a spotless capital city and a 30 million sponsorship deal with...
Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs
In The Last Englishmen, Deborah Baker tells the stories of the young British men who set out for India in the 1920s to work as imperial administrators and found themselves witnessing the demise of the British raj.
Paul Brian, The American Conservative
Tear gas, anger over the cost of livingthe demonstrations that rocked Paris are still going strong.
Charles Grant, NS
Dalibor Rohac, The American Interest
"Conservative democracy" is no substitute for multilateralism.
Hal Brands, Bloomberg View
The West needs a plan like it had against the Soviet Union.
Jason Marczak, RealClearWorld
Andrew Coyne, National Post
Maxime Bernier must know if Justin Trudeau IS LOYAL TO CANADA OR LOYAL TO A FUTURE WORLD GOVERNMENT THAT WILL DESTROY CANADA?'
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's statement that autocephaly isn't going to happen is, according to ROC MP Archdeacon Andrey Kurayev a way of signaling to the Kremlin that it could if Moscow continues its push for the amalgamation of the two countries (nsn.fm/policy/kuraev-lukashenko-shantazhiruet-moskvu-belorusskim-cerkovnym-raskolom.html).Given that under current rules, only an independent country can have an autocephalous church; and given that the support... Читать дальше...
Nikki da Costa, Spectator
Today's Sunday Times splash about a coup' being plotted by Tory rebels to take over Brexit looks and feels like it was dreamed up in No. 10. It wasn't and the story shouldn't be dismissed because
L. Hornby & C. Giles, FT
China's rift with the US has compounded fears for the global economy. The trade war may have had little direct effect on global trade volumes, but it has undermined business confidence. Manufacturing has been particularly affected, with sentiment and output indicators in the US, Europe and Asia performing poorly.Financial markets are worried and economists are rapidly revising down global growth forecasts. The World Bank said on January 8 that storm clouds are brewing for the global economy. Читать дальше...
John Podhoretz, NY Post
One horrible untruth unites today's far left and far right: the idea that whiteness isn't a skin color but a moral, political and social cause. The far left wants to attack whiteness and undo it
Hossam Rabie, Al Monitor
Though the Syrian military recently came to the aid of Kurds in the face of a Turkish attack, the Kurds still have differences to settle with the regime and are hoping for external mediation.
Ayenat Mersie, Foreign Policy
BANJUL, GambiaEveryone in the room was patient. Many had waited two decades for a meeting like this. So they sat, quiet, even as monologues meandered and temperatures rose. The seven panelists stood, one after the other and spoke about the end of the old Gambia and the beginning of the new. For 22 years, this country had been in the clutches of a dictator as capricious as he was cruel. No longer, the justice minister said. Tall, dressed in an off-white robe, and with... Читать дальше...
Reuters
Nearly everything in the city of Canaan, which was founded in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake, was built by residents without government help.After waiting two years for electricity, Robert and his neighbours collected money from each household, erected the wooden poles, and wired up the cables to the house of a family who were connected to the grid."I'm a citizen - but not for the moment. I don't have the benefits of a citizen. We don't have drinkable water ... No public toilets. Читать дальше...
T. Hunt, Guardian
The row over Italy's paintings is a disturbing example of politicians trying to harness art to nationalism
Mina Al-Oraibi, The National
As key ministerial positions lie vacant for months, the nation's dysfunctional politics could leave the door open for an increasingly belligerent Iran
Chris Johns, IT
While billionaire backers of the Leave campaign will make money either way, it is the young who will pay the price
Dominic Raab, CapX
Defending the free market means guaranteeing the consumer is king
Michael Petersen, War on the Rocks
Editor's Note: This is the latest installment of a special series in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Black Sea's Back. Russian
Michael Auslin, National Review
The Trump Administration's strategic shift in U.S. security policy is no passing fancy.
Graham Allison, National Interest
Expect Trump to declare a triumph in a great trade deal that will feature China's purchase of more than a trillion dollars of additional U.S. products.