Myanmar Military's Massacre Denial Complex
Phelim Kine, Asia Times
The Tatmadaw's announced investigation court' is a brazen attempt to whitewash the crimes it committed against Rohingya in 2017
Phelim Kine, Asia Times
The Tatmadaw's announced investigation court' is a brazen attempt to whitewash the crimes it committed against Rohingya in 2017
Bret Stephens, New York Times
Unless Israel is to blame.
Noah Rothman, Commentary
Where is comparing the violent white supremacy that inspired the New Zealand murderer to radical Islam valuable, and where is it not?
Tim Soutphommasane, New Statesman
No place is immune from the rise of hate and extremism. Not even New Zealand, until now a relative haven from the world's political monstrosities. The deadly terrorist attack on two mosques on 15 March in Christchurch (in which 50 people died and dozens were injured) appalled the world. New Zealand is not renowned for either far-right activity or mass shootings. The attack's Australian dimension has also prompted questions over that country's readiness to combat far-right terrorism. Читать дальше...
Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, WaPo
The terrorists may have different ideologies, but their attitudes are eerily similar.
A. Zaman, Al Monitor
Mazlum Kobane, the commander in chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, talks to Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview about how the Kurds in northeastern Syria have maintained a complicated network of alliances and why the prospect of Turkish intervention in the region could trigger another war.
Shadi Hamid, FP
If you want to stop terrorists like New Zealand's mosque shooter, the first step is to try to understand what they're saying.
Andrew Michta, RealClearWorld
These are not happy times in Europe. The ongoing spectacle of a British political class hell-bent on performing political seppuku over Brexit continues to dominate the headlines. Regardless of Brexit's final outcome, the damage done to Labour and Conservatives alike will change British politics for decades to come. It will alter party loyalties and shift the baseline expectations of the electorate. Most important, it will permanently color the perception of the elite's competence to govern. Читать дальше...
Rafael Behr, Guardian
The social and political tensions exposed by the referendum are far from being resolved. This is a dangerous dynamic, writes Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Andrew Krepinevich, Hudson Institute
Since the end of World War II, the United States has relied on deterrence as the centerpiece of its defense strategy. Th...
Z. Csaky, WPR
Serbia's protests have been hard to miss even if you don't follow news and politics out of the Balkans. For more than three months, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand free and fair elections, an end to violent attacks against politicians and journalists and investigations into them, and more independent and unbiased reporting in the country.
Jacopo Barigazzi, Pol. EU
Ambassadors told of legal issues raised by delay to Britain's departure.
Ralph Bunche, EU Observer
What is really needed is not the theatre of a rebellion trial, but a forensic examination of whether public funds were misused, and a process of dialogue and negotiation on how the Catalan peoples' right to self-determination can be satisfied.
Alexei Levinson, Moscow Times
Opinion The annexation of Crimea was the end of an uncertain phase in Russian history.
Madawi Al-Rasheed, London Review of Books
The reputation of Saudi Arabia in the West never high sank to a terrible low after 9/11, its name synonymous with terrorism, radical religious teachings, persistent gender inequality and stumbling economic development. The accession of King Salman in 2015 was cautiously welcomed but . . .
Andrew Michta, The American Interest
Our tradition of free debate, the sine qua non of democratic life, is increasingly under attack in academia, the media, and politics.
Alex Massie, CapX
John Bercow is an acquired taste that, despite years of trying, many people have failed to acquire. Even his admirers allow that their estimation of his character and conduct is trifling when set beside the Speaker's own. He gives every impression of enjoying himself a little bit more than is entirely seemly; the parliamentary equivalent
Stephen Bush, New Statesman
Erskine May beats Theresa May: John Bercow has announced he will prevent the Prime Minister from holding a third meaningful vote, citing the rule that parliament should not be asked to decide upon the same question in a single session. The Speaker has said that barring substantial change though exactly what substantial means in this context is unclear there will not be another meaningful vote. How unprecedented is it? Not at all.
EurasiaNet
Who is the man that Kazakhstan's outgoing president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who resigned on March 19, has handpicked as his interim (and maybe longer-term) successor?
Bruce Pannier, RFERL
Nursultan Nazarbaev's decision to leave the presidency voluntarily just might prove his most significant contribution to his country and the region.
Reid Standish, Foreign Policy
The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Nazarbayev is stepping down but will keep control of key governing institutions. The Russian leader could follow his example.